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SCHL vs MA // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SCHL 3
— MA 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $39.23 (+1.00%) • MKT CAP: $722.2M
gross-margins
56.40%
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SCHL VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SCHL | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 56.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.10% | 33.50% | -32.40 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 59.1x | 29.2x | +29.90 | MA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.05% | 3.08% | +3.97 | SCHL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.00% | 57.60% | -56.60 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.60% | 45.60% | -42.00 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.70% | 16.40% | -19.10 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.77% | 0.49% | +2.28 | SCHL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 11.17 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 58.2 | 68.8 | -10.62 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.8x | 31.2x | -19.40 | SCHL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $722.2M | $556.88B | -$556.16B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SCHL REV | MA REV | SCHL GROSS % | MA GROSS % | SCHL FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.58B | $32.79B | 56.4% | — | $50.9M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $1.63B | $28.17B | 55.8% | — | $124.2M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $1.59B | $25.10B | — | — | $154.6M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SCHL // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90