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PRLB vs HLIO // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Proto Labs Inc. (NYSE) VS. Helios Technologies Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PRLB 2
— HLIO 10
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: PRLB
LAST: $77.64 (-14.60%) • MKT CAP: $1.86B
gross-margins
44.50%
LAST: $68.26 (+0.90%) • MKT CAP: $2.25B
gross-margins
32.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PRLB VS. HLIO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PRLB | HLIO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 44.50% | 32.30% | +12.20 | PRLB | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.50% | 4.70% | -1.20 | HLIO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 46.3x | 28.3x | +18.00 | HLIO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.21% | 4.60% | -1.39 | HLIO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.70% | 7.90% | -3.20 | HLIO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.00% | 5.80% | -1.80 | HLIO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 4.10% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.53% | -0.53 | HLIO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 13.96 | 3.73 | +10.23 | PRLB | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | HLIO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 27.9 | 40.5 | -12.68 | HLIO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 81.3x | 43.2x | +38.10 | HLIO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.86B | $2.25B | -$395.3M | HLIO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PRLB REV | HLIO REV | PRLB GROSS % | HLIO GROSS % | PRLB FCF | HLIO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $533.1M | $839.0M | 44.5% | 32.3% | $59.7M | $103.6M |
| FY 2024 | $500.9M | $805.9M | 44.6% | 31.3% | $68.7M | $95.1M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $835.6M | — | — | $73.3M | $83.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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