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VMI vs WTS // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Valmont Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. Watts Water Technologies Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VMI 4
— WTS 10
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: VMI
LAST: $432.76 (-0.42%) • MKT CAP: $8.28B
dividend-safety
0.63%
LAST: $350.89 (+2.34%) • MKT CAP: $11.71B
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VMI VS. WTS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VMI | WTS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 30.20% | 49.50% | -19.30 | WTS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.70% | 19.50% | -4.80 | WTS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.5x | 23.6x | -7.10 | VMI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.76% | 3.04% | +0.72 | VMI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.10% | 18.40% | -8.30 | WTS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.50% | 14.00% | -5.50 | WTS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.70% | 8.30% | -7.60 | WTS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.63% | 0.00% | +0.63 | VMI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.17 | 7.46 | -1.29 | WTS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | WTS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 38.8 | 46.4 | -7.60 | WTS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.90 | 1.16 | -0.26 | WTS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.9x | 32.0x | -10.10 | VMI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.28B | $11.71B | -$3.43B | WTS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VMI REV | WTS REV | VMI GROSS % | WTS GROSS % | VMI FCF | WTS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.10B | $2.44B | 30.2% | 49.5% | $311.4M | $356.3M |
| FY 2024 | $4.08B | $2.25B | 30.5% | 47.2% | $493.2M | $325.8M |
| FY 2023 | $4.17B | $2.06B | — | — | $118.9M | $218.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VMI // BETA 0.90
WTS // BETA 1.16