Legence vs Limbach
LGN and LMB 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 LGN and LMB compare
Legence is the larger company, worth 5.7 times as much as Limbach ($3.8B against $668M).
Legence grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (84.2% versus 23.7% for Limbach).
Limbach keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.4% compared with 1.0% at Legence.
Limbach scores higher on the StockData Score (17 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 | LGN | LMB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.8B | $668M |
| Share price | $35.00 | $56.03 |
| Change, 1 year | −4.6% | −28.7% |
| Change, 5 years | – | 678% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.77 | 0.97 |
| Employees | 7,000 | 1,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 22.4× |
| P/S | 0.9× (better) | 1.0× |
| P/B | 5.5× | 3.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.4× | 11.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 12.7× (better) | 13.2× |
| PEG | – | 0.31 |
| FCF yield | 7.9% (better) | 7.6% |
| Fair value | $19.81 | $55.51 |
| Margin of safety | −76.7% | −0.94% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 84.2% (better) | 23.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 2.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −14.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −14.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 35.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.1% | 23.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 5.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 4.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 6.9% | 7.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 8.4% | 16.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.3% | 16.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.51 | 0.20 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.32 | 0.40 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.5× | 11.2× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.44 | 1.49 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.18 | 4.61 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 79.0% | 80.6% |
| Held by insiders | 47.1% | 9.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.5B | −$2.6M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.5% | 10.6% |
Go deeper
- LGN stock overview
- LGN income statement
- LGN valuation and score
- LMB stock overview
- LMB income statement
- LMB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.