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UCTT vs LASR // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Ultra Clean Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. nLIGHT Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: UCTT 5
— LASR 5
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $54.70 (-2.11%) • MKT CAP: $2.62B
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $39.01 (+1.33%) • MKT CAP: $2.25B
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (UCTT VS. LASR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | UCTT | LASR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 15.70% | 29.80% | -14.10 | LASR | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -9.80% | -16.40% | +6.60 | UCTT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.58% | 0.55% | +0.03 | UCTT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -5.20% | -10.20% | +5.00 | UCTT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.80% | -9.00% | +0.20 | UCTT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.10% | 31.60% | -33.70 | LASR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.26 | 14.95 | -11.69 | LASR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 7/9 | -2.00 | LASR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.5 | 44.9 | -0.42 | LASR | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.36 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 19.0x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.62B | $2.25B | $372.9M | UCTT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | UCTT REV | LASR REV | UCTT GROSS % | LASR GROSS % | UCTT FCF | LASR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.05B | $261.3M | 15.7% | 29.8% | $15.3M | $12.3M |
| FY 2024 | $2.10B | $198.5M | 17.0% | 16.6% | $1.5M | -$10.3M |
| FY 2023 | $1.73B | $209.9M | — | — | $57.8M | $10.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
UCTT // BETA 1.36
LASR // BETA —