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NRDS vs TSM // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
NerdWallet Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NRDS 8
— TSM 3
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: NRDS
LAST: $11.18 (-1.50%) • MKT CAP: $725.5M
fcf-yield
17.96%
LAST: $406.13 (-5.95%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
fcf-yield
3.99%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NRDS VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NRDS | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 92.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 18.60% | 14.90% | +3.70 | NRDS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.5x | 14.9x | -5.40 | NRDS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 17.96% | 3.99% | +13.97 | NRDS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.80% | 21.10% | -13.30 | TSM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.80% | 16.40% | -10.60 | TSM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 21.70% | -3.30% | +25.00 | NRDS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 7.19 | 3.87 | +3.32 | NRDS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | NRDS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 69.1 | 49.4 | +19.70 | NRDS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.42 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 12.5x | 20.2x | -7.70 | NRDS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $725.5M | $2.24T | -$2.24T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NRDS REV | TSM REV | NRDS GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | NRDS FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $836.6M | — | 92.4% | — | $130.3M | — |
| FY 2024 | $687.6M | — | 90.8% | — | $71.2M | — |
| FY 2023 | $599.4M | — | — | — | $72.1M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NRDS // BETA —
TSM // BETA 1.42