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VMI vs BRK-A // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Valmont Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VMI 7
— BRK-A 8
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: BRK-A
LAST: $422.10 (-2.46%) • MKT CAP: $8.28B
gross-margins
30.20%
LAST: $815,600.00 (-0.23%) • MKT CAP: $1.20T
gross-margins
41.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VMI VS. BRK-A)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VMI | BRK-A | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 30.20% | 41.00% | -10.80 | BRK-A | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.70% | 8.30% | +6.40 | VMI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.5x | 12.7x | +3.80 | BRK-A | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.76% | 2.08% | +1.68 | VMI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.10% | 33.00% | -22.90 | BRK-A | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.50% | 27.10% | -18.60 | BRK-A | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.70% | -1.00% | +1.70 | VMI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.63% | 0.00% | +0.63 | VMI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.17 | 3.02 | +3.15 | VMI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | VMI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.60% | 7.30% | -0.70 | VMI | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 30.1 | 67.2 | -37.11 | BRK-A | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.90 | 1.13 | -0.23 | BRK-A | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.9x | 16.7x | +5.20 | BRK-A | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.28B | $1.20T | -$1.19T | BRK-A | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VMI REV | BRK-A REV | VMI GROSS % | BRK-A GROSS % | VMI FCF | BRK-A FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.10B | $247.24B | 30.2% | 44.0% | $311.4M | $25.04B |
| FY 2024 | $4.08B | $249.71B | 30.5% | 44.0% | $493.2M | $11.62B |
| FY 2023 | $4.17B | $254.91B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $118.9M | $37.73B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VMI // BETA 0.90
BRK-A // BETA 1.13