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UCB vs FFIN // OPERATING MARGIN
United Community Banks Inc. (NYSE) VS. First Financial Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: UCB 6
— FFIN 1
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $37.21 (+1.78%) • MKT CAP: $4.49B
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LAST: $30.75 (+1.45%) • MKT CAP: $4.41B
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (UCB VS. FFIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | UCB | FFIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.00% | 13.20% | -4.20 | FFIN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.94% | 6.79% | +1.15 | UCB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 30.90% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 11.70% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.64% | 2.41% | +0.23 | UCB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | UCB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.4 | 46.3 | +16.12 | UCB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 12.7x | 16.2x | -3.50 | UCB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.49B | $4.41B | $79.3M | UCB | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | UCB REV | FFIN REV | UCB GROSS % | FFIN GROSS % | UCB FCF | FFIN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.06B | $0 | — | — | $356.5M | $299.4M |
| FY 2024 | $952.1M | $0 | — | — | $302.7M | $309.6M |
| FY 2023 | $893.2M | $0 | — | — | $294.0M | $284.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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