IESC vs LMB
IES Holdings, Inc. and Limbach Holdings, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | IESC | LMB |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.4B | $646.8M |
| Net income | $306.0M | $39.1M |
| Gross margin | 25.5% | 26.2% |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 6.0% |
| Return on equity | 40.9% | 22.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $15.02 | $3.23 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $218.8M | $41.9M |
| Equity | $884.0M | $195.7M |
| Net debt / equity | −0.14× | 0.12× |
| Current ratio | 1.71× | 1.44× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 23.1% | 2.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 49.0% | 46.4% |
IESC bills 5.2× the revenue of LMB, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (9.2% against 6.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | IESC | LMB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.4B | $646.8M |
| FY2024 | $2.9B | $518.8M |
| FY2023 | $2.4B | $516.4M |
| FY2022 | $2.2B | $496.8M |
| FY2021 | $1.5B | $490.4M |
| FY2020 | $1.2B | $568.2M |
| FY2019 | $1.1B | $553.3M |
| FY2018 | $876.8M | $546.5M |
| FY2017 | $810.7M | $485.7M |
| FY2015 | $573.9M | $0 |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | IESC | LMB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $306.0M | $39.1M |
| FY2024 | $219.1M | $30.9M |
| FY2023 | $108.3M | $20.8M |
| FY2022 | $34.8M | $6.8M |
| FY2021 | $66.7M | $6.7M |
| FY2020 | $41.6M | $5.8M |
| FY2019 | $33.2M | $-1.8M |
| FY2018 | $-14.2M | $-1.8M |
| FY2017 | $13.4M | $712,000 |
| FY2015 | $16.5M | $-339,604 |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$2,724,664,000 | IESC |
| FY2024 | +$2,365,577,000 | IESC |
| FY2023 | +$1,860,877,000 | IESC |
| FY2022 | +$1,670,026,000 | IESC |
| FY2021 | +$1,046,142,000 | IESC |
| FY2020 | +$622,647,000 | IESC |
| FY2019 | +$523,662,000 | IESC |
| FY2018 | +$330,302,000 | IESC |
| FY2017 | +$325,005,000 | IESC |
| FY2015 | +$573,857,000 | IESC |
IESC has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +3.2 pp | IESC |
| FY2024 | +2.1 pp | IESC |
| FY2023 | +1.0 pp | IESC |
| FY2022 | +0.5 pp | IESC |
| FY2021 | +3.1 pp | IESC |
| FY2020 | +2.4 pp | IESC |
| FY2019 | +3.4 pp | IESC |
| FY2018 | −1.2 pp | LMB |
| FY2017 | +1.5 pp | IESC |
The higher net margin has changed hands between IESC and LMB over this period.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
IESC's net margin has been more volatile than LMB's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 3.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.4.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between IESC and LMB over these 9 fiscal years — IESC led in 8 and LMB in 1.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
IESC's return on equity has been more volatile than LMB's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 14.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.5.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between IESC and LMB over these 10 fiscal years — IESC led in 9 and LMB in 1.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.