Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. (BBCP) stock analysis

P/E above its 5-year median

Concrete Pumping's P/E of 64.0 is above its own 5-year median of 21.5.

P/E above the industry

Concrete Pumping's P/E of 64.0 is above the Construction Special Trade Contractors median of 25.1.

EV/EBITDA above its 5-year median

Concrete Pumping's EV/EBITDA of 8.9 is above its 5-year median of 7.1.

P/B above the industry

Concrete Pumping's price-to-book of 1.93 is above the Construction Special Trade Contractors median of 1.66.

Trading above fair value

The share price of $10.24 is above our fair value estimate of $7.88.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 29.9% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Revenue growing under 10% a year

Revenue grew -0.7% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

EPS growing under 10% a year

Diluted EPS grew -42.4% a year over the last three fiscal years.

Earnings acceleration

Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.

Growing slower than the industry

Revenue grew 6.9% over the last twelve months; the Construction Special Trade Contractors median is 8.0%.

Guidance raised

Concrete Pumping raised its fiscal year 2026 revenue outlook on Sep 3, 2026.

Gross margin slipping

Gross margin was 38.3% over the last twelve months, against 38.9% a year earlier.

Return on equity under 15%

Return on equity was 3.9% over the last twelve months and averaged 4.6% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

Return on capital under 10%

Return on invested capital was 4.9%, below the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

Return on equity above the industry

Concrete Pumping's return on equity of 3.9% is above the Construction Special Trade Contractors median of -16.7%.

Earnings over 5 years

Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.

Net margin below its 5-year average

Net margin was 2.4% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 3.0%.

Net margin above the industry

Concrete Pumping's net margin of 2.4% is above the Construction Special Trade Contractors median of -7.9%.

High debt

Debt is 156% of shareholders' equity, above the 40% we consider low.

Debt rising against equity

Debt to equity rose from 129% five years ago to 156%.

Debt not well covered by cash flow

Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 16.3% of total debt; we look for at least 20%.

Interest not well covered

Operating income covers interest expense 1.4 times; we look for at least 5.

Short-term assets cover short-term debts

Current assets are 1.71 times current liabilities.

Elevated bankruptcy risk

The Altman Z-score is 1.09; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

Concrete Pumping paid dividends worth 1.3% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield below Treasuries

The 1.3% yield is below the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield below the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; Concrete Pumping yields 1.3%.

Dividend stability

Fewer than five years of dividend history.

Earnings cover

Needs dividends paid and net income.

Cash-flow cover

Needs dividends paid and free cash flow.