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VATE vs ZKIN // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
INNOVATE Corp. (NYSE) VS. ZK International Group Co. Ltd Ordinary Share (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VATE 6
— ZKIN 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $5.80 (-3.49%) • MKT CAP: $79.1M
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LAST: $1.40 (-7.28%) • MKT CAP: $80.2M
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VATE VS. ZKIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VATE | ZKIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
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| Gross Profit Margin | 16.00% | 5.70% | +10.30 | VATE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 85.00% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 0.18% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.30% | -6.00% | +8.30 | VATE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -4.90% | -5.60% | +0.70 | VATE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.50% | -34.20% | +46.70 | VATE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.78% | 0.00% | +2.78 | VATE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.20 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 3/9 | +1.00 | VATE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 31.4 | 42.1 | -10.72 | ZKIN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $79.1M | $80.2M | -$1.1M | ZKIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VATE REV | ZKIN REV | VATE GROSS % | ZKIN GROSS % | VATE FCF | ZKIN FCF |
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| FY 2025 | $1.25B | $71.2M | 16.0% | 5.7% | $146.6M | $147.8K |
| FY 2024 | $1.11B | $108.2M | 18.9% | 6.1% | -$9.9M | -$7.5M |
| FY 2023 | $1.42B | $111.6M | — | — | $26.5M | -$1.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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