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

Argan, Inc. and KBR, Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Argan, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $5.2B against $4.6B — 1.1× the size. KBR, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 11.0× against 26.9×. Argan, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 29.0% against −3.64%. Argan, Inc. has the higher net margin (15.1% vs 5.49%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 11.8%). Both pay a dividend; KBR, Inc. yields more (1.81% vs 0.78%). Across the 23 metrics below, Argan, Inc. leads on 15 and KBR, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric AGX KBR Engineering & Construction median
P/E 26.87 10.96 29.24
P/S 4.08 0.59 1.09
P/B 9.56 2.79 3.39
Price to free cash flow 8.88 13.06 24.81
EV/EBITDA 20.68 7.58 14.38
EV/Sales 3.21 0.88 1.37
Earnings yield 3.72% 9.13% 2.83%
Free cash flow yield 11.26% 7.66% 2.28%

Profitability

Metric AGX KBR Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 20.86% 14.48% 18.76%
Operating margin 15.36% 9.50% 6.26%
Net margin 15.09% 5.49% 2.23%
Free cash flow margin 45.93% 4.64% 1.83%
Return on equity 39.85% 27.08% 7.90%
Return on assets 15.70% 6.30% 0.87%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 11.82% 2.52%

Growth

Metric AGX KBR Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 29.02% (3.64%) 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 58.37% 15.05% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 19.22% 6.19% 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 42.01% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AGX KBR Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.00 1.55 0.40
Current ratio 1.50 1.15 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA (6.55) 2.21 0.38

Dividend

Metric AGX KBR Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 0.78% 1.81% 0.63%
Payout ratio 0.21 0.20 0.17

Size

Metric AGX KBR Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 5.15b 4.59b 1.09b

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