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LPTH vs CSIQ // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
LightPath Technologies Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Canadian Solar Inc. (ON) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LPTH 4
— CSIQ 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $8.31 (+0.36%) • MKT CAP: $582.4M
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $9.35 (-2.50%) • MKT CAP: $634.1M
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LPTH VS. CSIQ)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LPTH | CSIQ | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 27.20% | 18.30% | +8.90 | LPTH | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -32.10% | 2.40% | -34.50 | CSIQ | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 7.3x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -1.65% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -31.80% | 0.80% | -32.60 | CSIQ | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -40.00% | -1.90% | -38.10 | CSIQ | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.30% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 7.89 | 0.56 | +7.33 | LPTH | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 1/9 | +3.00 | LPTH | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.4 | 36.5 | +5.94 | LPTH | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $582.4M | $634.1M | -$51.6M | CSIQ | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LPTH REV | CSIQ REV | LPTH GROSS % | CSIQ GROSS % | LPTH FCF | CSIQ FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $37.2M | $5.60B | 27.2% | 18.3% | -$9.6M | -$252.7M |
| FY 2024 | $31.7M | $5.99B | 27.2% | 16.7% | -$1.7M | -$885.3M |
| FY 2023 | $32.9M | $0 | — | — | -$2.8M | $684.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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