Layne Christensen Co's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Layne Christensen Co (LAYN) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Layne Christensen Co vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 479M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+0.8% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Peer revenue share: Layne Christensen Co accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
LAYN Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2016
Layne Christensen Co generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
For context: the Construction Services industry grew revenue 27.1% year over year, combined, vs -6.6% for Layne Christensen Co. Layne Christensen Co's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.11% to 0.08%, a loss of 0.03 percentage points.
Layne Christensen Co's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layne Christensen Co | No | No | No | No |
| High-Confidence Competitors (3) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
LAYN Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
LAYN Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
LAYN Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
Layne Christensen Co's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Layne Christensen Co reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knife River Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Primoris Services Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Fluor Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Tutor Perini Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Summit Materials Inc | Company report | 85% |
| North American Construction Group Ltd | Company report | 85% |
| Eagle Materials Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Vulcan Materials Company | Company report | 85% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Dycom Industries Inc | Company report | 85% |
| U s Concrete Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Mastec Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Mdu Resources Group Inc | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Layne Christensen Co's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from Layne Christensen Co reports (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Confidence reflects evidence strength.