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MTH vs MHO // OPERATING MARGIN
Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE) VS. M/I Homes Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MTH 7
— MHO 5
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: MTH
LAST: $64.49 (+3.98%) • MKT CAP: $4.20B
operating-margins
47.00%
LAST: $128.34 (+3.84%) • MKT CAP: $3.21B
operating-margins
11.50%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MTH VS. MHO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MTH | MHO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 23.00% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.00% | 12.60% | -4.60 | MHO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.7x | 6.2x | +1.50 | MHO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.20% | 3.98% | -1.78 | MHO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 47.00% | 11.50% | +35.50 | MTH | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 38.50% | 9.10% | +29.40 | MTH | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.80% | -1.90% | +10.70 | MTH | /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 | 3.43 | -0.73 | MHO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 3/9 | +4.00 | MTH | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.4 | 49.1 | +6.30 | MTH | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.05 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 8.6x | 7.4x | +1.20 | MHO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.20B | $3.21B | $990.6M | MTH | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MTH REV | MHO REV | MTH GROSS % | MHO GROSS % | MTH FCF | MHO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $4.42B | — | 23.0% | $92.6M | $127.7M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $4.50B | — | 26.6% | -$256.2M | $171.3M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $4.03B | — | — | $355.6M | $552.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MTH // BETA 1.05
MHO // BETA —