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 $737.7M against $277.3M — 2.7× the size. Matrix Service Company has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. trades at 101×. 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 101.36 n/m 28.59
P/S 1.33 0.32 1.15
P/B 2.73 1.95 3.96
Price to free cash flow 52.30 82.04 25.24
EV/EBITDA 17.90 n/m 14.87
EV/Sales 1.67 0.07 1.42
Earnings yield 0.99% (0.92%) 2.47%
Free cash flow yield 1.91% 1.22% 1.91%

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% —
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 — — 0.65%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric BWMN MTRX Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 737.72m 277.26m 1.31b

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