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ZWS vs MSM // OPERATING MARGIN
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE) VS. MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ZWS 8
— MSM 6
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: ZWS
LAST: $44.67 (-0.29%) • MKT CAP: $7.40B
operating-margins
16.40%
LAST: $119.62 (-1.16%) • MKT CAP: $6.76B
operating-margins
8.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ZWS VS. MSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ZWS | MSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 45.10% | 40.80% | +4.30 | ZWS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.30% | 13.20% | -0.90 | MSM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 22.0x | 19.2x | +2.80 | MSM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.66% | 3.51% | +0.15 | ZWS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 16.40% | 8.00% | +8.40 | ZWS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.70% | 5.30% | +6.40 | ZWS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.30% | -1.30% | +9.60 | 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 | 6.14 | -1.39 | MSM | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 7/9 | +2.00 | ZWS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 38.6 | 45.6 | -7.00 | MSM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.98 | 1.05 | -0.07 | MSM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 34.7x | 32.0x | +2.70 | MSM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.40B | $6.76B | $636.2M | ZWS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ZWS REV | MSM REV | ZWS GROSS % | MSM GROSS % | ZWS FCF | MSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.70B | $3.77B | 45.1% | 40.8% | $270.2M | $240.9M |
| FY 2024 | $1.57B | $3.82B | 45.1% | 41.2% | $223.0M | $311.3M |
| FY 2023 | $1.53B | $4.01B | — | — | $185.0M | $519.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ZWS // BETA 0.98
MSM // BETA 1.05