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USLM vs LIN // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
United States Lime & Minerals Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Linde plc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: USLM 8
— LIN 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $113.89 (+4.20%) • MKT CAP: $3.27B
gross-margins
48.90%
LAST: $503.15 (-0.99%) • MKT CAP: $231.94B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (USLM VS. LIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | USLM | LIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 48.90% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 48.00% | 13.10% | +34.90 | USLM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 13.7x | 18.5x | -4.80 | USLM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.13% | 2.19% | +0.94 | USLM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 42.40% | 26.30% | +16.10 | USLM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 36.00% | 20.30% | +15.70 | USLM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.30% | 3.00% | +14.30 | USLM | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.21% | 1.21% | -1.00 | LIN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 3.93 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | USLM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.2 | 56.6 | -3.43 | LIN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.01 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.4x | 31.2x | -10.80 | USLM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.27B | $231.94B | -$228.67B | LIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | USLM REV | LIN REV | USLM GROSS % | LIN GROSS % | USLM FCF | LIN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $372.7M | $33.99B | 48.9% | — | $102.3M | $5.09B |
| FY 2024 | $317.7M | $33.01B | 45.3% | — | $98.6M | $4.93B |
| FY 2023 | $281.3M | $32.85B | — | — | $92.3M | $7.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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LIN // BETA 1.01