Financial Contrast: CONCRETE PUMPING (BBCP) versus Its Competitors

CONCRETE PUMPING (NASDAQ:BBCP) is one of 39 publicly-traded companies in the “Waste Removal Svcs” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare CONCRETE PUMPING to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

CONCRETE PUMPING has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CONCRETE PUMPING’s peers have a beta of 0.63, indicating that their average share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CONCRETE PUMPING and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CONCRETE PUMPING	$425.87 million	$16.21 million	29.20
CONCRETE PUMPING Competitors	$3.35 billion	$263.08 million	30.24

CONCRETE PUMPING’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than CONCRETE PUMPING. CONCRETE PUMPING is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for CONCRETE PUMPING and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CONCRETE PUMPING	0	2	1	0	2.33
CONCRETE PUMPING Competitors	324	1120	1896	131	2.53

CONCRETE PUMPING currently has a consensus price target of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 5.06%. As a group, “Waste Removal Svcs” companies have a potential upside of 10.85%. Given CONCRETE PUMPING’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CONCRETE PUMPING has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares CONCRETE PUMPING and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CONCRETE PUMPING	3.57%	5.33%	1.73%
CONCRETE PUMPING Competitors	-97.39%	-458.26%	-3.72%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

34.2% of CONCRETE PUMPING shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.0% of shares of all “Waste Removal Svcs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 26.6% of CONCRETE PUMPING shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of shares of all “Waste Removal Svcs” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CONCRETE PUMPING peers beat CONCRETE PUMPING on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About CONCRETE PUMPING

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. provides concrete pumping and waste management services in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company offers concrete pumping services to general contractors and concrete finishing companies in the commercial, infrastructure, and residential sectors under the Brundage-Bone and Capital Pumping brands; and industrial cleanup and containment services primarily to customers in the construction industry under the Eco-Pan brand. It leases and rents concrete pumping equipment, pans, and containers. As of October 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of approximately 930 boom pumps, 90 placing booms, 20 telebelts, 300 stationary pumps, and 115 waste management trucks. Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.