CWT California Water Service Group

Price (delayed)

$46.63

Market cap

$2.78B

P/E Ratio

20.36

Dividend/share

$1.22

EPS

$2.29

Enterprise value

$4.18B

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 72
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 44
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 59
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 53

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 4.4% year-on-year and by 2.8% since the previous quarter
The price to earnings (P/E) is 32% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 30.0 but 8% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 18.8
The quick ratio has contracted by 13% YoY but it has grown by 10% from the previous quarter
The company's EPS fell by 34% YoY
The net income has contracted by 32% YoY

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of CWT
Market
Shares outstanding
59.59M
Market cap
$2.78B
Enterprise value
$4.18B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
20.36
Price to book (P/B)
1.63
Price to sales (P/S)
2.77
PEG
N/A
EV/EBIT
19.4
EV/EBITDA
11.65
EV/Sales
4.17
Earnings
Revenue
$1B
Gross profit
$473.1M
Operating income
$191.83M
Net income
$136.39M
EBIT
$215.4M
EBITDA
$358.73M
Free cash flow
-$180.6M
Per share
EPS
$2.29
EPS diluted
$2.28
Free cash flow per share
-$3.03
Book value per share
$28.54
Revenue per share
$16.82
TBVPS
$92.01
Balance sheet
Total assets
$5.52B
Total liabilities
$3.82B
Debt
$1.52B
Equity
$1.7B
Working capital
-$330.61M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.89
Current ratio
0.55
Quick ratio
0.46
Net debt/EBITDA
3.9
Margins
EBITDA margin
35.8%
Gross margin
47.2%
Net margin
13.6%
Operating margin
19.1%
Efficiency
Return on assets
2.6%
Return on equity
8.2%
Return on invested capital
3.6%
Return on capital employed
4.5%
Return on sales
21.5%
Dividend
Dividend yield
2.62%
DPS
$1.22
Payout ratio
53.3%

CWT stock price

How has the California Water Service Group stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.26%
1 week
3.19%
1 month
2.39%
1 year
-10.86%
YTD
2.87%
QTD
1.61%

Financial performance

How have California Water Service Group's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$1B
Gross profit
$473.1M
Operating income
$191.83M
Net income
$136.39M
Gross margin
47.2%
Net margin
13.6%
The net income has contracted by 32% YoY
The net margin has declined by 31% year-on-year
California Water Service Group's operating income has decreased by 24% YoY
The operating margin has contracted by 23% YoY and by 2.1% from the previous quarter

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
20.36
P/B
1.63
P/S
2.77
EV/EBIT
19.4
EV/EBITDA
11.65
EV/Sales
4.17
The company's EPS fell by 34% YoY
The price to earnings (P/E) is 32% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 30.0 but 8% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 18.8
CWT's P/B is 29% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.3 and 4.1% below its last 4 quarters average of 1.7
CWT's equity is up by 4.4% year-on-year and by 2.8% since the previous quarter
CWT's price to sales (P/S) is 19% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 3.4 but 2.2% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 2.7
CWT's revenue is down by 2.6% year-on-year

Efficiency

How efficient is California Water Service Group business performance
California Water Service Group's ROA has decreased by 38% YoY
The ROE has contracted by 38% YoY
The company's return on invested capital fell by 31% YoY and by 2.7% QoQ
The company's return on sales fell by 22% YoY

Dividends

What is CWT's dividend history
DPS
$1.22
Dividend yield
2.62%
Payout ratio
53.3%
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 45% greater than the total liabilities
CWT's current ratio is down by 14% year-on-year but it is up by 3.8% since the previous quarter
The total liabilities has grown by 13% YoY
The debt is 11% smaller than the equity
The debt is up by 16% year-on-year
The debt to equity has increased by 10% year-on-year but it has declined by 4.3% since the previous quarter

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