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LXU vs SCCO // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
LSB Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LXU 5
— SCCO 7
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: SCCO
LAST: $11.12 (+8.07%) • MKT CAP: $800.6M
gross-margins
17.00%
LAST: $191.75 (-1.11%) • MKT CAP: $161.89B
gross-margins
60.10%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LXU VS. SCCO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LXU | SCCO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 17.00% | 60.10% | -43.10 | SCCO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.80% | 41.00% | -36.20 | SCCO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.9x | 20.2x | -10.30 | LXU | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.26% | 2.12% | +0.14 | LXU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 9.30% | 52.20% | -42.90 | SCCO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.00% | 32.30% | -28.30 | SCCO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.80% | 17.40% | +0.40 | LXU | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.54% | -1.54 | SCCO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 11.90 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | SCCO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.8 | 47.0 | +19.85 | LXU | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.16 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 27.3x | 31.3x | -4.00 | LXU | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $800.6M | $161.89B | -$161.09B | SCCO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LXU REV | SCCO REV | LXU GROSS % | SCCO GROSS % | LXU FCF | SCCO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $615.2M | $13.42B | 17.0% | 60.1% | $18.1M | $3.43B |
| FY 2024 | $522.4M | $11.43B | 9.1% | 57.7% | -$5.7M | $3.39B |
| FY 2023 | $593.7M | $9.90B | — | — | $137.5M | $3.13B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LXU // BETA —
SCCO // BETA 1.16