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QNST vs CASS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
QuinStreet Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Cass Information Systems Inc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: QNST 5
— CASS 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $17.14 (+4.83%) • MKT CAP: $980.8M
valuation
109.9x
LAST: $53.71 (-0.30%) • MKT CAP: $687.8M
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (QNST VS. CASS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | QNST | CASS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 10.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.60% | 14.50% | -11.90 | CASS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 109.9x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.45% | 4.62% | +3.83 | QNST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 0.60% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.40% | 32.50% | -32.10 | CASS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 78.30% | -1.80% | +80.10 | QNST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.40% | -2.40 | CASS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.24 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | QNST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.3 | 39.5 | +21.84 | QNST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 18.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $980.8M | $687.8M | $293.0M | QNST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | QNST REV | CASS REV | QNST GROSS % | CASS GROSS % | QNST FCF | CASS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.09B | $108.0M | 10.1% | — | $82.9M | $31.8M |
| FY 2024 | $613.5M | $109.9M | 7.5% | — | $6.7M | $30.4M |
| FY 2023 | $580.6M | $106.1M | — | — | $11.8M | $36.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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