CWT California Water Service Group

Price (delayed)

$46.88

Market cap

$2.79B

P/E Ratio

20.47

Dividend/share

$1.2

EPS

$2.29

Enterprise value

$4.23B

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 7% year-on-year
The quick ratio has grown by 5% from the previous quarter and by 2.4% YoY
The price to earnings (P/E) is 32% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 30.2 but 16% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 17.7
The company's EPS fell by 25% YoY
The net income has contracted by 22% YoY

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of CWT
Market
Shares outstanding
59.58M
Market cap
$2.79B
Enterprise value
$4.23B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
20.47
Price to book (P/B)
1.69
Price to sales (P/S)
2.82
EV/EBIT
19.58
EV/EBITDA
11.88
EV/Sales
4.27
Earnings
Revenue
$990.69M
Gross profit
$470.24M
Operating income
$192.81M
Net income
$135.84M
EBIT
$216.17M
EBITDA
$356.44M
Free cash flow
-$228.66M
Per share
EPS
$2.29
EPS diluted
$2.28
Free cash flow per share
-$3.84
Book value per share
$27.78
Revenue per share
$16.63
TBVPS
$90.02
Balance sheet
Total assets
$5.4B
Total liabilities
$3.74B
Debt
$1.54B
Equity
$1.65B
Working capital
-$324.5M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.93
Current ratio
0.53
Quick ratio
0.42
Net debt/EBITDA
4.04
Margins
EBITDA margin
36%
Gross margin
47.5%
Net margin
13.7%
Operating margin
19.5%
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
21.8%
Dividend
Dividend yield
2.56%
DPS
$1.2
Payout ratio
52.4%

CWT stock price

How has the California Water Service Group stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.36%
1 week
3.1%
1 month
2.94%
1 year
-12.67%
YTD
3.42%
QTD
3.08%

Financial performance

How have California Water Service Group's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$990.69M
Gross profit
$470.24M
Operating income
$192.81M
Net income
$135.84M
Gross margin
47.5%
Net margin
13.7%
The net margin has declined by 23% year-on-year
The net income has contracted by 22% YoY
The operating margin has contracted by 13% YoY
California Water Service Group's operating income has decreased by 12% YoY

Price vs fundamentals

How does CWT's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

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

Valuation

What is California Water Service Group stock price valuation
P/E
20.47
P/B
1.69
P/S
2.82
EV/EBIT
19.58
EV/EBITDA
11.88
EV/Sales
4.27
The price to earnings (P/E) is 32% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 30.2 but 16% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 17.7
The company's EPS fell by 25% YoY
CWT's P/B is 27% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.3 and 6% below its last 4 quarters average of 1.8
CWT's equity is up by 7% year-on-year
CWT's price to sales (P/S) is 17% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 3.4
CWT's revenue is up by 2.1% since the previous quarter

Efficiency

How efficient is California Water Service Group business performance
California Water Service Group's ROA has decreased by 32% YoY
The ROE has contracted by 31% YoY
The company's return on invested capital fell by 20% YoY
The company's return on sales fell by 12% YoY

Dividends

What is CWT's dividend history
DPS
$1.2
Dividend yield
2.56%
Payout ratio
52.4%
Recent dividends

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did California Water Service Group financials performed over time
The total assets is 44% greater than the total liabilities
The total liabilities has grown by 13% YoY and by 3.2% from the previous quarter
The total assets is up by 11% year-on-year and by 2.7% since the previous quarter
The debt is 7% smaller than the equity
The debt is up by 18% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
The debt to equity has increased by 11% year-on-year and by 3.3% since the previous quarter

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