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LSAK vs MS // OPERATING MARGIN
Lesaka Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LSAK 1
— MS 8
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: MS
LAST: $4.06 (+2.27%) • MKT CAP: $348.3M
operating-margins
-4.20%
LAST: $190.00 (-0.07%) • MKT CAP: $298.41B
operating-margins
24.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LSAK VS. MS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LSAK | MS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -7.00% | 3.00% | -10.00 | MS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 31.0x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -7.56% | -7.25% | -0.31 | MS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | -4.20% | 24.60% | -28.80 | MS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -13.80% | 20.20% | -34.00 | MS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.90% | 5.50% | +11.40 | LSAK | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.21% | -2.21 | MS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 5/9 | -2.00 | MS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 39.8 | 51.0 | -11.20 | MS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.04 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 16.5x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $348.3M | $298.41B | -$298.06B | MS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LSAK REV | MS REV | LSAK GROSS % | MS GROSS % | LSAK FCF | MS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $659.7M | $0 | — | — | -$26.3M | -$17.89B |
| FY 2024 | $564.2M | $0 | — | — | $16.1M | $1.36B |
| FY 2023 | $528.0M | $0 | — | — | $410.0K | -$33.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LSAK // BETA —
MS // BETA 1.04