CWT California Water Service Group

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Price (delayed)

$52.73

Market cap

$3.04B

P/E Ratio

72.23

Dividend/share

$1.04

EPS

$0.73

Enterprise value

$4.14B

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 94% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 37.3 and 55% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 46.7
The company's EPS has shrunk by 51% YoY and by 37% QoQ
Sector: Utilities
Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water
Website: https://www.calwatergroup.com/
Peers: AWR AWK YORW CDZI

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of CWT
Market
Shares outstanding
57.71M
Market cap
$3.04B
Enterprise value
$4.14B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
72.23
Price to book (P/B)
2.16
Price to sales (P/S)
3.9
EV/EBIT
48.23
EV/EBITDA
20.12
EV/Sales
5.3
Earnings
Revenue
$781.06M
EBIT
$85.89M
EBITDA
$205.9M
Free cash flow
-$192.36M
Per share
EPS
$0.73
Free cash flow per share
-$3.33
Book value per share
$24.45
Revenue per share
$13.54
TBVPS
$69.4
Balance sheet
Total assets
$4.04B
Total liabilities
$2.63B
Debt
$1.17B
Equity
$1.41B
Working capital
-$78.86M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.83
Current ratio
0.79
Quick ratio
0.64
Net debt/EBITDA
5.34
Margins
EBITDA margin
26.4%
Gross margin
41%
Net margin
5.3%
Operating margin
8.2%
Efficiency
Return on assets
1%
Return on equity
3.1%
Return on invested capital
1.9%
Return on capital employed
2.3%
Return on sales
11%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.97%
DPS
$1.04
Payout ratio
142.5%

CWT stock price

How has the California Water Service Group stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.19%
1 week
5.17%
1 month
2.25%
1 year
-15.73%
YTD
-13.04%
QTD
11.46%

Financial performance

How have California Water Service Group's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$781.06M
Gross profit
$320.45M
Operating income
$64.16M
Net income
$41.35M
Gross margin
41%
Net margin
5.3%
The net income has contracted by 48% YoY and by 34% from the previous quarter
The net margin has declined by 46% year-on-year and by 33% since the previous quarter
California Water Service Group's operating income has decreased by 45% YoY and by 27% QoQ
The operating margin has contracted by 43% YoY and by 26% from the previous quarter

Growth

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

Valuation

What is California Water Service Group stock price valuation
CWT P/E details
P/E
72.23
P/B
2.16
P/S
3.9
EV/EBIT
48.23
EV/EBITDA
20.12
EV/Sales
5.3
The price to earnings (P/E) is 94% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 37.3 and 55% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 46.7
The company's EPS has shrunk by 51% YoY and by 37% QoQ
CWT's P/B is 23% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.8 and 6% below its last 4 quarters average of 2.3
CWT's equity is up by 11% year-on-year
CWT's price to sales (P/S) is 8% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 3.6 and 2.6% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 3.8
CWT's revenue is down by 4.6% year-on-year

Efficiency

How efficient is California Water Service Group business performance
California Water Service Group's ROA has plunged by 55% YoY and by 38% from the previous quarter
The ROE has plunged by 54% YoY and by 35% from the previous quarter
The company's return on invested capital fell by 34% YoY and by 21% QoQ
The company's return on sales fell by 30% YoY and by 19% QoQ

Dividends

What is CWT's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$1.04
Dividend yield
1.97%
Payout ratio
142.5%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did California Water Service Group financials performed over time
The total assets is 54% greater than the total liabilities
The quick ratio has contracted by 29% YoY and by 9% from the previous quarter
CWT's current ratio is down by 25% year-on-year and by 8% since the previous quarter
The debt is 17% smaller than the equity
CWT's equity is up by 11% year-on-year
The debt to equity has declined by 7% year-on-year and by 2.4% since the previous quarter

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