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LFS vs LAUR // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
LEIFRAS Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ) VS. Laureate Education Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LFS 4
— LAUR 8
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: LAUR
LAST: $2.10 (0.00%) • MKT CAP: $54.9M
roic
26.50%
LAST: $36.01 (-0.96%) • MKT CAP: $4.96B
roic
30.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LFS VS. LAUR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LFS | LAUR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 29.50% | 28.30% | +1.20 | LFS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 26.50% | 30.60% | -4.10 | LAUR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 13.0x | 9.8x | +3.20 | LAUR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.94% | 5.84% | -0.90 | LAUR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.30% | 25.30% | -20.00 | LAUR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.70% | 16.50% | -12.80 | LAUR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 8.60% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.40% | -3.40 | LAUR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.32 | 4.52 | +0.80 | LFS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | LFS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.3 | 42.4 | +1.90 | LFS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.98 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.2x | 16.4x | +1.80 | LAUR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $54.9M | $4.96B | -$4.91B | LAUR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LFS REV | LAUR REV | LFS GROSS % | LAUR GROSS % | LFS FCF | LAUR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $74.8M | $1.70B | 29.5% | 28.3% | $2.7M | $289.6M |
| FY 2024 | — | $1.57B | — | 26.8% | — | $162.2M |
| FY 2023 | — | $1.48B | — | — | — | $184.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LFS // BETA —
LAUR // BETA 0.98