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MRLN vs CTW // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Merlin Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. CTW (Class A) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MRLN 1
— CTW 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $0.94 (-10.31%) • MKT CAP: $106.1M
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $1.81 (+2.26%) • MKT CAP: $110.7M
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MRLN VS. CTW)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MRLN | CTW | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 75.60% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -1.25% | -0.43% | -0.82 | CTW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | -1.20% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 4.20% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 32.10% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 2/9 | 4/9 | -2.00 | CTW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 32.5 | 42.2 | -9.77 | CTW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 16.5x | 24.3x | -7.80 | MRLN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $106.1M | $110.7M | -$4.6M | CTW | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MRLN REV | CTW REV | MRLN GROSS % | CTW GROSS % | MRLN FCF | CTW FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $90.4M | — | 75.6% | -$1.3M | -$473.3K |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $68.4M | — | 76.3% | — | $877.2K |
| FY 2023 | — | $62.9M | — | — | — | $2.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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