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QLYS vs TSM // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Qualys Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: QLYS 9
— TSM 5
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: TSM
LAST: $224.12 (-2.68%) • MKT CAP: $7.97B
fcf-yield
3.82%
LAST: $406.13 (-5.95%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
fcf-yield
3.99%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (QLYS VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | QLYS | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 82.80% | 62.00% | +20.80 | QLYS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 27.50% | 14.90% | +12.60 | QLYS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 35.1x | 14.9x | +20.20 | TSM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 3.82% | 3.99% | -0.17 | TSM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 33.20% | 21.10% | +12.10 | QLYS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 29.60% | 16.40% | +13.20 | QLYS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.10% | -3.30% | +13.40 | QLYS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 10.23 | 3.87 | +6.36 | QLYS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 7/9 | +2.00 | QLYS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 8.10% | 8.30% | -0.20 | QLYS | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.6 | 38.3 | +26.23 | QLYS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.35 | 1.42 | -0.07 | TSM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 37.4x | 20.2x | +17.20 | TSM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.97B | $2.24T | -$2.23T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | QLYS REV | TSM REV | QLYS GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | QLYS FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $669.1M | — | 82.8% | — | $304.4M | — |
| FY 2024 | $607.6M | — | 81.7% | — | $231.8M | — |
| FY 2023 | $554.5M | — | 44.0% | — | $219.7M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
QLYS // BETA 1.35
TSM // BETA 1.42