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PLPC vs DY // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Preformed Line Products Company (NASDAQ) VS. Dycom Industries Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PLPC 4
— DY 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $291.15 (-9.02%) • MKT CAP: $1.56B
gross-margins
31.20%
LAST: $227.70 (-4.99%) • MKT CAP: $7.23B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PLPC VS. DY)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PLPC | DY | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 31.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.60% | 6.80% | +1.80 | PLPC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.9x | 17.0x | +0.90 | DY | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.13% | 5.56% | -3.43 | DY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.20% | 6.20% | +2.00 | PLPC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.30% | 5.10% | +0.20 | PLPC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.70% | 17.90% | -5.20 | DY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.26% | 0.00% | +0.26 | PLPC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 2.86 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 37.1 | 40.0 | -2.90 | DY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.07 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 37.2x | 21.6x | +15.60 | DY | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.56B | $7.23B | -$5.66B | DY | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PLPC REV | DY REV | PLPC GROSS % | DY GROSS % | PLPC FCF | DY FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $669.3M | $5.55B | 31.2% | — | $33.3M | $401.7M |
| FY 2024 | $593.7M | $4.70B | 32.0% | — | $52.8M | $98.6M |
| FY 2023 | $669.7M | $4.18B | — | — | $107.6M | $71.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PLPC // BETA —
DY // BETA 1.07