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QNST vs V // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
QuinStreet Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Visa Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: QNST 2
— V 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $17.14 (+4.83%) • MKT CAP: $980.8M
gross-margins
10.10%
LAST: $410.54 (+2.48%) • MKT CAP: $733.53B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (QNST VS. V)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | QNST | V | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 10.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.60% | 32.30% | -29.70 | V | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 109.9x | 28.9x | +81.00 | V | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.45% | 2.90% | +5.55 | QNST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 0.60% | 60.00% | -59.40 | V | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.40% | 50.10% | -49.70 | V | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 78.30% | 11.30% | +67.00 | QNST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.63% | -0.63 | V | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.24 | 9.09 | -3.85 | V | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | V | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.3 | 65.6 | -4.27 | V | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.06 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 34.0x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $980.8M | $733.53B | -$732.55B | V | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | QNST REV | V REV | QNST GROSS % | V GROSS % | QNST FCF | V FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.09B | $40.00B | 10.1% | — | $82.9M | $21.26B |
| FY 2024 | $613.5M | $35.93B | 7.5% | — | $6.7M | $18.33B |
| FY 2023 | $580.6M | $32.65B | — | — | $11.8M | $19.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
QNST // BETA —
V // BETA 1.06