CWT California Water Service Group

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Price (delayed)

$60.72

Market cap

$3.09B

P/E Ratio

31.79

Dividend/share

$0.89

EPS

$1.91

Enterprise value

$4.22B

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
The net income has soared by 126% YoY and by 18% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has increased by 24% year-on-year and by 4.7% since the previous quarter
The company's EPS has surged by 115% YoY but it fell by 3% QoQ
The quick ratio has contracted by 13% YoY but it has grown by 5% from the previous quarter
The debt is up by 7% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
Sector: Utilities
Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water
Website: https://www.calwatergroup.com/
Peers: AWR AWK CDZI SJW

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of CWT
Market
Shares outstanding
50.84M
Market cap
$3.09B
Enterprise value
$4.22B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
31.79
Price to book (P/B)
3.29
Price to sales (P/S)
3.75
EV/EBIT
24.65
EV/EBITDA
15.37
EV/Sales
5.17
Earnings
Revenue
$816.48M
EBIT
$171.31M
EBITDA
$274.82M
Free cash flow
-$156.36M
Per share
EPS
$1.91
Free cash flow per share
-$3.1
Book value per share
$18.47
Revenue per share
$16.19
TBVPS
$68.2
Balance sheet
Total assets
$3.47B
Total liabilities
$2.54B
Debt
$1.22B
Equity
$929.8M
Working capital
-$353.07M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
1.31
Current ratio
0.46
Quick ratio
0.39
Net debt/EBITDA
4.14
Margins
EBITDA margin
33.7%
Gross margin
46.6%
Net margin
14%
Operating margin
19.8%
Efficiency
Return on assets
3.3%
Return on equity
13%
Return on invested capital
4.4%
Return on capital employed
6.1%
Return on sales
21%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.46%
DPS
$0.89
Payout ratio
46.4%

CWT stock price

How has the California Water Service Group stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.86%
1 week
0.28%
1 month
8.93%
1 year
20.14%
YTD
12.38%
QTD
9.33%

Financial performance

How have California Water Service Group's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$816.48M
Gross profit
$380.59M
Operating income
$161.78M
Net income
$114.11M
Gross margin
46.6%
Net margin
14%
The net income has soared by 126% YoY and by 18% from the previous quarter
The net margin has surged by 97% year-on-year and by 15% since the previous quarter
California Water Service Group's operating income has surged by 51% YoY and by 9% QoQ
The operating margin has grown by 32% YoY and by 6% 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
P/E
31.79
P/B
3.29
P/S
3.75
EV/EBIT
24.65
EV/EBITDA
15.37
EV/Sales
5.17
The company's EPS has surged by 115% YoY but it fell by 3% QoQ
The price to earnings (P/E) is 17% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 38.1 and 4.2% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 33.2
CWT's equity is up by 23% year-on-year
CWT's P/B is 18% above its last 4 quarters average of 2.8 and 13% above its 5-year quarterly average of 2.9
CWT's price to sales (P/S) is 21% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 3.1 and 17% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 3.2
CWT's revenue is up by 14% year-on-year and by 2.8% since the previous quarter

Efficiency

How efficient is California Water Service Group business performance
California Water Service Group's ROA has soared by 106% YoY and by 14% from the previous quarter
The ROE has soared by 94% YoY and by 12% from the previous quarter
The company's return on invested capital has surged by 52% YoY and by 13% QoQ
The company's return on sales rose by 41% YoY and by 11% QoQ

Dividends

What is CWT's dividend history
DPS
$0.89
Dividend yield
1.46%
Payout ratio
46.4%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did California Water Service Group financials performed over time
The total assets is 37% greater than the total liabilities
CWT's current ratio is down by 13% year-on-year but it is up by 2.2% since the previous quarter
The quick ratio has contracted by 13% YoY but it has grown by 5% from the previous quarter
The debt is 31% greater than the equity
CWT's equity is up by 23% year-on-year
The debt to equity has declined by 13% year-on-year but it has increased by 4.8% since the previous quarter

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