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TKNO vs MRK // OPERATING MARGIN
Alpha Teknova Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Merck & Company Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: TKNO 3
— MRK 8
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: MRK
LAST: $7.36 (-9.02%) • MKT CAP: $499.2M
operating-margins
-41.90%
LAST: $149.52 (+2.18%) • MKT CAP: $361.02B
operating-margins
34.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (TKNO VS. MRK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | TKNO | MRK | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 33.20% | 74.80% | -41.60 | MRK | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -21.30% | 20.70% | -42.00 | MRK | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 15.3x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -1.96% | 3.42% | -5.38 | MRK | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | -41.90% | 34.30% | -76.20 | MRK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -42.60% | 28.10% | -70.70 | MRK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.40% | 1.30% | +6.10 | TKNO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.26% | -2.26 | MRK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.93 | 5.19 | +1.74 | TKNO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 7/9 | -2.00 | MRK | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.6 | 51.7 | +2.90 | TKNO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.92 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 18.4x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $499.2M | $361.02B | -$360.52B | MRK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | TKNO REV | MRK REV | TKNO GROSS % | MRK GROSS % | TKNO FCF | MRK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $40.5M | $65.01B | 33.2% | 74.8% | -$9.8M | $12.36B |
| FY 2024 | $37.7M | $64.17B | 19.2% | 76.3% | -$13.5M | $18.10B |
| FY 2023 | $36.7M | $60.12B | — | — | -$18.8M | $10.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
TKNO // BETA —
MRK // BETA 0.92