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WSO vs IMAX // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Watsco Inc. (NYSE) VS. Imax Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WSO 7
— IMAX 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: WSO
LAST: $303.00 (+4.18%) • MKT CAP: $12.62B
valuation
17.4x
LAST: $51.34 (+1.62%) • MKT CAP: $2.82B
valuation
29.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WSO VS. IMAX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WSO | IMAX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 28.00% | 60.00% | -32.00 | IMAX | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 17.60% | 35.60% | -18.00 | IMAX | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 17.4x | 29.2x | -11.80 | WSO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.24% | 4.22% | +0.02 | WSO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.00% | 20.50% | -10.50 | IMAX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.10% | 8.50% | -0.40 | IMAX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -5.00% | 16.50% | -21.50 | IMAX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.75% | 0.00% | +3.75 | WSO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.78 | 4.02 | +2.76 | WSO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 7/9 | -2.00 | IMAX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 49.9 | 43.5 | +6.35 | WSO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.03 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.0x | 67.8x | -47.80 | WSO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $12.62B | $2.82B | $9.80B | WSO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WSO REV | IMAX REV | WSO GROSS % | IMAX GROSS % | WSO FCF | IMAX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $7.24B | $410.2M | 28.0% | 60.0% | $535.1M | $118.9M |
| FY 2024 | $7.62B | $352.2M | 26.8% | 54.0% | $743.0M | $62.4M |
| FY 2023 | $7.28B | $374.8M | — | — | $234.2M | $58.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WSO // BETA 1.03
IMAX // BETA —