CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. (BBCP) vs OPAL Fuels Inc. (OPAL)

CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. and OPAL Fuels Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. is the larger, with a market value of $479.8M against $239.3M — 2.0× the size. OPAL Fuels Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. trades at 56.4×. CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.91% against 3.02%. CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. has the higher net margin (2.03% vs −0.13%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.71% vs 0.39%). Across the 18 metrics below, CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. leads on 13 and OPAL Fuels Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric BBCP OPAL Engineering & Construction median
P/E 56.41 n/m 27.65
P/S 1.14 0.12 0.85
P/B 1.81 1.08 3.04
Price to free cash flow 21.77 n/m 19.05
EV/EBITDA 8.40 14.04 11.89
EV/Sales 2.03 1.12 1.20
Earnings yield 1.77% (0.72%) 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 4.59% (117.20%) 2.00%

Profitability

Metric BBCP OPAL Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 38.25% 29.42% 18.76%
Operating margin 11.47% 0.69% 6.43%
Net margin 2.03% (0.13%) 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 5.44% (14.10%) 1.12%
Return on equity 3.25% (5.45%) 6.05%
Return on assets 0.96% (0.04%) 1.19%
Return on invested capital 4.71% 0.39% 2.52%

Growth

Metric BBCP OPAL Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.91% 3.02% 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (65.38%) 650.00% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.24% — 12.23%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% — 0.00%

Health

Metric BBCP OPAL Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 1.56 11.39 0.41
Current ratio 1.71 1.82 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA 3.86 10.02 0.38

Dividend

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

Size

Metric BBCP OPAL Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 479.75m 239.32m 1.13b

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