CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. (BBCP) vs Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (BWMN)

CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. and Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $737.7M against $483.8M — 1.5× the size. CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. trades at the lower P/E: 57.5× against 101×. Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.2% against 6.91%. CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. has the higher net margin (2.03% vs 1.32%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.71% vs 2.52%). Across the 22 metrics below, CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. leads on 13 and Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. on 9.

Valuation

Metric BBCP BWMN Engineering & Construction median
P/E 57.47 101.36 28.59
P/S 1.16 1.33 1.15
P/B 1.84 2.73 3.96
Price to free cash flow 22.18 52.30 25.24
EV/EBITDA 8.49 17.90 14.87
EV/Sales 2.05 1.67 1.42
Earnings yield 1.74% 0.99% 2.47%
Free cash flow yield 4.51% 1.91% 1.91%

Profitability

Metric BBCP BWMN Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 38.25% 53.36% 18.76%
Operating margin 11.47% 3.36% 6.26%
Net margin 2.03% 1.32% 2.23%
Free cash flow margin 5.44% 2.54% 1.83%
Return on equity 3.25% 2.75% 7.90%
Return on assets 0.96% 1.20% 0.87%
Return on invested capital 4.71% 2.52% 2.52%

Growth

Metric BBCP BWMN Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.91% 14.16% 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (65.38%) 329.41% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.24% 32.06% 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 67.23% 0.00%

Health

Metric BBCP BWMN Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 1.56 0.75 0.40
Current ratio 1.71 0.90 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA 3.86 2.95 0.38

Dividend

Metric BBCP BWMN Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield — — 0.65%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric BBCP BWMN Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 483.78m 737.72m 1.31b

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