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SLGN vs LWLG // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Silgan Holdings Inc. (NYSE) VS. Lightwave Logic Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SLGN 8
— LWLG 2
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: SLGN
LAST: $39.49 (+4.11%) • MKT CAP: $4.17B
dividend-safety
2.06%
LAST: $4.58 (-2.76%) • MKT CAP: $706.1M
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SLGN VS. LWLG)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SLGN | LWLG | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 17.70% | 96.00% | -78.30 | LWLG | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.70% | -35.00% | +40.70 | SLGN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.1x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.13% | -2.14% | +12.27 | SLGN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.40% | -60.00% | +65.40 | SLGN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.40% | -60.00% | +64.40 | SLGN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.70% | 147.70% | -137.00 | LWLG | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 2.06% | 0.00% | +2.06 | SLGN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.97 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | SLGN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.8 | 50.9 | +5.91 | SLGN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.04 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 13.5x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.17B | $706.1M | $3.47B | SLGN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SLGN REV | LWLG REV | SLGN GROSS % | LWLG GROSS % | SLGN FCF | LWLG FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.48B | $236.9K | 17.7% | 97.1% | $422.7M | -$15.1M |
| FY 2024 | $5.85B | $95.6K | 17.3% | 92.3% | $459.1M | -$17.8M |
| FY 2023 | $5.99B | $40.5K | — | — | $213.1M | -$12.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SLGN // BETA 1.04
LWLG // BETA —