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MTH vs CVCO // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE) VS. Cavco Industries Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MTH 6
— CVCO 7
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CVCO
LAST: $69.01 (+7.04%) • MKT CAP: $4.20B
fcf-yield
2.20%
LAST: $662.89 (+7.09%) • MKT CAP: $4.76B
fcf-yield
5.52%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MTH VS. CVCO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MTH | CVCO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 23.50% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.00% | 17.60% | -9.60 | CVCO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.7x | 16.0x | -8.30 | MTH | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 2.20% | 5.52% | -3.32 | CVCO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 47.00% | 10.20% | +36.80 | MTH | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 38.50% | 8.50% | +30.00 | MTH | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.80% | 11.40% | -2.60 | CVCO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.88% | 0.00% | +2.88 | MTH | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.70 | 10.31 | -7.61 | CVCO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | CVCO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.4 | 61.9 | -6.50 | CVCO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.05 | 0.93 | +0.12 | MTH | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 8.6x | 20.5x | -11.90 | MTH | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.20B | $4.76B | -$558.0M | CVCO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MTH REV | CVCO REV | MTH GROSS % | CVCO GROSS % | MTH FCF | CVCO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.50B | $2.24B | — | 23.5% | $92.6M | $232.1M |
| FY 2024 | $2.60B | $2.02B | — | 23.1% | -$256.2M | $157.1M |
| FY 2023 | $2.44B | $1.79B | — | — | $355.6M | $143.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MTH // BETA 1.05
CVCO // BETA 0.93