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UG vs HD // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
United-Guardian Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Home Depot Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: UG 4
— HD 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $7.25 (+2.55%) • MKT CAP: $32.5M
gross-margins
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LAST: $341.15 (+3.63%) • MKT CAP: $328.44B
gross-margins
33.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (UG VS. HD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | UG | HD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | 33.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 17.80% | 32.90% | -15.10 | HD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 12.8x | 13.4x | -0.60 | UG | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.24% | 2.72% | +3.52 | UG | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 12.70% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 8.60% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 3.20% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 9.04% | 2.79% | +6.25 | UG | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 5.64 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 5/9 | -1.00 | HD | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.9 | 67.5 | -12.60 | HD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.88 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 13.5x | 21.6x | -8.10 | UG | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $32.5M | $328.44B | -$328.41B | HD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | UG REV | HD REV | UG GROSS % | HD GROSS % | UG FCF | HD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.3M | $164.68B | — | 33.3% | $1.9M | $8.91B |
| FY 2024 | $10.2M | $159.51B | — | 33.4% | $3.0M | $12.63B |
| FY 2023 | $8.0M | $152.67B | — | — | $3.1M | $14.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
UG // BETA —
HD // BETA 0.88