COMP <GO>
UEIC vs COST // OPERATING MARGIN
Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: UEIC 1
— COST 8
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: COST
LAST: $5.07 (-3.79%) • MKT CAP: $65.3M
operating-margins
-1.70%
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
operating-margins
3.85%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (UEIC VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | UEIC | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 28.90% | 12.82% | +16.08 | UEIC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -4.40% | 42.43% | -46.83 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 31.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 2.09% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | -1.70% | 3.85% | -5.55 | COST | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -5.10% | 3.04% | -8.14 | COST | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -6.70% | 10.14% | -16.84 | COST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.92 | 9.38 | -6.46 | COST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.6 | 57.7 | -11.10 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 43.7x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $65.3M | $441.39B | -$441.33B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | UEIC REV | COST REV | UEIC GROSS % | COST GROSS % | UEIC FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $368.3M | $275.24B | 28.9% | 12.8% | $19.8M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $394.9M | $254.45B | 28.9% | 12.6% | $10.3M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $420.5M | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $25.2M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
UEIC // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73