Exponent, Inc. (EXPO) vs Construction Partners, Inc. (ROAD)

Exponent, Inc. and Construction Partners, Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Construction Partners, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.7B against $3.4B — 1.4× the size. Exponent, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 32.2× against 32.2×. Construction Partners, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 41.9% against 12.8%. Exponent, Inc. has the higher net margin (17.7% vs 4.10%) and the higher return on invested capital (35.9% vs 6.82%). Across the 21 metrics below, Exponent, Inc. leads on 11 and Construction Partners, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric EXPO ROAD Engineering & Construction median
P/E 32.16 32.18 29.24
P/S 5.53 1.33 1.09
P/B 12.11 4.44 3.39
Price to free cash flow 32.21 22.39 24.81
EV/EBITDA 24.88 13.26 14.38
EV/Sales 5.42 1.82 1.37
Earnings yield 3.11% 3.11% 2.83%
Free cash flow yield 3.10% 4.47% 2.28%

Profitability

Metric EXPO ROAD Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 89.67% 15.76% 18.76%
Operating margin 20.17% 8.57% 6.26%
Net margin 17.67% 4.10% 2.23%
Free cash flow margin 17.16% 5.94% 1.83%
Return on equity 31.20% 15.05% 7.90%
Return on assets 15.83% 4.36% 0.87%
Return on invested capital 35.92% 6.82% 2.52%

Growth

Metric EXPO ROAD Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 12.84% 41.92% 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (1.90%) 40.46% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.79% 29.05% 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 5.13% 20.36% 0.00%

Health

Metric EXPO ROAD Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.00 1.72 0.40
Current ratio 1.98 1.57 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA (1.71) 3.86 0.38

Dividend

Metric EXPO ROAD Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 1.72% — 0.63%
Payout ratio 0.55 — 0.17

Size

Metric EXPO ROAD Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 3.44b 4.72b 1.09b

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