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QUAD vs PMTS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Quad Graphics Inc (Class A) (NYSE) VS. CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: QUAD 5
— PMTS 8
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: QUAD
LAST: $7.70 (-18.08%) • MKT CAP: $396.3M
valuation
4.8x
LAST: $26.23 (+2.14%) • MKT CAP: $304.1M
valuation
8.1x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (QUAD VS. PMTS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | QUAD | PMTS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 21.60% | 31.30% | -9.70 | PMTS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 19.70% | 17.50% | +2.20 | QUAD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 4.8x | 8.1x | -3.30 | QUAD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 12.79% | 13.59% | -0.80 | PMTS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.00% | 10.10% | -6.10 | PMTS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.10% | 2.80% | -1.70 | PMTS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -9.40% | 13.10% | -22.50 | PMTS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.63% | 0.00% | +3.63 | QUAD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.62 | 2.88 | -1.26 | PMTS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 7/9 | -2.00 | PMTS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 23.3 | 52.4 | -29.11 | PMTS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 13.7x | 17.1x | -3.40 | QUAD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $396.3M | $304.1M | $92.2M | QUAD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | QUAD REV | PMTS REV | QUAD GROSS % | PMTS GROSS % | QUAD FCF | PMTS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.42B | $543.5M | 21.6% | 31.3% | $50.7M | $41.3M |
| FY 2024 | $2.67B | $480.6M | 21.7% | 35.6% | $55.7M | $34.1M |
| FY 2023 | $2.96B | $444.5M | — | — | $147.6M | $34.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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