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PLPC vs ESOA // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Preformed Line Products Company (NASDAQ) VS. Energy Services of America Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PLPC 7
— ESOA 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $320.01 (-8.26%) • MKT CAP: $1.56B
net-margins
5.30%
LAST: $9.78 (-0.41%) • MKT CAP: $182.5M
net-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PLPC VS. ESOA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PLPC | ESOA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 31.20% | 9.40% | +21.80 | PLPC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.60% | 3.90% | +4.70 | PLPC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.9x | 21.5x | -3.60 | PLPC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.13% | -1.21% | +3.34 | PLPC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.20% | 1.00% | +7.20 | PLPC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 5.30% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.70% | 16.80% | -4.10 | ESOA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.26% | 0.82% | -0.56 | ESOA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 3.13 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 4/9 | +4.00 | PLPC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 24.8 | 36.7 | -11.96 | ESOA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 37.2x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.56B | $182.5M | $1.38B | PLPC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PLPC REV | ESOA REV | PLPC GROSS % | ESOA GROSS % | PLPC FCF | ESOA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $669.3M | $411.0M | 31.2% | 9.4% | $33.3M | -$2.2M |
| FY 2024 | $593.7M | $351.9M | 32.0% | 14.2% | $52.8M | $9.9M |
| FY 2023 | $669.7M | — | — | — | $107.6M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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