Exponent vs Information Services
EXPO and III side by side, both in management and public relations services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EXPO and III compare
Exponent is the larger company, worth 14 times as much as Information Services ($4.1B against $303M).
On earnings, Information Services is cheaper: it trades at 26.0× trailing earnings, against 37.2× for Exponent.
Exponent grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.4% versus 4.8% for Information Services).
Exponent keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.4% compared with 4.7% at Information Services.
Both pay dividends: Exponent yields 1.4% and Information Services 2.9%.
Exponent scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 14 for Information Services), 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 | EXPO | III |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.1B | $303M |
| Share price | $86.22 | $6.25 |
| Change, 1 year | 21.5% | 20.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −31.1% | −34.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.86 | 1.04 |
| Employees | 1,313 | 1,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 14 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 | 5 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 37.2× | 26.0× (better) |
| P/S | 6.2× | 1.2× (better) |
| P/B | 13.3× | 3.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 26.4× | 12.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 29.1× | 15.9× (better) |
| PEG | 20.23 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.4% | 6.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $70.07 | $5.33 |
| Margin of safety | −23.1% | −17.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.4% (better) | 4.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.8% (better) | −0.36% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 9.4% | 22.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 13.2% | 26.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 6.0% | 25.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 45.2% |
| Operating margin | 21.3% (better) | 8.9% |
| Net margin | 17.4% (better) | 4.7% |
| FCF margin | 21.3% (better) | 7.5% |
| Return on equity | 32.3% (better) | 12.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 51.7% (better) | 10.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.63 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.14 |
| Interest coverage | – | 6.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.93 | 2.80 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 9.70 (better) | 2.98 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | 2.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 53.2% | 76.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 9.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 4.2% (better) | 2.3% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.6% (better) | 5.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.8% | 67.7% |
| Held by insiders | 1.3% | 29.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.7M | −$2.7M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.2% | 2.7% |
Go deeper
- EXPO stock overview
- EXPO income statement
- EXPO valuation and score
- III stock overview
- III income statement
- III valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.