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MLAB vs UNP // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Mesa Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MLAB 3
— UNP 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $133.03 (+1.30%) • MKT CAP: $744.4M
gross-margins
63.50%
LAST: $301.93 (+1.39%) • MKT CAP: $179.42B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MLAB VS. UNP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MLAB | UNP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 63.50% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.30% | 20.10% | -10.80 | UNP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 33.6x | 15.3x | +18.30 | UNP | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.32% | 3.06% | +2.26 | MLAB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.40% | 40.20% | -32.80 | UNP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.70% | 29.10% | -26.40 | UNP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.40% | 1.10% | +2.30 | MLAB | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.47% | 1.80% | -1.33 | UNP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.07 | 4.31 | -2.24 | UNP | /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 | 66.2 | -17.24 | UNP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.03 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 103.1x | 23.3x | +79.80 | UNP | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $744.4M | $179.42B | -$178.68B | UNP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MLAB REV | UNP REV | MLAB GROSS % | UNP GROSS % | MLAB FCF | UNP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $249.1M | $24.51B | 63.5% | — | $39.6M | $5.50B |
| FY 2024 | $241.0M | $24.25B | 62.6% | — | $42.6M | $5.89B |
| FY 2023 | $216.2M | $24.12B | — | — | $44.1M | $7.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MLAB // BETA —
UNP // BETA 1.03