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YQ vs TAL // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. TAL Education Group (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: YQ 2
— TAL 8
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: TAL
LAST: $2.68 (-9.15%) • MKT CAP: $29.1M
gross-margins
47.70%
LAST: $10.14 (+0.80%) • MKT CAP: $5.62B
gross-margins
55.40%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (YQ VS. TAL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | YQ | TAL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 47.70% | 55.40% | -7.70 | TAL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 12.40% | -47.40 | TAL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 16.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 14.97% | 9.04% | +5.93 | YQ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -60.00% | 9.20% | -69.20 | TAL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -60.00% | 17.60% | -77.60 | TAL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -41.50% | 33.70% | -75.20 | 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 | 6/9 | 9/9 | -3.00 | TAL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 33.3 | 31.7 | +1.62 | YQ | /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 | $29.1M | $5.62B | -$5.60B | TAL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | YQ REV | TAL REV | YQ GROSS % | TAL GROSS % | YQ FCF | TAL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $15.2M | $3.01B | 47.7% | 55.4% | $4.4M | $508.3M |
| FY 2024 | $25.9M | $2.25B | 36.6% | 53.3% | -$20.4M | $286.2M |
| FY 2023 | $24.1M | $1.49B | — | — | -$29.9M | $239.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
YQ // BETA —
TAL // BETA 1.09