Arcosa, Inc. (ACA) vs Argan, Inc. (AGX)

Arcosa, Inc. and Argan, Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Arcosa, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $7.2B against $5.2B — 1.4× the size. Arcosa, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 14.7× against 26.9×. Argan, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 29.0% against 16.7%. Arcosa, Inc. has the higher net margin (16.8% vs 15.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (5.49% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; Argan, Inc. yields more (0.78% vs 0.14%). Across the 23 metrics below, Argan, Inc. leads on 12 and Arcosa, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric ACA AGX Engineering & Construction median
P/E 14.71 26.87 29.24
P/S 2.47 4.08 1.09
P/B 2.42 9.56 3.39
Price to free cash flow 38.35 8.88 24.81
EV/EBITDA 14.21 20.68 14.38
EV/Sales 2.82 3.21 1.37
Earnings yield 6.80% 3.72% 2.83%
Free cash flow yield 2.61% 11.26% 2.28%

Profitability

Metric ACA AGX Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 22.80% 20.86% 18.76%
Operating margin 12.00% 15.36% 6.26%
Net margin 16.84% 15.09% 2.23%
Free cash flow margin 6.45% 45.93% 1.83%
Return on equity 17.90% 39.85% 7.90%
Return on assets 9.53% 15.70% 0.87%
Return on invested capital 5.49% 0.00% 2.52%

Growth

Metric ACA AGX Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 16.67% 29.02% 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 121.99% 58.37% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.30% 19.22% 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 14.35% 42.01% 0.00%

Health

Metric ACA AGX Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.48 0.00 0.40
Current ratio 3.12 1.50 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA 2.32 (6.55) 0.38

Dividend

Metric ACA AGX Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 0.14% 0.78% 0.63%
Payout ratio 0.02 0.21 0.17

Size

Metric ACA AGX Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 7.22b 5.15b 1.09b

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