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PENG vs AAPL // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Penguin Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PENG 3
— AAPL 12
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $51.93 (-11.67%) • MKT CAP: $3.54B
balance-sheet
3.61
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
balance-sheet
13.54
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PENG VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PENG | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 28.80% | 48.65% | -19.85 | AAPL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.40% | 81.38% | -68.98 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 53.5x | 30.1x | +23.39 | AAPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.83% | 2.72% | +0.11 | PENG | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.20% | 33.17% | -28.97 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.90% | 27.62% | -25.72 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.90% | 14.24% | +2.66 | PENG | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 3.61 | 13.54 | -9.93 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.90% | 5.76% | +2.14 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.6 | 55.4 | -13.78 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.30 | 1.14 | +0.16 | PENG | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 117.2x | 35.3x | +81.86 | AAPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.54B | $5.03T | -$5.03T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PENG REV | AAPL REV | PENG GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | PENG FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.37B | $416.16B | 28.8% | 46.9% | $100.1M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $1.17B | $391.04B | 29.1% | 46.2% | $57.8M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $1.44B | $383.29B | 44.0% | 44.1% | $39.5M | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
| FY 2021 | — | $365.82B | — | 41.8% | — | $92.95B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PENG // BETA 1.30
AAPL // BETA 1.14