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STRA vs DAO // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Strategic Education Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Youdao Inc. each representing one Class A Ordinary Share (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: STRA 5
— DAO 5
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: STRA
LAST: $77.81 (+0.34%) • MKT CAP: $1.73B
valuation
7.5x
LAST: $19.30 (+1.79%) • MKT CAP: $2.33B
valuation
65.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (STRA VS. DAO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | STRA | DAO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 44.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.10% | 21.50% | -12.40 | DAO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 7.5x | 65.2x | -57.70 | STRA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.91% | 0.18% | +8.73 | STRA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.70% | 3.70% | +10.00 | STRA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.00% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.00% | 9.60% | -5.60 | DAO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.33% | 0.00% | +3.33 | STRA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.76 | 5.12 | -1.36 | DAO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 4/9 | +2.00 | STRA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 29.0 | 69.8 | -40.87 | DAO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 12.6x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.73B | $2.33B | -$600.3M | DAO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | STRA REV | DAO REV | STRA GROSS % | DAO GROSS % | STRA FCF | DAO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.27B | $845.0M | — | 44.3% | $153.9M | $4.2M |
| FY 2024 | $1.22B | $770.7M | — | 48.9% | $128.8M | -$10.9M |
| FY 2023 | $1.13B | $759.1M | — | — | $117.1M | -$61.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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