Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (JEC) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on September 30, 2018

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Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (JEC) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on September 30, 2018. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc is engaged in the engineering industry. The company provides technical, professional & construction services including engineering, design & architectural, construction management, operations & maintenance. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc has a market cap of $9.25 billion; its shares were traded at around $65.21 with a P/E ratio of 29.78 and P/S ratio of 0.66. The dividend yield of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc stocks is 0.93%.


For the last quarter Jacobs Engineering Group Inc reported a revenue of $4.1 billion, compared with the revenue of $2.7 billion during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $15 billion, an increase of 49.5% from last year. For the last five years Jacobs Engineering Group Inc had an average revenue growth rate of 1.1% a year.

The reported diluted earnings per share was $1.28 for the year, a decline of 47.1% from the previous year. Over the last five years Jacobs Engineering Group Inc had an average EPS decline of 13.4% a year. The Jacobs Engineering Group Inc had an operating margin of 4.32%, compared with the operating margin of 3.91% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc is 4.58%. The profitability rank of the company is 5 (out of 10).

At the end of the fiscal year, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc has the cash and cash equivalents of $793.4 million, compared with $774.2 million in the previous year. The long term debt was $2.1 billion, compared with $235.0 million in the previous year. The interest coverage to the debt is 8.4. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc has a financial strength rank of 6 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $65.21, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc is traded at 17.8% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $55.37. The P/S ratio of the stock is 0.66, while the historical median P/S ratio is 0.55. The stock gained 1.46% during the past 12 months.

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