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MLAB vs DE // OPERATING MARGIN
Mesa Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Deere & Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MLAB 3
— DE 8
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: DE
LAST: $133.03 (+1.30%) • MKT CAP: $744.4M
operating-margins
7.40%
LAST: $660.00 (+3.02%) • MKT CAP: $177.95B
operating-margins
13.40%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MLAB VS. DE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MLAB | DE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 63.50% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.30% | 9.30% | 0.00 | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 33.6x | 27.9x | +5.70 | DE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.32% | 3.43% | +1.89 | MLAB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 7.40% | 13.40% | -6.00 | DE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.70% | 11.00% | -8.30 | DE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.40% | -11.70% | +15.10 | MLAB | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.47% | 0.97% | -0.50 | DE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.07 | 3.00 | -0.93 | DE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | MLAB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 49.0 | 52.5 | -3.54 | DE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.95 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 103.1x | 32.9x | +70.20 | DE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $744.4M | $177.95B | -$177.21B | DE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MLAB REV | DE REV | MLAB GROSS % | DE GROSS % | MLAB FCF | DE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $249.1M | $45.68B | 63.5% | — | $39.6M | $6.10B |
| FY 2024 | $241.0M | $51.72B | 62.6% | — | $42.6M | $7.59B |
| FY 2023 | $216.2M | $61.25B | — | — | $44.1M | $5.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MLAB // BETA —
DE // BETA 0.95