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PLCE vs MA // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Children's Place Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PLCE 0
— MA 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $0.46 (-2.15%) • MKT CAP: $10.2M
gross-margins
29.90%
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PLCE VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PLCE | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 29.90% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 33.50% | -68.50 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 29.2x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 3.08% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -4.70% | 57.60% | -62.30 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -7.30% | 45.60% | -52.90 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -12.80% | 16.40% | -29.20 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.49% | -0.49 | MA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.96 | 11.17 | -10.21 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 8/9 | -4.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 11.1 | 68.8 | -57.66 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 31.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $10.2M | $556.88B | -$556.87B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PLCE REV | MA REV | PLCE GROSS % | MA GROSS % | PLCE FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.21B | $32.79B | 29.9% | — | -$9.3M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $1.39B | $28.17B | 33.1% | — | -$133.4M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $1.60B | $25.10B | — | — | $92.8M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PLCE // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90