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WAL vs BRK-B // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Class B) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WAL 6
— BRK-B 5
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $77.80 (+2.42%) • MKT CAP: $8.49B
balance-sheet
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LAST: $541.96 (+0.30%) • MKT CAP: $1.20T
balance-sheet
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WAL VS. BRK-B)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WAL | BRK-B | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.90% | 11.47% | -8.57 | BRK-B | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 27.8x | 9.7x | +18.12 | BRK-B | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -18.00% | 2.09% | -20.09 | BRK-B | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 75.00% | 27.80% | +47.20 | WAL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 68.00% | 22.30% | +45.70 | WAL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 99.70% | 3.93% | +95.77 | WAL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 4/9 | +1.00 | WAL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 3.55% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.0 | 67.7 | -11.70 | BRK-B | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.96 | 0.61 | +0.35 | WAL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 7.4x | 24.3x | -16.94 | WAL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.49B | $1.20T | -$1.19T | BRK-B | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WAL REV | BRK-B REV | WAL GROSS % | BRK-B GROSS % | WAL FCF | BRK-B FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $135.8M | $371.44B | — | — | -$2.69B | $25.04B |
| FY 2024 | $68.0M | $371.43B | — | — | -$2.75B | $11.62B |
| FY 2023 | $98.6M | $364.48B | — | — | -$333.0M | $29.79B |
| FY 2022 | — | $302.02B | — | — | — | $21.89B |
| FY 2021 | — | $276.19B | — | — | — | $26.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WAL // BETA 0.96
BRK-B // BETA 0.61