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LIND vs MA // OPERATING MARGIN
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LIND 0
— MA 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $37.38 (+4.36%) • MKT CAP: $2.45B
operating-margins
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LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
operating-margins
57.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LIND VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LIND | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 29.30% | 33.50% | -4.20 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 33.2x | 29.2x | +4.00 | MA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.60% | 3.08% | -0.48 | MA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | — | 57.60% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 45.60% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 16.40% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.49% | -0.49 | MA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 11.17 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 8/9 | -4.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 67.0 | 68.8 | -1.80 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 31.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.45B | $556.88B | -$554.43B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LIND REV | MA REV | LIND GROSS % | MA GROSS % | LIND FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $32.79B | — | — | $63.8M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $28.17B | — | — | $58.8M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $25.10B | — | — | $25.4M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LIND // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90