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NPT vs ASH // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Texxon Holding Limited (NASDAQ) VS. Ashland Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NPT 2
— ASH 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $1.85 (-0.54%) • MKT CAP: $41.0M
net-margins
-0.10%
LAST: $74.38 (+2.35%) • MKT CAP: $3.41B
net-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NPT VS. ASH)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NPT | ASH | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 0.60% | 30.10% | -29.50 | ASH | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | — | -20.70% | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -0.10% | -42.50% | +42.40 | NPT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | -0.10% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.50% | -13.70% | +32.20 | NPT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.23% | -2.23 | ASH | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | — | — | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 37.5 | 66.2 | -28.67 | ASH | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $41.0M | $3.41B | -$3.37B | ASH | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NPT REV | ASH REV | NPT GROSS % | ASH GROSS % | NPT FCF | ASH FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $797.1M | $1.82B | 0.6% | 30.1% | -$42.8M | — |
| FY 2024 | $672.7M | $2.11B | 0.7% | 29.2% | -$64.1M | — |
| FY 2023 | $552.5M | $2.19B | — | — | -$14.2M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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