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VERX vs KC // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY
Vertex Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VERX 6
— KC 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $14.86 (+0.34%) • MKT CAP: $2.41B
piotroski-score
7/9
LAST: $8.15 (-5.56%) • MKT CAP: $2.44B
piotroski-score
7/9
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VERX VS. KC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VERX | KC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 64.30% | 15.70% | +48.60 | VERX | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 0.70% | -9.70% | +10.40 | VERX | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.87% | 22.28% | -15.41 | KC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 0.30% | -8.10% | +8.40 | VERX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.00% | -9.80% | +10.80 | VERX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.20% | 28.20% | -16.00 | KC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.96 | 0.20 | +1.76 | VERX | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 70.2 | 33.8 | +36.41 | VERX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.41B | $2.44B | -$29.3M | KC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VERX REV | KC REV | VERX GROSS % | KC GROSS % | VERX FCF | KC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $748.4M | $1.37B | 64.3% | 15.7% | $165.5M | $543.5M |
| FY 2024 | $666.8M | $1.07B | 63.9% | 17.2% | $164.8M | $86.1M |
| FY 2023 | $572.4M | $992.6M | — | — | $74.3M | -$23.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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