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ASO vs FCFS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. FirstCash Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ASO 6
— FCFS 8
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: ASO
LAST: $59.20 (-1.91%) • MKT CAP: $3.72B
valuation
5.6x
LAST: $181.25 (-3.50%) • MKT CAP: $8.06B
valuation
21.7x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ASO VS. FCFS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ASO | FCFS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 34.80% | 96.00% | -61.20 | FCFS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 17.40% | 7.30% | +10.10 | ASO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 5.6x | 21.7x | -16.10 | ASO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.98% | 6.34% | -0.36 | FCFS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.50% | 24.20% | -15.70 | FCFS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.20% | 19.80% | -13.60 | FCFS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.00% | 10.70% | -8.70 | FCFS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.93% | 0.88% | +0.05 | ASO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.90 | 2.93 | -0.03 | FCFS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 9/9 | -3.00 | FCFS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 65.7 | 39.7 | +26.00 | ASO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.15 | 1.12 | +0.03 | ASO | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 9.2x | 22.7x | -13.50 | ASO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.72B | $8.06B | -$4.34B | FCFS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ASO REV | FCFS REV | ASO GROSS % | FCFS GROSS % | ASO FCF | FCFS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.05B | $1.67B | 34.8% | 110.3% | $222.1M | $510.9M |
| FY 2024 | $5.93B | $1.51B | 33.9% | 108.1% | $328.5M | $472.1M |
| FY 2023 | $6.16B | $1.38B | — | — | $258.6M | $354.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ASO // BETA 1.15
FCFS // BETA 1.12