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CRS vs PKX // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY

Carpenter Technology Corporation (NYSE) VS. POSCO HOLDINGS INC. (Each representing 1/4th of a share of ) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CRS 1 — PKX 2

■ METRIC PARITY

CRS — Carpenter Technology Corporation ROARABLE C • RQD 62/100

LAST: $283.08 (-5.24%) • MKT CAP: $14.80B

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balance-sheet

8.38

PKX — POSCO HOLDINGS INC. (Each representing 1/4th of a share of ) ROARABLE D • RQD 44/100

LAST: $49.67 (-2.44%) • MKT CAP: $16.48B

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balance-sheet

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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CRS VS. PKX) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	CRS	PKX	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	26.70%	—	—	TIE	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	16.90%	—	—	TIE	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	24.1x	—	—	TIE	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	2.10%	—	—	TIE	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	18.10%	—	—	TIE	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	13.10%	—	—	TIE	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	4.30%	—	—	TIE	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	0.27%	0.00%	+0.27	CRS	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE	8.38	—	—	TIE	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	8/9	—	—	TIE	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	—	—	—	TIE	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	31.0	38.1	-7.10	PKX	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	1.08	—	—	TIE	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	36.6x	—	—	TIE	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$14.80B	$16.48B	-$1.68B	PKX	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	CRS REV	PKX REV	CRS GROSS %	PKX GROSS %	CRS FCF	PKX FCF
FY 2025	$2.88B	—	26.7%	—	$310.9M	—
FY 2024	$2.76B	—	21.2%	—	$150.7M	—
FY 2023	$2.55B	—	—	—	-$100.1M	—

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

CRS // BETA 1.08

PKX // BETA —