Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (BWMN) vs OPAL Fuels Inc. (OPAL)

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. and OPAL Fuels Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $745.4M against $239.3M — 3.1× the size. OPAL Fuels Inc. 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 3.02%. Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. has the higher net margin (1.32% vs −0.13%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.52% vs 0.39%). Across the 18 metrics below, Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. leads on 12 and OPAL Fuels Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric BWMN OPAL Engineering & Construction median
P/E 102.36 n/m 27.65
P/S 1.34 0.12 0.85
P/B 2.75 1.08 3.04
Price to free cash flow 52.82 n/m 19.05
EV/EBITDA 18.04 14.04 11.89
EV/Sales 1.69 1.12 1.20
Earnings yield 0.98% (0.72%) 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 1.89% (117.20%) 2.00%

Profitability

Metric BWMN OPAL Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 53.36% 29.42% 18.76%
Operating margin 3.36% 0.69% 6.43%
Net margin 1.32% (0.13%) 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 2.54% (14.10%) 1.12%
Return on equity 2.75% (5.45%) 6.05%
Return on assets 1.20% (0.04%) 1.19%
Return on invested capital 2.52% 0.39% 2.52%

Growth

Metric BWMN OPAL Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 14.16% 3.02% 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 329.41% 650.00% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 32.06% — 12.23%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 67.23% — 0.00%

Health

Metric BWMN OPAL Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.75 11.39 0.41
Current ratio 0.90 1.82 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA 2.95 10.02 0.38

Dividend

Metric BWMN OPAL Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield — — 0.68%
Payout ratio — — 0.18

Size

Metric BWMN OPAL Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 745.35m 239.32m 1.13b

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