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LOCL vs COST // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Local Bounti Corporation (NYSE) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LOCL 1
— COST 9
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: COST
LAST: $0.93 (+0.05%) • MKT CAP: $21.6M
net-margins
-60.00%
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
net-margins
3.04%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LOCL VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LOCL | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 12.10% | 12.82% | -0.72 | COST | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -15.80% | 42.43% | -58.23 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 31.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 2.09% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -60.00% | 3.85% | -63.85 | COST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | -60.00% | 3.04% | -63.04 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 26.80% | 10.14% | +16.66 | LOCL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.20 | 9.38 | -9.18 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 6/9 | -2.00 | COST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 39.5 | 57.7 | -18.16 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 39.7x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $21.6M | $441.39B | -$441.37B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LOCL REV | COST REV | LOCL GROSS % | COST GROSS % | LOCL FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $48.4M | $275.24B | 12.1% | 12.8% | -$41.9M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $38.1M | $254.45B | 10.7% | 12.6% | -$109.5M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $27.6M | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | -$33.2M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LOCL // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73