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Argan, Inc. (AGX) vs KBR, Inc. (KBR)

Argan, Inc. and KBR, Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. KBR, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.8B against $3.7B — 1.3× the size. KBR, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 10.8× against 20.3×. Argan, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 29.0% against −2.36%. Argan, Inc. has the higher net margin (15.1% vs 5.65%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 11.8%). Both pay a dividend; KBR, Inc. yields more (1.74% vs 0.84%). Across the 23 metrics below, Argan, Inc. leads on 15 and KBR, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric AGX KBR Engineering & Construction median
P/E 20.33 10.83 27.65
P/S 3.09 0.61 0.85
P/B 7.24 2.69 3.04
Price to free cash flow 6.72 14.74 19.05
EV/EBITDA 14.29 7.69 11.89
EV/Sales 2.22 0.88 1.20
Earnings yield 4.92% 9.23% 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 14.88% 6.78% 2.00%

Profitability

Metric AGX KBR Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 20.86% 14.69% 18.76%
Operating margin 15.36% 9.32% 6.43%
Net margin 15.09% 5.65% 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 45.93% 4.23% 1.12%
Return on equity 39.85% 27.26% 6.05%
Return on assets 15.70% 6.47% 1.19%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 11.76% 2.52%

Growth

Metric AGX KBR Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 29.02% (2.36%) 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 58.37% 15.05% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 19.22% 6.19% 12.23%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 42.01% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AGX KBR Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.00 1.43 0.41
Current ratio 1.50 0.94 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA (6.55) 2.21 0.38

Dividend

Metric AGX KBR Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 0.84% 1.74% 0.68%
Payout ratio 0.17 0.19 0.18

Size

Metric AGX KBR Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 3.66b 4.80b 1.13b

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