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

Argan, Inc. and Exponent, Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Exponent, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.1B against $3.7B — 1.1× the size. Argan, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 20.3× against 36.8×. Argan, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 29.0% against 15.4%. Exponent, Inc. has the higher net margin (17.4% vs 15.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (45.4% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; Exponent, Inc. yields more (1.44% vs 0.84%). Across the 22 metrics below, Argan, Inc. leads on 15 and Exponent, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric AGX EXPO Engineering & Construction median
P/E 20.33 36.83 27.65
P/S 3.09 6.25 0.85
P/B 7.24 13.37 3.04
Price to free cash flow 6.72 37.93 19.05
EV/EBITDA 14.29 29.04 11.89
EV/Sales 2.22 6.07 1.20
Earnings yield 4.92% 2.72% 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 14.88% 2.64% 2.00%

Profitability

Metric AGX EXPO Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 20.86% 88.48% 18.76%
Operating margin 15.36% 21.31% 6.43%
Net margin 15.09% 17.40% 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 45.93% 0.00% 1.12%
Return on equity 39.85% 32.27% 6.05%
Return on assets 15.70% 15.77% 1.19%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 45.43% 2.52%

Growth

Metric AGX EXPO Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 29.02% 15.35% 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 58.37% (1.90%) 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 19.22% 7.79% 12.23%
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 0.41
Current ratio 1.50 1.94 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA (6.55) (1.71) 0.38

Dividend

Metric AGX EXPO Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 0.84% 1.44% 0.68%
Payout ratio 0.17 0.53 0.18

Size

Metric AGX EXPO Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 3.66b 4.08b 1.13b

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