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PDFS vs MQ // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
PDF Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Marqeta Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PDFS 6
— MQ 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $45.56 (+0.15%) • MKT CAP: $1.92B
valuation
58.0x
LAST: $18.07 (-0.44%) • MKT CAP: $1.88B
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PDFS VS. MQ)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PDFS | MQ | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 72.30% | 70.00% | +2.30 | PDFS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.60% | -35.00% | +36.60 | PDFS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 58.0x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -0.45% | 8.55% | -9.00 | MQ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.70% | -7.40% | +10.10 | PDFS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.30% | -2.20% | +1.90 | PDFS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 23.30% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 8.33 | 1.43 | +6.90 | PDFS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 6/9 | -1.00 | MQ | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.0 | 52.9 | -10.97 | MQ | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.92B | $1.88B | $42.8M | PDFS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PDFS REV | MQ REV | PDFS GROSS % | MQ GROSS % | PDFS FCF | MQ FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $219.0M | $624.9M | 72.3% | 70.0% | -$8.6M | $160.8M |
| FY 2024 | $179.5M | $507.0M | 69.8% | 69.4% | -$7.5M | $55.8M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $676.2M | — | — | $14.6M | $21.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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