COMP <GO>
WAFU vs TAL // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Wah Fu Education & Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ) VS. TAL Education Group (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WAFU 1
— TAL 8
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: TAL
LAST: $1.43 (-0.69%) • MKT CAP: $6.3M
gross-margins
29.10%
LAST: $10.14 (+0.80%) • MKT CAP: $5.62B
gross-margins
55.40%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WAFU VS. TAL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WAFU | TAL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 29.10% | 55.40% | -26.30 | TAL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | — | 12.40% | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 16.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -22.87% | 9.04% | -31.91 | TAL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -13.50% | 9.20% | -22.70 | TAL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -17.40% | 17.60% | -35.00 | TAL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.70% | 33.70% | -31.00 | TAL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.40% | -3.40 | TAL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 4.29 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 1/9 | 9/9 | -8.00 | TAL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.3 | 31.7 | +9.62 | WAFU | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.09 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 8.9x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.3M | $5.62B | -$5.62B | TAL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WAFU REV | TAL REV | WAFU GROSS % | TAL GROSS % | WAFU FCF | TAL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.4M | $3.01B | 29.1% | 55.4% | -$1.4M | $508.3M |
| FY 2024 | $6.2M | $2.25B | 41.7% | 53.3% | -$976.5K | $286.2M |
| FY 2023 | $7.2M | $1.49B | — | — | -$767.3K | $239.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WAFU // BETA —
TAL // BETA 1.09