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LEE vs PG // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Lee Enterprises Incorporated (NASDAQ) VS. Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LEE 0
— PG 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $6.22 (-2.81%) • MKT CAP: $138.7M
gross-margins
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LAST: $160.59 (+1.47%) • MKT CAP: $372.21B
gross-margins
51.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LEE VS. PG)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LEE | PG | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | 51.20% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -0.90% | 25.40% | -26.30 | PG | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 16.2x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -5.11% | 3.77% | -8.88 | PG | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 24.30% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 19.00% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 0.30% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.65% | -2.65 | PG | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 5.59 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 1/9 | 7/9 | -6.00 | PG | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 36.7 | 60.3 | -23.61 | PG | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.87 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 21.7x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $138.7M | $372.21B | -$372.07B | PG | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LEE REV | PG REV | LEE GROSS % | PG GROSS % | LEE FCF | PG FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $84.28B | — | 51.2% | -$7.1M | $14.04B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $84.04B | — | 51.4% | -$8.1M | $16.52B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $82.01B | — | — | -$3.2M | $13.16B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LEE // BETA —
PG // BETA 0.87