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LZB vs MA // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LZB 4
— MA 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $30.43 (+3.40%) • MKT CAP: $1.22B
gross-margins
44.00%
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LZB VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LZB | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 44.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.90% | 33.50% | -19.60 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 4.7x | 29.2x | -24.50 | LZB | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.49% | 3.08% | +7.41 | LZB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.10% | 57.60% | -51.50 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.80% | 45.60% | -40.80 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.80% | 16.40% | -15.60 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.11% | 0.49% | +2.62 | LZB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 11.17 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.6 | 68.8 | -16.17 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.2x | 31.2x | -20.00 | LZB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.22B | $556.88B | -$555.66B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LZB REV | MA REV | LZB GROSS % | MA GROSS % | LZB FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.13B | $32.79B | 44.0% | — | $127.8M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $2.11B | $28.17B | 43.9% | — | $113.0M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $2.05B | $25.10B | — | — | $158.1M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LZB // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90