Argan vs Concrete Pumping
AGX and BBCP side by side, both in construction special trade contractors. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AGX and BBCP compare
Argan is the larger company, worth 8.8 times as much as Concrete Pumping ($4.5B against $516M).
On earnings, Argan is cheaper: it trades at 25.5× trailing earnings, against 64.0× for Concrete Pumping.
Argan grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (29.0% versus 6.9% for Concrete Pumping).
Argan keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.1% compared with 2.4% at Concrete Pumping.
Both pay dividends: Argan yields 0.47% and Concrete Pumping 1.3%.
Argan scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 5 for Concrete Pumping), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AGX | BBCP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.5B | $516M |
| Share price | $322.00 | $10.24 |
| Change, 1 year | −4.2% | 63.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 664% | 14.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.83 | 0.75 |
| Employees | 1,409 | 1,530 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 25.5× (better) | 64.0× |
| P/S | 3.8× | 1.2× (better) |
| P/B | 8.9× | 1.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.8× | 8.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 8.3× (better) | 33.1× |
| PEG | 0.42 | – |
| FCF yield | 12.1% (better) | 3.0% |
| Fair value | $258.51 | $7.88 |
| Margin of safety | −24.6% (better) | −29.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 29.0% (better) | 6.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 19.2% (better) | 5.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 53.0% (better) | −1.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 51.9% (better) | −5.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 45.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.9% | 38.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 15.4% (better) | 11.5% |
| Net margin | 15.1% (better) | 2.4% |
| FCF margin | 45.9% (better) | 3.7% |
| Return on equity | 39.8% (better) | 3.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 396% (better) | 4.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.56 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 3.73 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.4× |
| Current ratio | 1.50 | 1.71 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.18 (better) | 1.09 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.47% | 1.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 15.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 47.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.28% | 1.8% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.74% | 3.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.4% | 35.5% |
| Held by insiders | 9.3% | 27.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$147M | −$4.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.0% | 3.0% |
Go deeper
- AGX stock overview
- AGX income statement
- AGX valuation and score
- BBCP stock overview
- BBCP income statement
- BBCP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.