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Argan, Inc. (AGX) vs Primoris Services Corporation (PRIM)

Argan, Inc. and Primoris Services Corporation are both Engineering & Construction companies. Argan, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.7B against $3.2B — 1.1× the size. Argan, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 20.3× against 33.5×. Argan, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 29.0% against −5.37%. Argan, Inc. has the higher net margin (15.1% vs 1.36%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 4.97%). Both pay a dividend; Argan, Inc. yields more (0.84% vs 0.53%). Across the 23 metrics below, Argan, Inc. leads on 18 and Primoris Services Corporation on 5.

Valuation

Metric AGX PRIM Engineering & Construction median
P/E 20.33 33.52 27.65
P/S 3.09 0.45 0.85
P/B 7.24 2.06 3.04
Price to free cash flow 6.72 50.03 19.05
EV/EBITDA 14.29 12.05 11.89
EV/Sales 2.22 0.54 1.20
Earnings yield 4.92% 2.98% 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 14.88% 2.00% 2.00%

Profitability

Metric AGX PRIM Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 20.86% 8.46% 18.76%
Operating margin 15.36% 2.41% 6.43%
Net margin 15.09% 1.36% 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 45.93% 0.91% 1.12%
Return on equity 39.85% 6.05% 6.05%
Return on assets 15.70% 2.08% 1.19%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 4.97% 2.52%

Growth

Metric AGX PRIM Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 29.02% (5.37%) 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 58.37% 51.66% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 19.22% 16.75% 12.23%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 42.01% 21.23% 0.00%

Health

Metric AGX PRIM Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.50 0.41
Current ratio 1.50 1.14 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA (6.55) (0.13) 0.38

Dividend

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

Size

Metric AGX PRIM Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 3.66b 3.21b 1.13b

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