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SOTK vs TSM // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Sono-Tek Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SOTK 2
— TSM 8
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: TSM
LAST: $4.81 (-7.50%) • MKT CAP: $81.9M
fcf-yield
3.69%
LAST: $406.13 (-5.95%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
fcf-yield
3.99%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SOTK VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SOTK | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 50.50% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.50% | 14.90% | -4.40 | TSM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 38.0x | 14.9x | +23.10 | TSM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 3.69% | 3.99% | -0.30 | TSM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.70% | 21.10% | -12.40 | TSM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.60% | 16.40% | -7.80 | TSM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.00% | -3.30% | +5.30 | SOTK | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 12.66 | 3.87 | +8.79 | SOTK | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.5 | 49.4 | -4.90 | TSM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.42 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 42.2x | 20.2x | +22.00 | TSM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $81.9M | $2.24T | -$2.24T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SOTK REV | TSM REV | SOTK GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | SOTK FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $20.9M | — | 50.5% | — | $3.0M | — |
| FY 2024 | $20.5M | — | 47.5% | — | $56.2K | — |
| FY 2023 | $19.7M | — | — | — | $1.2M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SOTK // BETA —
TSM // BETA 1.42