Ameresco, Inc. (AMRC) vs CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. (BBCP)

Ameresco, Inc. and CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Ameresco, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.1B against $459.6M — 2.3× the size. Ameresco, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 36.8× against 53.4×. Ameresco, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.89% against 6.91%. CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. has the higher net margin (2.03% vs 1.40%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.71% vs 2.76%). Across the 21 metrics below, CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. leads on 12 and Ameresco, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric AMRC BBCP Engineering & Construction median
P/E 36.79 53.41 29.24
P/S 0.51 1.08 1.09
P/B 0.76 1.71 3.39
Price to free cash flow n/m 20.61 24.81
EV/EBITDA 10.74 8.15 14.38
EV/Sales 1.37 1.97 1.37
Earnings yield 2.72% 1.87% 2.83%
Free cash flow yield (10.14%) 4.85% 2.28%

Profitability

Metric AMRC BBCP Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 16.13% 38.25% 18.76%
Operating margin 6.72% 11.47% 6.26%
Net margin 1.40% 2.03% 2.23%
Free cash flow margin (5.13%) 5.44% 1.83%
Return on equity 2.34% 3.25% 7.90%
Return on assets 0.62% 0.96% 0.87%
Return on invested capital 2.76% 4.71% 2.52%

Growth

Metric AMRC BBCP Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 8.89% 6.91% 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (22.43%) (65.38%) 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 13.36% 5.24% 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (3.91%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AMRC BBCP Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 1.45 1.56 0.40
Current ratio 1.67 1.71 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA 7.35 3.86 0.38

Dividend

Metric AMRC BBCP Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield — 1.43% 0.63%
Payout ratio — 0.81 0.17

Size

Metric AMRC BBCP Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 1.07b 459.58m 1.09b

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