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AAOI vs SLAB // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AAOI 2
— SLAB 10
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $69.05 (-12.80%) • MKT CAP: $6.72B
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LAST: $222.45 (+0.05%) • MKT CAP: $7.42B
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AAOI VS. SLAB)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AAOI | SLAB | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 30.00% | 58.20% | -28.20 | SLAB | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -8.00% | -6.90% | -1.10 | SLAB | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -5.26% | 0.89% | -6.15 | SLAB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -12.00% | -9.00% | -3.00 | SLAB | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.40% | -8.30% | -0.10 | SLAB | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 82.80% | 34.30% | +48.50 | AAOI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.36 | 26.00 | -16.64 | SLAB | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 8/9 | -4.00 | SLAB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.3 | 61.8 | -17.50 | SLAB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.32 | 1.42 | -0.10 | SLAB | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.0x | 31.0x | -9.00 | AAOI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.72B | $7.42B | -$695.4M | SLAB | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AAOI REV | SLAB REV | AAOI GROSS % | SLAB GROSS % | AAOI FCF | SLAB FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $455.7M | $784.8M | 30.0% | 58.2% | -$353.6M | $65.8M |
| FY 2024 | $249.4M | $584.4M | 24.8% | 53.4% | -$112.9M | -$25.7M |
| FY 2023 | $217.6M | $782.3M | — | — | -$17.7M | -$65.5M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AAOI // BETA 1.32
SLAB // BETA 1.42