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 $745.4M against $479.8M — 1.6× the size. CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. trades at the lower P/E: 56.4× against 102×. 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 56.41 102.36 27.65
P/S 1.14 1.34 0.85
P/B 1.81 2.75 3.04
Price to free cash flow 21.77 52.82 19.05
EV/EBITDA 8.40 18.04 11.89
EV/Sales 2.03 1.69 1.20
Earnings yield 1.77% 0.98% 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 4.59% 1.89% 2.00%

Profitability

Metric BBCP BWMN Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 38.25% 53.36% 18.76%
Operating margin 11.47% 3.36% 6.43%
Net margin 2.03% 1.32% 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 5.44% 2.54% 1.12%
Return on equity 3.25% 2.75% 6.05%
Return on assets 0.96% 1.20% 1.19%
Return on invested capital 4.71% 2.52% 2.52%

Growth

Metric BBCP BWMN Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.91% 14.16% 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (65.38%) 329.41% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.24% 32.06% 12.23%
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 0.41
Current ratio 1.71 0.90 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA 3.86 2.95 0.38

Dividend

Metric BBCP BWMN Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 1.36% — 0.68%
Payout ratio 0.81 — 0.18

Size

Metric BBCP BWMN Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 479.75m 745.35m 1.13b

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