CECO Environmental vs Perma-Pipe International
CECO and PPIH side by side, both in general industrial machinery and equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CECO and PPIH compare
CECO Environmental is the larger company, worth 13 times as much as Perma-Pipe International ($3.0B against $237M).
CECO Environmental grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (54.5% versus 24.8% for Perma-Pipe International).
Perma-Pipe International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.9% compared with −3.1% at CECO Environmental.
Perma-Pipe International scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 10 for CECO Environmental), 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 | CECO | PPIH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.0B | $237M |
| Share price | $51.83 | $28.97 |
| Change, 1 year | −2.8% | 3.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 689% | 244% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.03 | 0.56 |
| Employees | 1,540 | 909 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 15.2× |
| P/S | 2.7× | 1.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.5× (better) | 2.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 82.2× | 7.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 26.2× | 17.4× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.36 |
| FCF yield | 3.8% | 5.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $3.77 | $36.89 |
| Margin of safety | −1274% | 21.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 54.5% (better) | 24.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 19.6% | 20.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −166% | 55.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −154% | 53.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 42.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.1% (better) | 31.1% |
| Operating margin | −0.38% | 12.1% (better) |
| Net margin | −3.1% | 6.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 10.4% (better) | 6.0% |
| Return on equity | −2.9% | 17.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −0.22% | 25.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.29 (better) | 0.39 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 12.15 | 0.13 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −0.1× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.29 | 2.19 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.50 | 3.06 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.0% | 51.1% |
| Held by insiders | 9.4% | 2.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.7M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.4% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- CECO stock overview
- CECO income statement
- CECO valuation and score
- PPIH stock overview
- PPIH income statement
- PPIH valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.