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PLAB vs SPCX // OPERATING MARGIN
Photronics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PLAB 4
— SPCX 6
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: PLAB
LAST: $29.12 (-0.75%) • MKT CAP: $1.72B
operating-margins
24.50%
LAST: $143.89 (-0.92%) • MKT CAP: $1.95T
operating-margins
21.10%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PLAB VS. SPCX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PLAB | SPCX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 35.30% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 24.60% | 58.30% | -33.70 | SPCX | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 3.2x | 14.3x | -11.10 | PLAB | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.47% | 3.99% | -0.52 | SPCX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 24.50% | 21.10% | +3.40 | PLAB | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.10% | 16.40% | -0.30 | SPCX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.00% | 20.90% | -22.90 | SPCX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.97 | 26.00 | -20.03 | SPCX | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.7 | 45.9 | +4.80 | PLAB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.36 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.7x | 18.2x | -6.50 | PLAB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.72B | $1.95T | -$1.95T | SPCX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PLAB REV | SPCX REV | PLAB GROSS % | SPCX GROSS % | PLAB FCF | SPCX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $849.3M | $0 | 35.3% | — | $59.7M | $0 |
| FY 2024 | $866.9M | — | 36.4% | — | $130.5M | — |
| FY 2023 | $892.1M | — | — | — | $302.2M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PLAB // BETA —
SPCX // BETA 1.36