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TLS vs TSM // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Telos Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: TLS 3
— TSM 5
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $5.78 (-2.12%) • MKT CAP: $432.0M
gross-margins
37.00%
LAST: $431.81 (-1.75%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (TLS VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | TLS | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 37.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 14.90% | -49.90 | TSM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 14.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.82% | 3.99% | +2.83 | TLS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -24.20% | 21.10% | -45.30 | TSM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -22.20% | 16.40% | -38.60 | TSM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 52.20% | -3.30% | +55.50 | TLS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.99 | 3.87 | -0.88 | TSM | /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 | 63.4 | 49.4 | +13.97 | TLS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.42 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 20.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $432.0M | $2.24T | -$2.24T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | TLS REV | TSM REV | TLS GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | TLS FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $164.8M | — | 37.0% | — | $29.4M | — |
| FY 2024 | $108.3M | — | 31.8% | — | -$28.2M | — |
| FY 2023 | $145.4M | — | — | — | $1.6M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
TLS // BETA —
TSM // BETA 1.42