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VNET vs TRIP // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
VNET Group Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. TripAdvisor Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VNET 1
— TRIP 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $3.37 (-9.16%) • MKT CAP: $959.9M
valuation
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LAST: $9.22 (+3.13%) • MKT CAP: $1.08B
valuation
11.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VNET VS. TRIP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VNET | TRIP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 92.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 85.00% | 13.00% | +72.00 | VNET | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 11.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 22.67% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 4.20% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 2.10% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 3.10% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 1.45 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 2/9 | 7/9 | -5.00 | TRIP | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 24.9 | 51.8 | -26.91 | TRIP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 25.1x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $959.9M | $1.08B | -$120.7M | TRIP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VNET REV | TRIP REV | VNET GROSS % | TRIP GROSS % | VNET FCF | TRIP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $1.89B | — | 92.3% | -$820.5M | $245.0M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $1.83B | — | 93.0% | -$399.8M | $144.0M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $1.79B | — | — | $290.6M | $235.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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