Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (BWMN) vs Matrix Service Company (MTRX)

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. and Matrix Service Company are both Engineering & Construction companies. Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $741.7M against $286.9M — 2.6× the size. Matrix Service Company has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. trades at 102×. Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.2% against 13.6%. Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. has the higher net margin (1.32% vs −0.30%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.52% vs 0.00%). Across the 20 metrics below, Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. leads on 15 and Matrix Service Company on 5.

Valuation

Metric BWMN MTRX Engineering & Construction median
P/E 101.88 n/m 29.24
P/S 1.33 0.32 1.09
P/B 2.74 2.00 3.39
Price to free cash flow 52.58 84.23 24.81
EV/EBITDA 17.97 n/m 14.38
EV/Sales 1.68 0.08 1.37
Earnings yield 0.98% (0.90%) 2.83%
Free cash flow yield 1.90% 1.19% 2.28%

Profitability

Metric BWMN MTRX Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 53.36% 7.32% 18.76%
Operating margin 3.36% (1.10%) 6.26%
Net margin 1.32% (0.30%) 2.23%
Free cash flow margin 2.54% 0.39% 1.83%
Return on equity 2.75% (1.81%) 7.90%
Return on assets 1.20% (0.43%) 0.87%
Return on invested capital 2.52% 0.00% 2.52%

Growth

Metric BWMN MTRX Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 14.16% 13.56% 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 329.41% 91.51% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 32.06% 5.34% 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 67.23% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric BWMN MTRX Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.75 0.00 0.40
Current ratio 0.90 0.98 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA 2.95 227.98 0.38

Dividend

Metric BWMN MTRX Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield — — 0.63%
Payout ratio — — 0.17

Size

Metric BWMN MTRX Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 741.71m 286.88m 1.09b

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