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WVE vs DSGN // OPERATING MARGIN
Wave Life Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Design Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WVE 2
— DSGN 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $3.63 (-0.28%) • MKT CAP: $715.9M
operating-margins
-60.00%
LAST: $11.06 (-0.18%) • MKT CAP: $692.2M
operating-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WVE VS. DSGN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WVE | DSGN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | -32.10% | -2.90 | DSGN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | -7.88% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | -60.00% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -60.00% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -60.50% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.85 | 26.00 | -25.15 | DSGN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 2/9 | 2/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.6 | 47.2 | +3.40 | WVE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $715.9M | $692.2M | $23.8M | WVE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WVE REV | DSGN REV | WVE GROSS % | DSGN GROSS % | WVE FCF | DSGN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $42.7M | $0 | — | — | -$188.2M | -$54.6M |
| FY 2024 | $108.3M | $0 | — | — | -$152.0M | -$43.4M |
| FY 2023 | $113.3M | $0 | — | — | -$19.4M | -$58.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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