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ZWS vs BRK-A // NET PROFIT MARGIN

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ZWS 8 — BRK-A 7

▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: BRK-A

LAST: $44.80 (+0.16%) • MKT CAP: $7.38B

net-margins

11.70%

LAST: $815,600.00 (-0.23%) • MKT CAP: $1.20T

net-margins

27.10%

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ZWS VS. BRK-A) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	ZWS	BRK-A	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	45.10%	41.00%	+4.10	ZWS	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	12.30%	8.30%	+4.00	ZWS	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	22.0x	12.7x	+9.30	BRK-A	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	3.66%	2.08%	+1.58	ZWS	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	16.40%	33.00%	-16.60	BRK-A	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin ACTIVE	11.70%	27.10%	-15.40	BRK-A	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	8.30%	-1.00%	+9.30	ZWS	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	0.87%	0.00%	+0.87	ZWS	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	4.75	3.02	+1.73	ZWS	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	9/9	6/9	+3.00	ZWS	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	6.80%	7.30%	-0.50	ZWS	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	38.4	67.2	-28.82	BRK-A	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	0.98	1.13	-0.15	BRK-A	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	34.7x	16.7x	+18.00	BRK-A	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$7.38B	$1.20T	-$1.20T	BRK-A	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	ZWS REV	BRK-A REV	ZWS GROSS %	BRK-A GROSS %	ZWS FCF	BRK-A FCF
FY 2025	$1.70B	$247.24B	45.1%	44.0%	$270.2M	$25.04B
FY 2024	$1.57B	$249.71B	45.1%	44.0%	$223.0M	$11.62B
FY 2023	$1.53B	$254.91B	44.0%	44.0%	$185.0M	$37.73B

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

ZWS // BETA 0.98

BRK-A // BETA 1.13