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PLAB vs AAPL // ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP
Photronics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PLAB 3
— AAPL 10
▲ ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP LEADER: AAPL
LAST: $28.00 (+2.19%) • MKT CAP: $1.62B
market-cap
$1.62B
LAST: $331.90 (-1.90%) • MKT CAP: $4.94T
market-cap
$4.94T
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PLAB VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PLAB | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 35.30% | 48.79% | -13.49 | AAPL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 24.60% | 81.14% | -56.54 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 3.2x | 28.4x | -25.23 | PLAB | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.47% | 2.81% | +0.66 | PLAB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 24.50% | 33.01% | -8.51 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.10% | 27.60% | -11.50 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.00% | 15.06% | -17.06 | AAPL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.33% | -0.33 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.97 | 12.48 | -6.51 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 5.08% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.0 | 59.9 | -17.90 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.14 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.7x | 35.8x | -24.06 | PLAB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap ACTIVE | $1.62B | $4.94T | -$4.94T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PLAB REV | AAPL REV | PLAB GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | PLAB FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $478.83B | — | 48.8% | — | $136.06B |
| FY 2025 | $849.3M | $416.16B | 35.3% | 46.9% | $59.7M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $866.9M | $391.04B | 36.4% | 46.2% | $130.5M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $892.1M | $383.29B | — | 44.1% | $302.2M | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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AAPL // BETA 1.14