CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. (BBCP) vs Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. (CDNL)

CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. and Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $597.5M against $479.8M — 1.2× the size. Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. has the higher net margin (3.56% vs 2.03%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.02% vs 4.71%). Across the 15 metrics below, Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. leads on 11 and CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. on 4.

Valuation

Metric BBCP CDNL Engineering & Construction median
P/E 56.41 — 27.65
P/S 1.14 0.34 0.85
P/B 1.81 0.33 3.04
Price to free cash flow 21.77 n/m 19.05
EV/EBITDA 8.40 0.57 11.89
EV/Sales 2.03 0.08 1.20
Earnings yield 1.77% — 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 4.59% (12.69%) 2.00%

Profitability

Metric BBCP CDNL Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 38.25% 18.78% 18.76%
Operating margin 11.47% 8.57% 6.43%
Net margin 2.03% 3.56% 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 5.44% (4.32%) 1.12%
Return on equity 3.25% 6.90% 6.05%
Return on assets 0.96% 3.66% 1.19%
Return on invested capital 4.71% 7.02% 2.52%

Growth

Metric BBCP CDNL Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.91% — 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (65.38%) — 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.24% — 12.23%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% — 0.00%

Health

Metric BBCP CDNL Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 1.56 0.32 0.41
Current ratio 1.71 3.59 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA 3.86 0.29 0.38

Dividend

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

Size

Metric BBCP CDNL Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 479.75m 597.45m 1.13b

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