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USLM vs RIO // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
United States Lime & Minerals Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: USLM 10
— RIO 1
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $113.89 (+4.20%) • MKT CAP: $3.27B
gross-margins
48.90%
LAST: $83.25 (-3.12%) • MKT CAP: $104.57B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (USLM VS. RIO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | USLM | RIO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 48.90% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 48.00% | 9.90% | +38.10 | USLM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 13.7x | 21.0x | -7.30 | USLM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.13% | 2.21% | +0.92 | USLM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 42.40% | 13.90% | +28.50 | USLM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 36.00% | 10.90% | +25.10 | USLM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.30% | 1.10% | +16.20 | USLM | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.21% | 0.00% | +0.21 | USLM | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 3.74 | — | 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 | 31.2 | +21.97 | USLM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.4x | 30.5x | -10.10 | USLM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.27B | $104.57B | -$101.30B | RIO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | USLM REV | RIO REV | USLM GROSS % | RIO GROSS % | USLM FCF | RIO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $372.7M | — | 48.9% | — | $102.3M | — |
| FY 2024 | $317.7M | — | 45.3% | — | $98.6M | — |
| FY 2023 | $281.3M | — | — | — | $92.3M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
USLM // BETA —
RIO // BETA 1.02