Argan, Inc. (AGX) vs Exponent, Inc. (EXPO)

Argan, Inc. and Exponent, Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Argan, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $5.2B against $3.4B — 1.5× the size. Argan, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 26.9× against 32.2×. Argan, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 29.0% against 12.8%. Exponent, Inc. has the higher net margin (17.7% vs 15.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (35.9% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; Exponent, Inc. yields more (1.72% vs 0.78%). Across the 22 metrics below, Argan, Inc. leads on 15 and Exponent, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric AGX EXPO Engineering & Construction median
P/E 26.87 32.16 29.24
P/S 4.08 5.53 1.09
P/B 9.56 12.11 3.39
Price to free cash flow 8.88 32.21 24.81
EV/EBITDA 20.68 24.88 14.38
EV/Sales 3.21 5.42 1.37
Earnings yield 3.72% 3.11% 2.83%
Free cash flow yield 11.26% 3.10% 2.28%

Profitability

Metric AGX EXPO Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 20.86% 89.67% 18.76%
Operating margin 15.36% 20.17% 6.26%
Net margin 15.09% 17.67% 2.23%
Free cash flow margin 45.93% 17.16% 1.83%
Return on equity 39.85% 31.20% 7.90%
Return on assets 15.70% 15.83% 0.87%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 35.92% 2.52%

Growth

Metric AGX EXPO Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 29.02% 12.84% 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 58.37% (1.90%) 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 19.22% 7.79% 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 42.01% 5.13% 0.00%

Health

Metric AGX EXPO Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.40
Current ratio 1.50 1.98 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA (6.55) (1.71) 0.38

Dividend

Metric AGX EXPO Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 0.78% 1.72% 0.63%
Payout ratio 0.21 0.55 0.17

Size

Metric AGX EXPO Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 5.15b 3.44b 1.09b

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