Argan, Inc. (AGX) vs Fluor Corporation (FLR)

Argan, Inc. and Fluor Corporation are both Engineering & Construction companies. Fluor Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $6.4B against $5.2B — 1.2× the size. Fluor Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Argan, Inc. trades at 26.9×. Argan, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 29.0% against −4.78%. Argan, Inc. has the higher net margin (15.1% vs −12.9%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.00% vs −16.6%). Across the 19 metrics below, Argan, Inc. leads on 15 and Fluor Corporation on 4.

Valuation

Metric AGX FLR Engineering & Construction median
P/E 26.87 n/m 29.24
P/S 4.08 0.42 1.09
P/B 9.56 2.34 3.39
Price to free cash flow 8.88 n/m 24.81
EV/EBITDA 20.68 n/m 14.38
EV/Sales 3.21 0.29 1.37
Earnings yield 3.72% (26.13%) 2.83%
Free cash flow yield 11.26% (3.14%) 2.28%

Profitability

Metric AGX FLR Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 20.86% (0.80%) 18.76%
Operating margin 15.36% (1.39%) 6.26%
Net margin 15.09% (12.85%) 2.23%
Free cash flow margin 45.93% (1.32%) 1.83%
Return on equity 39.85% (45.56%) 7.90%
Return on assets 15.70% (20.66%) 0.87%
Return on invested capital 0.00% (16.58%) 2.52%

Growth

Metric AGX FLR Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 29.02% (4.78%) 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 58.37% (102.52%) 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 19.22% (0.36%) 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 42.01% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AGX FLR Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.38 0.40
Current ratio 1.50 1.80 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA (6.55) 8.72 0.38

Dividend

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

Size

Metric AGX FLR Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 5.15b 6.38b 1.09b

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