CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. (BBCP) vs Willdan Group, Inc. (WLDN)

CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. and Willdan Group, Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Willdan Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.1B against $479.8M — 2.3× the size. Willdan Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 16.0× against 56.4×. Willdan Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.1% against 6.91%. Willdan Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (8.80% vs 2.03%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.68% vs 4.71%). Across the 21 metrics below, Willdan Group, Inc. leads on 15 and CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC. on 6.

Valuation

Metric BBCP WLDN Engineering & Construction median
P/E 56.41 16.04 27.65
P/S 1.14 1.44 0.85
P/B 1.81 3.04 3.04
Price to free cash flow 21.77 17.09 19.05
EV/EBITDA 8.40 14.16 11.89
EV/Sales 2.03 1.47 1.20
Earnings yield 1.77% 6.24% 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 4.59% 5.85% 2.00%

Profitability

Metric BBCP WLDN Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 38.25% 37.79% 18.76%
Operating margin 11.47% 7.05% 6.43%
Net margin 2.03% 8.80% 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 5.44% 8.41% 1.12%
Return on equity 3.25% 21.19% 6.05%
Return on assets 0.96% 11.67% 1.19%
Return on invested capital 4.71% 8.68% 2.52%

Growth

Metric BBCP WLDN Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.91% 18.09% 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (65.38%) 120.89% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.24% 11.76% 12.23%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric BBCP WLDN Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 1.56 0.19 0.41
Current ratio 1.71 1.37 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA 3.86 (0.29) 0.38

Dividend

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

Size

Metric BBCP WLDN Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 479.75m 1.08b 1.13b

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