Limbach vs Matrix Service
LMB and MTRX 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 LMB and MTRX compare
Limbach is the larger company, worth 2.6 times as much as Matrix Service ($668M against $260M).
On earnings, Limbach is cheaper: it trades at 22.4× trailing earnings, against 35.3× for Matrix Service.
Limbach grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (23.7% versus 8.0% for Matrix Service).
Limbach keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.4% compared with 0.83% at Matrix Service.
Limbach scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 9 for Matrix Service), 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 | LMB | MTRX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $668M | $260M |
| Share price | $56.03 | $9.19 |
| Change, 1 year | −28.7% | −24.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 678% | −4.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.97 | 1.26 |
| Employees | 1,500 | 2,370 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.4× (better) | 35.3× |
| P/S | 1.0× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 3.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.9× | 9.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 13.2× | – |
| PEG | 0.31 | – |
| FCF yield | 7.6% (better) | −3.2% |
| Fair value | $55.51 | $9.78 |
| Margin of safety | −0.94% | 6.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 23.7% (better) | 8.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.6% | 5.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −14.4% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −14.4% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 35.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 23.6% (better) | 7.7% |
| Operating margin | 5.7% (better) | 0.04% |
| Net margin | 4.4% (better) | 0.83% |
| FCF margin | 7.4% (better) | −0.95% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 16.3% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.20 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.40 | – |
| Interest coverage | 11.2× (better) | 0.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.49 (better) | 1.05 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.61 (better) | 1.99 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.6% | 91.7% |
| Held by insiders | 9.2% | 5.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.6M | −$2.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.6% | 7.4% |
Go deeper
- LMB stock overview
- LMB income statement
- LMB valuation and score
- MTRX stock overview
- MTRX income statement
- MTRX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.