Argan, Inc. (AGX) vs Cadeler A/S Sponsored ADR (CDLR)

Argan, Inc. and Cadeler A/S Sponsored ADR are both Engineering & Construction companies. Argan, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.7B against $2.9B — 1.3× the size. Cadeler A/S Sponsored ADR has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Argan, Inc. trades at 20.3×. Cadeler A/S Sponsored ADR grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 70.3% against 29.0%. Argan, Inc. has the higher net margin (15.1% vs 0.71%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.00% vs 0.00%). Across the 19 metrics below, Argan, Inc. leads on 12 and Cadeler A/S Sponsored ADR on 7.

Valuation

Metric AGX CDLR Engineering & Construction median
P/E 20.33 n/m 27.65
P/S 3.09 2.13 0.85
P/B 7.24 0.32 3.04
Price to free cash flow 6.72 n/m 19.05
EV/EBITDA 14.29 20.21 11.89
EV/Sales 2.22 7.41 1.20
Earnings yield 4.92% (2.05%) 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 14.88% (157.28%) 2.00%

Profitability

Metric AGX CDLR Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 20.86% 29.16% 18.76%
Operating margin 15.36% 0.00% 6.43%
Net margin 15.09% 0.71% 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 45.93% 0.00% 1.12%
Return on equity 39.85% 0.00% 6.05%
Return on assets 15.70% 0.00% 1.19%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 0.00% 2.52%

Growth

Metric AGX CDLR Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 29.02% 70.29% 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 58.37% 335.37% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 19.22% 95.62% 12.23%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 42.01% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AGX CDLR Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.90 0.41
Current ratio 1.50 1.62 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA (6.55) 3.46 0.38

Dividend

Metric AGX CDLR Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 0.84% — 0.68%
Payout ratio 0.17 — 0.18

Size

Metric AGX CDLR Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 3.66b 2.86b 1.13b

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