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MDU vs USLM // NET PROFIT MARGIN
MDU Resources Group Inc. (Holding Company) (NYSE) VS. United States Lime & Minerals Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MDU 5
— USLM 6
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: USLM
LAST: $19.71 (+1.13%) • MKT CAP: $4.15B
net-margins
10.20%
LAST: $113.89 (+4.20%) • MKT CAP: $3.27B
net-margins
36.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MDU VS. USLM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MDU | USLM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 48.90% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.30% | 48.00% | -43.70 | USLM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 22.9x | 13.7x | +9.20 | USLM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.42% | 3.13% | +8.29 | MDU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.60% | 42.40% | -26.80 | USLM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 10.20% | 36.00% | -25.80 | USLM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.30% | 17.30% | -11.00 | USLM | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.61% | 0.21% | +2.40 | MDU | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | USLM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 65.1 | 53.2 | +11.95 | MDU | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.3x | 20.4x | -0.10 | MDU | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.15B | $3.27B | $878.7M | MDU | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MDU REV | USLM REV | MDU GROSS % | USLM GROSS % | MDU FCF | USLM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.86B | $372.7M | — | 48.9% | $473.4M | $102.3M |
| FY 2024 | $1.75B | $317.7M | — | 45.3% | $502.3M | $98.6M |
| FY 2023 | $1.81B | $281.3M | — | — | $332.6M | $92.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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