Comparing Perma-Pipe International (NASDAQ:PPIH) and DBM Global (OTCMKTS:DBMG)

DBM Global (OTCMKTS:DBMG) and Perma-Pipe International (NASDAQ:PPIH) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for DBM Global and Perma-Pipe International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DBM Global	0	0	0	0	0.00
Perma-Pipe International	0	0	1	0	3.00

Perma-Pipe International has a consensus price target of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.16%. Given Perma-Pipe International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Perma-Pipe International is more favorable than DBM Global.

Profitability

This table compares DBM Global and Perma-Pipe International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DBM Global	N/A	N/A	N/A
Perma-Pipe International	6.91%	18.12%	7.64%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

28.4% of Perma-Pipe International shares are held by institutional investors. 71.4% of DBM Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Perma-Pipe International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DBM Global and Perma-Pipe International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DBM Global	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Perma-Pipe International	$158.38 million	1.68	$8.98 million	$1.70	19.40

Perma-Pipe International has higher revenue and earnings than DBM Global.

Volatility & Risk

DBM Global has a beta of -0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perma-Pipe International has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Perma-Pipe International beats DBM Global on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DBM Global

DBM Global Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as steel fabrication and erection contractor in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, the Philippines, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The company offers integrated structural and steel construction services; and professional services, including design-assist/design-build, pre-construction design and budgeting, steel management, fabrication, erection, and 3D building information modeling. It also fabricates trusses and girders; provides fabrication and erection of large-diameter water pipe and water storage tanks; provides integrated solutions for digital engineering, modeling and detailing, construction, and heavy equipment installation, as well as facility services, including maintenance, repair, and installation. In addition, the company manufactures pollution control scrubbers, tunnel liners, pressure vessels, strainers, filters, separators, and various customized products. It provides its services for projects in a range of markets that comprise commercial, industrial, and infrastructure construction projects, such as high- and low-rise buildings and office complexes, hotels and casinos, convention centers, sports arenas and stadiums, shopping malls, hospitals, dams, bridges, mines, metal processing, refineries, pulp and paper mills, and power plants. The company was formerly known as Schuff International, Inc. and changed its name to DBM Global Inc. in September 2016. DBM Global Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. DBM Global Inc. is a subsidiary of DBM Global Intermediate Holdco Inc.

About Perma-Pipe International

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engineers, designs, manufactures, and sells specialty piping and leak detection systems. It offers insulated and jacketed district heating and cooling piping systems for energy distribution from central energy plants to various locations; and primary and secondary containment piping systems for transporting chemicals, hazardous fluids, and petroleum products, as well as engages in the coating and insulation of oil and gas gathering and transmission pipelines. The company also offers liquid and powder based anti-corrosion coatings for external and internal surfaces of steel pipe, including shapes like bends, reducers, tees, and other spools/fittings that is used in pipelines for the transportation of oil and gas products and potable water. It has operations in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, India, and internationally. The company was formerly known as MFRI, Inc. and changed its name to Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. in March 2017. Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.