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MXCT vs MRK // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
MaxCyte Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Merck & Company Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MXCT 2
— MRK 9
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: MRK
LAST: $1.59 (-8.09%) • MKT CAP: $178.5M
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $149.52 (+2.18%) • MKT CAP: $361.02B
dividend-safety
2.26%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MXCT VS. MRK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MXCT | MRK | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 96.00% | 74.80% | +21.20 | MXCT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -27.10% | 20.70% | -47.80 | MRK | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 15.3x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -20.26% | 3.42% | -23.68 | MRK | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -60.00% | 34.30% | -94.30 | MRK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -60.00% | 28.10% | -88.10 | MRK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -5.70% | 1.30% | -7.00 | MRK | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 2.26% | -2.26 | MRK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.52 | 5.19 | -3.67 | MRK | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 7/9 | -4.00 | MRK | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 70.7 | 51.7 | +19.00 | MXCT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.92 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 18.4x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $178.5M | $361.02B | -$360.84B | MRK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MXCT REV | MRK REV | MXCT GROSS % | MRK GROSS % | MXCT FCF | MRK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $21.0M | $65.01B | 98.0% | 74.8% | -$36.2M | $12.36B |
| FY 2024 | $22.2M | $64.17B | 98.0% | 76.3% | -$29.3M | $18.10B |
| FY 2023 | $19.5M | $60.12B | — | — | -$21.7M | $10.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MXCT // BETA —
MRK // BETA 0.92