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CWT California Water Service Group

Price (delayed)

$47.02

Market cap

$2.8B

P/E Ratio

20.62

Dividend/share

$1.2

EPS

$2.28

Enterprise value

$4.17B

California Water Service Group is an American public utility company providing drinking water and wastewater services. It is the third-largest investor-owned publicly-traded water utility in the United States, serving roughly ...

Highlights
CWT's equity is up by 11% year-on-year
The price to earnings (P/E) is 36% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 32.1 but 23% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 16.7
The gross profit has declined by 13% since the previous quarter but it has increased by 4.4% year-on-year
The company's EPS fell by 30% QoQ and by 9% YoY
The net income has contracted by 30% from the previous quarter and by 7% YoY

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of CWT
Market
Shares outstanding
59.57M
Market cap
$2.8B
Enterprise value
$4.17B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
20.62
Price to book (P/B)
1.72
Price to sales (P/S)
2.88
EV/EBIT
19.52
EV/EBITDA
11.89
EV/Sales
4.3
Earnings
Revenue
$970.03M
Gross profit
$464.05M
Operating income
$190.94M
Net income
$134.22M
EBIT
$213.82M
EBITDA
$351.05M
Free cash flow
-$168.32M
Per share
EPS
$2.28
EPS diluted
$2.27
Free cash flow per share
-$2.83
Book value per share
$27.39
Revenue per share
$16.3
TBVPS
$87.73
Balance sheet
Total assets
$5.26B
Total liabilities
$3.63B
Debt
$1.46B
Equity
$1.63B
Working capital
-$284.86M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.9
Current ratio
0.53
Quick ratio
0.4
Net debt/EBITDA
3.91
Margins
EBITDA margin
36.2%
Gross margin
47.8%
Net margin
13.8%
Operating margin
19.7%
Efficiency
Return on assets
2.6%
Return on equity
8.3%
Return on invested capital
3.7%
Return on capital employed
4.6%
Return on sales
22%
Dividend
Dividend yield
2.55%
DPS
$1.2
Payout ratio
52.6%

CWT stock price

How has the California Water Service Group stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.28%
1 week
-1.43%
1 month
-6.87%
1 year
-8%
YTD
3.73%
QTD
-2.97%

Financial performance

How have California Water Service Group's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$970.03M
Gross profit
$464.05M
Operating income
$190.94M
Net income
$134.22M
Gross margin
47.8%
Net margin
13.8%
CWT financials
The net income has contracted by 30% from the previous quarter and by 7% YoY
California Water Service Group's operating income has decreased by 27% QoQ but it has increased by 7% YoY
The net margin has declined by 25% since the previous quarter and by 10% year-on-year
The operating margin has contracted by 22% from the previous quarter but it has grown by 3.1% YoY

Price vs fundamentals

How does CWT's price correlate with its fundamentals
Price vs fundamentals
Earnings waterfall
Price vs fair value

Growth

What is California Water Service Group's growth rate over time
CWT growth chart

Valuation

What is California Water Service Group stock price valuation
P/E
20.62
P/B
1.72
P/S
2.88
EV/EBIT
19.52
EV/EBITDA
11.89
EV/Sales
4.3
Valuation vs average
Price to earnings (P/E)
The price to earnings (P/E) is 36% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 32.1 but 23% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 16.7
The company's EPS fell by 30% QoQ and by 9% YoY
Price to book (P/B)
CWT's P/B is 29% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.4 and 5% below its last 4 quarters average of 1.8
CWT's equity is up by 11% year-on-year
Price to sales (P/S)
CWT's price to sales (P/S) is 15% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 3.4
CWT's revenue is down by 6% since the previous quarter but it is up by 3.8% year-on-year

Efficiency

How efficient is California Water Service Group business performance
The ROE has contracted by 32% from the previous quarter and by 18% YoY
California Water Service Group's ROA has decreased by 32% from the previous quarter and by 21% YoY
The company's return on invested capital fell by 26% QoQ and by 8% YoY
The company's return on sales fell by 20% QoQ

Dividends

What is CWT's dividend history
DPS
$1.2
Dividend yield
2.55%
Payout ratio
52.6%
Recent dividends

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did California Water Service Group financials performed over time
Assets vs liabilities
The total assets is 45% greater than the total liabilities
The quick ratio has contracted by 13% from the previous quarter and by 9% YoY
CWT's current ratio is down by 12% since the previous quarter and by 5% year-on-year
Debt vs equity
The debt is 10% smaller than the equity
CWT's equity is up by 11% year-on-year
The debt is up by 10% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
Balance sheet

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.