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SLAB vs AAOI // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SLAB 10
— AAOI 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $222.45 (+0.05%) • MKT CAP: $7.42B
valuation
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LAST: $69.05 (-12.80%) • MKT CAP: $5.86B
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SLAB VS. AAOI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SLAB | AAOI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 58.20% | 30.00% | +28.20 | SLAB | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -6.90% | -8.00% | +1.10 | SLAB | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.89% | -5.26% | +6.15 | SLAB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -9.00% | -12.00% | +3.00 | SLAB | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.30% | -8.40% | +0.10 | SLAB | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 34.30% | 82.80% | -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 | 26.00 | 9.36 | +16.64 | SLAB | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 4/9 | +4.00 | SLAB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.9 | 38.6 | +24.30 | SLAB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.42 | 1.32 | +0.10 | SLAB | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 31.0x | 22.0x | +9.00 | AAOI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.42B | $5.86B | $1.56B | SLAB | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SLAB REV | AAOI REV | SLAB GROSS % | AAOI GROSS % | SLAB FCF | AAOI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $784.8M | $455.7M | 58.2% | 30.0% | $65.8M | -$353.6M |
| FY 2024 | $584.4M | $249.4M | 53.4% | 24.8% | -$25.7M | -$112.9M |
| FY 2023 | $782.3M | $217.6M | — | — | -$65.5M | -$17.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SLAB // BETA 1.42
AAOI // BETA 1.32