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SSB vs HSBC // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
SouthState Bank Corporation (NYSE) VS. HSBC Holdings plc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SSB 7
— HSBC 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $105.17 (-0.88%) • MKT CAP: $10.29B
gross-margins
41.00%
LAST: $85.42 (-1.36%) • MKT CAP: $297.33B
gross-margins
41.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SSB VS. HSBC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SSB | HSBC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.00% | 9.90% | -6.90 | HSBC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 25.8x | 21.0x | +4.80 | HSBC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.24% | 2.21% | +0.03 | SSB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 33.80% | 13.90% | +19.90 | SSB | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 27.70% | 10.90% | +16.80 | SSB | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 23.10% | 23.10% | 0.00 | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.25% | 0.00% | +2.25 | SSB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.45 | 3.74 | -3.29 | HSBC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | HSBC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.00% | 6.60% | +0.40 | HSBC | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.9 | 25.0 | +32.86 | SSB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.04 | 0.92 | +0.12 | SSB | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 10.8x | 27.6x | -16.80 | SSB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $10.29B | $297.33B | -$287.04B | HSBC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SSB REV | HSBC REV | SSB GROSS % | HSBC GROSS % | SSB FCF | HSBC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | — | — | — | $230.6M | — |
| FY 2024 | $0 | — | — | — | $476.2M | — |
| FY 2023 | $0 | — | — | — | $546.8M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SSB // BETA 1.04
HSBC // BETA 0.92