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LXU vs FMC // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
LSB Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. FMC Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LXU 7
— FMC 1
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: FMC
LAST: $11.12 (+8.07%) • MKT CAP: $800.6M
gross-margins
17.00%
LAST: $4.75 (+6.26%) • MKT CAP: $738.9M
gross-margins
37.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LXU VS. FMC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LXU | FMC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 17.00% | 37.00% | -20.00 | FMC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.80% | -30.20% | +35.00 | LXU | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.9x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.26% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 9.30% | -47.00% | +56.30 | LXU | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.00% | -60.00% | +64.00 | LXU | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.80% | -18.30% | +36.10 | LXU | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 2/9 | +6.00 | LXU | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.6 | 32.9 | +26.70 | LXU | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 27.3x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $800.6M | $738.9M | $61.7M | LXU | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LXU REV | FMC REV | LXU GROSS % | FMC GROSS % | LXU FCF | FMC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $615.2M | $3.47B | 17.0% | 37.0% | $18.1M | — |
| FY 2024 | $522.4M | $4.25B | 9.1% | 38.8% | -$5.7M | — |
| FY 2023 | $593.7M | $4.49B | — | — | $137.5M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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