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SOR-100054 · Business Intelligence Profile

Ashland Engineering Group

Ashland, OR · NAICS 541330 Engineering Services

Revenue
$14.20M
Employees
58
Entity type
Sole Proprietorship
Years in business
8
Sorren office
Medford, OR
Advisor
Nina Rosenthal
EIN
**-***2958
Moderate confidence · 78% coverage|Tax ReturnP&LBalance SheetPayrollEmployee DataIndustry Classification· 3 prior years
Compared against164 businessesNAICS 541330 — Engineering ServicesORRevenue $7.1M–$22.7M29–82 employees

Outlier flags

11 for review

Debt / EBITDA

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
1.32
Peer median
0.58
Peer 25th–75th
0.44 – 0.83
Off median
+128%

Debt / EBITDA sits above the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Net Margin

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
5.0%
Peer median
13.7%
Peer 25th–75th
9.3% – 19.1%
Off median
-63%

Net Margin sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Profit / Employee

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
$12K
Peer median
$31K
Peer 25th–75th
$19K – $45K
Off median
-60%

Profit / Employee sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

EBITDA Margin

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
9.3%
Peer median
19.9%
Peer 25th–75th
14.0% – 26.5%
Off median
-53%

EBITDA Margin sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Payroll / Employee

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
$123K
Peer median
$97K
Peer 25th–75th
$80K – $109K
Off median
+28%

Payroll / Employee sits above the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Payroll % Revenue

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
59.5%
Peer median
49.5%
Peer 25th–75th
42.9% – 54.8%
Off median
+20%

Total labor cost absorbs more revenue than peers; staffing model and mix are worth reviewing.

Flags are internal professional-review signals based on medians and quartiles, not automated recommendations or tax advice. Differences from the peer median are Benchmark Variance.

Performance against peer benchmark

Tax year 2026
Revenue Growth
0.9%above median
Company
5.1%
Peer median
5.1%
Top quartile
10.1%
Gross Margin
0.2%below median
Company
84.9%
Peer median
85.1%
Top quartile
86.9%
EBITDA Margin
53.2%below median
Company
9.3%
Peer median
19.9%
Top quartile
26.5%
Net Margin
63.3%below median
Company
5.0%
Peer median
13.7%
Top quartile
19.1%
Revenue / Employee
2.6%above median
Company
$245K
Peer median
$239K
Top quartile
$273K
Payroll % Revenue
20.1%above median
Company
59.5%
Peer median
49.5%
Top quartile
42.9%
Current Ratio
25.7%above median
Company
7.02
Peer median
5.59
Top quartile
6.21
Effective Tax Rate
0.9%below median
Company
19.5%
Peer median
19.7%
Top quartile
18.9%

Benchmark scorecard

Growth
51st
Profitability
17th
Labor Efficiency
28th
Operating Efficiency
50th
Liquidity
74th
Leverage
35th
Tax Efficiency
69th
Asset Efficiency
32nd

Financial opportunity map

$3.90M
Operating Expenses$1.48M
Labor$1.41M
Capital Structure$980K
Gross Margin$24K
Revenue$0

Benchmark variance only — the mathematical difference between current performance and the selected peer median. Not a projection of guaranteed savings.