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KALU vs SMR // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KALU 8
— SMR 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $116.28 (-2.96%) • MKT CAP: $1.90B
valuation
16.0x
LAST: $5.62 (-5.07%) • MKT CAP: $2.42B
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KALU VS. SMR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KALU | SMR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 13.10% | 36.30% | -23.20 | SMR | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.90% | -35.00% | +42.90 | KALU | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 16.0x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.69% | -18.00% | +23.69 | KALU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.60% | -60.00% | +65.60 | KALU | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.40% | -60.00% | +63.40 | KALU | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 11.50% | -15.00% | +26.50 | KALU | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.62% | 0.00% | +2.62 | KALU | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.70 | 3.62 | -0.92 | SMR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 3/9 | +3.00 | KALU | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 35.1 | 37.1 | -2.00 | SMR | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.14 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 16.1x | 19.0x | -2.90 | KALU | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.90B | $2.42B | -$513.9M | SMR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KALU REV | SMR REV | KALU GROSS % | SMR GROSS % | KALU FCF | SMR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.37B | $31.5M | 13.1% | 36.3% | $111.4M | -$460.1M |
| FY 2024 | $3.02B | $37.0M | 11.8% | 86.7% | $167.1M | -$108.7M |
| FY 2023 | $3.09B | $22.8M | — | — | $211.9M | -$184.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
KALU // BETA —
SMR // BETA 1.14