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VERX vs AAPL // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Vertex Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VERX 3
— AAPL 8
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $14.86 (+0.34%) • MKT CAP: $2.41B
roic
0.70%
LAST: $348.91 (+1.48%) • MKT CAP: $5.09T
roic
81.38%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VERX VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VERX | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 64.30% | 48.65% | +15.65 | VERX | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 0.70% | 81.38% | -80.68 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 30.1x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.87% | 2.72% | +4.15 | VERX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 0.30% | 33.17% | -32.87 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.00% | 27.62% | -26.62 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.20% | 14.24% | -2.04 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.96 | 13.54 | -11.58 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 5.76% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 70.2 | 66.6 | +3.61 | VERX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.14 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 35.3x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.41B | $5.09T | -$5.09T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VERX REV | AAPL REV | VERX GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | VERX FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $748.4M | $416.16B | 64.3% | 46.9% | $165.5M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $666.8M | $391.04B | 63.9% | 46.2% | $164.8M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $572.4M | $383.29B | — | 44.1% | $74.3M | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
| FY 2021 | — | $365.82B | — | 41.8% | — | $92.95B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VERX // BETA —
AAPL // BETA 1.14