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ZLAB vs VRDN // OPTIONS IMPLIED MOVE & PUT/CALL SKEW
Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ) VS. Viridian Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ZLAB 2
— VRDN 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $22.36 (-2.95%) • MKT CAP: $2.51B
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LAST: $24.80 (+2.18%) • MKT CAP: $2.81B
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ZLAB VS. VRDN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ZLAB | VRDN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 58.30% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | -35.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -6.33% | -9.85% | +3.52 | ZLAB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -50.20% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -38.40% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 15.00% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.52 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 2/9 | +3.00 | ZLAB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.3 | 69.8 | -29.56 | VRDN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.51B | $2.81B | -$299.4M | VRDN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ZLAB REV | VRDN REV | ZLAB GROSS % | VRDN GROSS % | ZLAB FCF | VRDN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $457.2M | $0 | 58.3% | — | -$158.9M | -$276.9M |
| FY 2024 | $397.6M | $0 | 63.0% | — | -$220.5M | -$232.8M |
| FY 2023 | $266.7M | $0 | — | — | -$198.2M | -$184.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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