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CARS vs DDI // OPTIONS IMPLIED MOVE & PUT/CALL SKEW
Cars.com Inc. (NYSE) VS. DoubleDown Interactive Co. Ltd. American Depository Shares (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CARS 3
— DDI 5
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $11.68 (+3.92%) • MKT CAP: $601.7M
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LAST: $13.48 (0.00%) • MKT CAP: $668.0M
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CARS VS. DDI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CARS | DDI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.50% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.7x | 5.7x | +10.00 | DDI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 24.12% | 3.10% | +21.02 | CARS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.30% | 38.30% | -30.00 | DDI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.80% | 32.70% | -29.90 | DDI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.60% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.36 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 4/9 | +2.00 | CARS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.1 | 51.4 | +7.70 | CARS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 28.3x | 6.2x | +22.10 | DDI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $601.7M | $668.0M | -$66.3M | DDI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CARS REV | DDI REV | CARS GROSS % | DDI GROSS % | CARS FCF | DDI FCF |
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| FY 2025 | $723.2M | — | — | — | $147.4M | — |
| FY 2024 | $719.2M | — | — | — | $149.5M | — |
| FY 2023 | $689.2M | $308.9M | — | — | $136.7M | $20.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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