Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (BWMN) vs Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (ORN)

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. and Orion Group Holdings, Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $745.4M against $280.1M — 2.7× the size. Orion Group Holdings, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 45.9× against 102×. Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.2% against 11.0%. Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. has the higher net margin (1.32% vs 0.62%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.52% vs 2.52%). Across the 20 metrics below, Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. leads on 10 and Orion Group Holdings, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric BWMN ORN Engineering & Construction median
P/E 102.36 45.93 27.65
P/S 1.34 0.30 0.85
P/B 2.75 1.61 3.04
Price to free cash flow 52.82 n/m 19.05
EV/EBITDA 18.04 9.01 11.89
EV/Sales 1.69 0.42 1.20
Earnings yield 0.98% 2.18% 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 1.89% (5.08%) 2.00%

Profitability

Metric BWMN ORN Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 53.36% 11.75% 18.76%
Operating margin 3.36% 1.23% 6.43%
Net margin 1.32% 0.62% 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 2.54% (1.53%) 1.12%
Return on equity 2.75% 3.49% 6.05%
Return on assets 1.20% 1.19% 1.19%
Return on invested capital 2.52% 2.52% 2.52%

Growth

Metric BWMN ORN Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 14.16% 10.96% 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 329.41% 220.00% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 32.06% 3.72% 12.23%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 67.23% (34.23%) 0.00%

Health

Metric BWMN ORN Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.75 0.67 0.41
Current ratio 0.90 1.37 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA 2.95 0.23 0.38

Dividend

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

Size

Metric BWMN ORN Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 745.35m 280.14m 1.13b

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