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LCUT vs V // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA

Lifetime Brands Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Visa Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LCUT 1 — V 8

■ METRIC PARITY

LAST: $8.39 (+1.82%) • MKT CAP: $192.9M

macro-sensitivity

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LAST: $410.54 (+2.48%) • MKT CAP: $733.53B

macro-sensitivity

1.06

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LCUT VS. V) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	LCUT	V	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	37.10%	—	—	TIE	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-3.80%	32.30%	-36.10	V	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	—	28.9x	—	TIE	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	1.69%	2.90%	-1.21	V	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	-1.50%	60.00%	-61.50	V	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	-4.20%	50.10%	-54.30	V	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	-5.10%	11.30%	-16.40	V	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	1.96%	0.63%	+1.33	LCUT	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	—	9.09	—	TIE	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	5/9	9/9	-4.00	V	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	—	—	—	TIE	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	47.1	65.6	-18.48	V	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE	—	1.06	—	TIE	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	—	34.0x	—	TIE	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$192.9M	$733.53B	-$733.34B	V	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	LCUT REV	V REV	LCUT GROSS %	V GROSS %	LCUT FCF	V FCF
FY 2025	$647.9M	$40.00B	37.1%	—	$3.3M	$21.26B
FY 2024	$683.0M	$35.93B	38.2%	—	$16.3M	$18.33B
FY 2023	$686.7M	$32.65B	—	—	$56.4M	$19.29B

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

LCUT // BETA —

V // BETA 1.06