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SFST vs BWB // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Southern First Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Bridgewater Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SFST 4
— BWB 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $60.87 (-0.18%) • MKT CAP: $576.5M
balance-sheet
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LAST: $20.34 (-0.24%) • MKT CAP: $567.2M
balance-sheet
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SFST VS. BWB)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SFST | BWB | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.20% | 8.90% | -0.70 | BWB | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.18% | 3.87% | +1.31 | SFST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 4/9 | +1.00 | SFST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.4 | 46.5 | +4.90 | SFST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 17.7x | 11.4x | +6.30 | BWB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $576.5M | $567.2M | $9.4M | SFST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SFST REV | BWB REV | SFST GROSS % | BWB GROSS % | SFST FCF | BWB FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $29.9M | $22.0M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $24.8M | $42.3M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $17.7M | $30.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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