Comfort Systems USA vs Legence
FIX and LGN side by side, both in industrials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FIX and LGN compare
Comfort Systems USA is the larger company, worth 10 times as much as Legence ($43.4B against $4.2B).
Legence grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (69.2% versus 46.1% for Comfort Systems USA).
Comfort Systems USA keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.8% compared with −1.2% at Legence.
Comfort Systems USA pays a dividend yielding 0.24%; Legence does not pay one.
Comfort Systems USA scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 6 for Legence), 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 | FIX | LGN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $43.4B | $4.2B |
| Share price | $1232.66 | $38.83 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.0% | −6.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 1145% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.41 | 2.19 |
| Employees | 23K | 7,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 30.3× | – |
| P/S | 3.9× | 1.1× (better) |
| P/B | 13.5× | 7.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 55.9× | 34.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 20.1× | 13.0× (better) |
| PEG | 0.49 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.0% | 7.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $678.66 | $10.53 |
| Margin of safety | −81.6% (better) | −269% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 46.1% | 69.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −8.5% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 107% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 109% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 47.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 9.7% | 18.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 6.6% (better) | 0.79% |
| Net margin | 12.8% (better) | −1.2% |
| FCF margin | 19.2% (better) | 8.6% |
| Return on equity | 55.3% (better) | −7.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.8% (better) | 1.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.02 (better) | 1.72 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.42 | 4.85 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 79.1× (better) | 0.4× |
| Current ratio | 1.21 | 1.35 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 7.25 (better) | 1.95 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.24% | – |
| Payout ratio | 6.4% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 35.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.26% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.50% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.7% | 79.0% |
| Held by insiders | 1.1% | 47.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$172M (better) | −$2.5B |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.4% | 6.3% |
Go deeper
- FIX stock overview
- FIX income statement
- FIX valuation and score
- LGN stock overview
- LGN income statement
- LGN valuation and score
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