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SHOE vs MA // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Shoe Station Group Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SHOE 4
— MA 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $15.07 (+4.29%) • MKT CAP: $409.7M
gross-margins
36.60%
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SHOE VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SHOE | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 36.60% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.20% | 33.50% | -24.30 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 2.8x | 29.2x | -26.40 | SHOE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.49% | 3.08% | +3.41 | SHOE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.90% | 57.60% | -51.70 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.60% | 45.60% | -41.00 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -5.60% | 16.40% | -22.00 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 4.09% | 0.49% | +3.60 | SHOE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.99 | 11.17 | -8.18 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.3 | 68.8 | -7.54 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 7.3x | 31.2x | -23.90 | SHOE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $409.7M | $556.88B | -$556.47B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SHOE REV | MA REV | SHOE GROSS % | MA GROSS % | SHOE FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.14B | $32.79B | 36.6% | — | $26.6M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $1.20B | $28.17B | 35.6% | — | $69.5M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $1.18B | $25.10B | — | — | $122.8M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SHOE // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90