Argan, Inc. (AGX) vs Everus Construction Group, Inc. (ECG)

Argan, Inc. and Everus Construction Group, Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Everus Construction Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $5.7B against $5.2B — 1.1× the size. Everus Construction Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 22.0× against 26.9×. Everus Construction Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 30.5% against 29.0%. Argan, Inc. has the higher net margin (15.1% vs 5.96%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 23.7%). Across the 20 metrics below, Argan, Inc. leads on 11 and Everus Construction Group, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric AGX ECG Engineering & Construction median
P/E 26.87 22.02 29.24
P/S 4.08 1.31 1.09
P/B 9.56 7.24 3.39
Price to free cash flow 8.88 21.50 24.81
EV/EBITDA 20.68 15.52 14.38
EV/Sales 3.21 1.34 1.37
Earnings yield 3.72% 4.54% 2.83%
Free cash flow yield 11.26% 4.65% 2.28%

Profitability

Metric AGX ECG Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 20.86% 13.02% 18.76%
Operating margin 15.36% 7.75% 6.26%
Net margin 15.09% 5.96% 2.23%
Free cash flow margin 45.93% 6.11% 1.83%
Return on equity 39.85% 39.52% 7.90%
Return on assets 15.70% 14.38% 0.87%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 23.73% 2.52%

Growth

Metric AGX ECG Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 29.02% 30.53% 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 58.37% 40.57% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 19.22% — 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 42.01% — 0.00%

Health

Metric AGX ECG Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.36 0.40
Current ratio 1.50 1.59 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA (6.55) 0.38 0.38

Dividend

Metric AGX ECG Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 0.78% — 0.63%
Payout ratio 0.21 — 0.17

Size

Metric AGX ECG Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 5.15b 5.70b 1.09b

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