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NTCT vs TSM // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
NetScout Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NTCT 3
— TSM 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $39.35 (-0.45%) • MKT CAP: $2.86B
gross-margins
79.40%
LAST: $431.81 (-1.75%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NTCT VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NTCT | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 79.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.90% | 14.90% | -7.00 | TSM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 19.7x | 14.9x | +4.80 | TSM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 9.98% | 3.99% | +5.99 | NTCT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 12.80% | 21.10% | -8.30 | TSM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.10% | 16.40% | -5.30 | TSM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.50% | -3.30% | +7.80 | NTCT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.28 | 3.87 | -0.59 | TSM | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | NTCT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 43.8 | 49.4 | -5.61 | TSM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.42 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 27.9x | 20.2x | +7.70 | TSM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.86B | $2.24T | -$2.24T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NTCT REV | TSM REV | NTCT GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | NTCT FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $859.5M | — | 79.4% | — | $285.4M | — |
| FY 2024 | $822.7M | — | 78.3% | — | $212.3M | — |
| FY 2023 | $829.5M | — | — | — | $58.8M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NTCT // BETA —
TSM // BETA 1.42