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LDI vs LIEN // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
loanDepot Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) VS. Chicago Atlantic BDC Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LDI 1
— LIEN 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $0.60 (-3.16%) • MKT CAP: $202.4M
valuation
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LAST: $9.15 (+0.33%) • MKT CAP: $208.8M
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LDI VS. LIEN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LDI | LIEN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -27.90% | 11.00% | -38.90 | LIEN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | -9.81% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.22% | 11.15% | -9.93 | LIEN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 1/9 | 2/9 | -1.00 | LIEN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 45.3 | 37.9 | +7.45 | LDI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 5.9x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $202.4M | $208.8M | -$6.5M | LIEN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LDI REV | LIEN REV | LDI GROSS % | LIEN GROSS % | LDI FCF | LIEN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $0 | — | — | -$734.6M | -$20.5M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $0 | — | — | -$884.7M | -$5.0M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $0 | — | — | -$174.2M | $5.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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