Over the past six months, Concrete Pumping’s shares (currently trading at $6.64) have posted a disappointing 6.5% loss, well below the S&P 500’s 14.4% gain. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
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Why Do We Think Concrete Pumping Will Underperform?
Even with the cheaper entry price, we're sitting this one out for now. Here are three reasons there are better opportunities than BBCP and a stock we'd rather own.
1. Core Business Falling Behind as Demand Declines
In addition to reported revenue, organic revenue is a useful data point for analyzing Construction and Maintenance Services companies. This metric gives visibility into Concrete Pumping’s core business because it excludes one-time events such as mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures along with foreign currency fluctuations - non-fundamental factors that can manipulate the income statement.
Over the last two years, Concrete Pumping’s organic revenue averaged 5.2% year-on-year declines. This performance was underwhelming and implies it may need to improve its products, pricing, or go-to-market strategy. It also suggests Concrete Pumping might have to lean into acquisitions to grow, which isn’t ideal because M&A can be expensive and risky (integrations often disrupt focus). 
2. EPS Took a Dip Over the Last Two Years
While long-term earnings trends give us the big picture, we also track EPS over a shorter period because it can provide insight into an emerging theme or development for the business.
Sadly for Concrete Pumping, its EPS declined by more than its revenue over the last two years, dropping 37.7%. This tells us the company struggled to adjust to shrinking demand.
3. Free Cash Flow Margin Dropping
If you’ve followed StockStory for a while, you know we emphasize free cash flow. Why, you ask? We believe that in the end, cash is king, and you can’t use accounting profits to pay the bills.
As you can see below, Concrete Pumping’s margin dropped by 7.8 percentage points over the last five years. This along with its unexciting margin put the company in a tough spot, and shareholders are likely hoping it can reverse course. If the trend continues, it could signal it’s becoming a more capital-intensive business. Concrete Pumping’s free cash flow margin for the trailing 12 months was 8%.
Final Judgment
We see the value of companies helping their customers, but in the case of Concrete Pumping, we’re out. After the recent drawdown, the stock trades at 50.5× forward P/E (or $6.64 per share). This valuation tells us it’s a bit of a market darling with a lot of good news priced in - you can find more timely opportunities elsewhere. We’d recommend looking at a fast-growing restaurant franchise with an A+ ranch dressing sauce.
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