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QRHC vs SO // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Quest Resource Holding Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Southern Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: QRHC 0
— SO 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $1.11 (-6.72%) • MKT CAP: $23.4M
gross-margins
17.00%
LAST: $92.99 (+1.61%) • MKT CAP: $106.97B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (QRHC VS. SO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | QRHC | SO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 17.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -12.30% | 6.90% | -19.20 | SO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 8.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | -2.74% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -2.50% | 24.70% | -27.20 | SO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -6.10% | 14.70% | -20.80 | SO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -13.30% | 10.60% | -23.90 | SO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.82% | -2.82 | SO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.46 | 0.98 | -0.52 | SO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 5/9 | -1.00 | SO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 32.4 | 62.9 | -30.55 | SO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.58 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 22.9x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $23.4M | $106.97B | -$106.95B | SO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | QRHC REV | SO REV | QRHC GROSS % | SO GROSS % | QRHC FCF | SO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $250.2M | $29.55B | 17.0% | — | $9.3M | -$2.94B |
| FY 2024 | $288.5M | $26.72B | 17.3% | — | -$10.8M | $833.0M |
| FY 2023 | $288.4M | $25.25B | — | — | -$1.4M | $6.42B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
QRHC // BETA —
SO // BETA 0.58