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California Water Service Group
CWT Utilities Utilities Regulated Water
In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 16.5%, EPS grew 32.4%, free cash flow fell 18.3% and total debt rose 9.18%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Dec '16 | Dec '17 | Dec '18 | Dec '19 | Dec '20 | Dec '21 | Dec '22 | Dec '23 | Dec '24 | Dec '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E ratio |
33.42 | 29.51 | 36.83 | 39.36 | 27.85 | 36.66 | 34.92 | 58.30 | 13.86 | 20.15 |
Piotroski F-Score |
5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
P/S ratio |
2.66 | 3.17 | 3.28 | 3.48 | 3.35 | 4.69 | 3.97 | 3.72 | 2.56 | 2.58 |
Altman Z-Score |
1.06 | 1.08 | 1.16 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.45 | 1.15 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.83 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
0.77 | 0.42 | 0.77 | 0.64 | 0.49 | 1.25 | 1.10 | 0.79 | 0.93 | 0.99 |
P/FCF ratio |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Beneish M-Score |
(2.76) | (2.65) | (2.69) | (2.65) | (1.85) | (2.67) | (2.73) | (2.60) | (2.40) | (2.46) |
P/Operating CF |
44.20 | 56.39 | 38.49 | 61.40 | 125.22 | 70.59 | 76.41 | 39.77 | 39.02 | 53.88 |
Dividend Safety Score |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
P/B ratio |
2.45 | 3.07 | 3.14 | 3.18 | 2.89 | 3.17 | 2.54 | 2.07 | 1.62 | 1.53 |
Price to Tangible BV |
2.46 | 3.08 | 3.15 | 3.20 | 2.99 | 3.27 | 2.61 | 2.12 | 1.66 | 1.56 |
EV/Sales |
3.69 | 4.23 | 4.47 | 4.79 | 4.75 | 5.98 | 5.20 | 5.16 | 3.80 | 4.09 |
EV/EBITDA |
15.12 | 15.32 | 15.83 | 17.89 | 15.86 | 19.80 | 17.92 | 20.47 | 10.97 | 12.89 |
EV/Operating CF |
14.01 | 19.33 | 17.45 | 20.29 | 32.00 | 20.39 | 18.04 | 18.84 | 13.56 | 13.51 |
EV/FCF |
(33.01) | (25.82) | (33.72) | (32.63) | (20.88) | (77.01) | (47.93) | (24.32) | (21.91) | (19.06) |
Quick Ratio |
0.41 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.52 | 0.45 | 0.66 |
Current Ratio |
0.57 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.51 | 0.45 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.85 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
4.23 | 3.82 | 4.22 | 4.92 | 4.67 | 4.25 | 4.24 | 5.73 | 3.58 | 4.75 |
Debt/Assets |
27.16% | 29.40% | 31.01% | 31.62% | 34.06% | 30.25% | 26.40% | 26.84% | 26.68% | 28.29% |
Debt/Equity |
0.99 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 0.94 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.95 |
Asset Turnover |
0.26 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
Operating CF/Net income |
3.30 | 2.03 | 2.73 | 2.67 | 1.22 | 2.29 | 2.54 | 4.20 | 1.52 | 2.36 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(3.46) | (3.25) | (3.13) | (2.97) | (2.95) | (2.62) | (2.85) | (3.13) | (3.50) | (3.52) |
Interest Coverage |
2.47 | 2.95 | 2.77 | 2.21 | 3.00 | 2.74 | 2.56 | 1.26 | 3.35 | 2.18 |
| 7.48% | 10.74% | 9.18% | 8.36% | 11.38% | 9.66% | 7.70% | 3.77% | 12.44% | 7.70% | |
| 2.09% | 2.83% | 2.35% | 2.12% | 2.98% | 2.88% | 2.43% | 1.17% | 3.90% | 2.36% | |
ROIC |
4.01% | 4.74% | 4.42% | 3.61% | 4.20% | 3.62% | 3.38% | 1.87% | 4.81% | 3.33% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
2.78% | 4.09% | 3.12% | 2.83% | 4.16% | 3.52% | 2.76% | 1.43% | 4.84% | 2.84% |
Average Days of Receivables |
46.60 | 46.26 | 46.81 | 43.15 | 73.80 | 72.84 | 61.59 | 64.32 | 52.27 | 64.90 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
21.96% | 31.81% | 33.29% | 35.59% | 34.11% | 34.79% | 37.29% | 26.49% | 20.72% | 22.18% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.47% | 0.46% | 0.45% | 0.94% | 0.58% | 0.86% | 0.61% | 0.38% | 0.36% | 0.50% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.99) | (0.85) | (0.84) | (0.86) | (0.83) | (0.58) | (0.79) | (0.97) | (1.21) | (1.40) |
Graham Number |
17.68 | 22.28 | 21.03 | 21.85 | 28.57 | 31.64 | 31.14 | 22.43 | 45.35 | 37.07 |
Earnings Yield |
2.99% | 3.39% | 2.72% | 2.54% | 3.59% | 2.73% | 2.86% | 1.72% | 7.21% | 4.96% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
(4.21%) | (5.16%) | (4.04%) | (4.23%) | (6.79%) | (1.65%) | (2.73%) | (5.71%) | (6.77%) | (8.31%) |
Revenue per Share |
12.71 | 14.08 | 14.53 | 14.83 | 16.12 | 15.32 | 15.58 | 13.95 | 17.69 | 16.79 |
Operating CF per Share |
3.35 | 3.08 | 3.72 | 3.50 | 2.39 | 4.49 | 4.49 | 3.82 | 4.96 | 5.08 |
Capex per Share |
(4.77) | (5.38) | (5.65) | (5.68) | (6.06) | (5.68) | (6.18) | (6.79) | (8.03) | (8.68) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
(1.42) | (2.31) | (1.93) | (2.18) | (3.67) | (1.19) | (1.69) | (2.96) | (3.07) | (3.60) |
Cash per Share |
0.53 | 1.97 | 0.98 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.49 | 1.63 | 1.63 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
13.75 | 14.56 | 15.19 | 16.19 | 18.70 | 22.70 | 24.34 | 25.11 | 27.95 | 28.40 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
13.75 | 14.56 | 15.19 | 16.19 | 18.70 | 22.70 | 24.34 | 25.11 | 27.95 | 28.40 |
Free Cash Flow |
(68.10) | (110.69) | (92.63) | (104.95) | (180.73) | (61.37) | (91.75) | (168.75) | (179.93) | (214.43) |
Working Capital |
(108.16) | (263.09) | (132.46) | (174.01) | (322.69) | 28.52 | 0.89 | (134.05) | (214.23) | (63.74) |
Capital Expenditures |
(228.54) | (258.53) | (271.65) | (273.74) | (298.65) | (293.09) | (335.52) | (386.56) | (470.80) | (516.99) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(1,610.20) | (1,817.62) | (1,918.84) | (2,146.69) | (2,206.89) | (2,150.90) | (2,646.88) | (2,868.94) | (3,217.86) | (3,624.76) |
EV/EBIT |
27.20 | 26.69 | 28.26 | 34.45 | 27.61 | 37.28 | 34.45 | 53.20 | 17.52 | 24.00 |
Capex to Sales |
0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.52 |
Price to Operating Income |
19.58 | 20.04 | 20.72 | 24.98 | 19.48 | 29.27 | 26.30 | 38.31 | 11.81 | 15.15 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Cash ROIC |
(5.08%) | (6.91%) | (5.59%) | (5.81%) | (8.52%) | (2.61%) | (3.62%) | (6.14%) | (5.77%) | (6.32%) |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
7.66 | 8.27 | 7.97 | 8.21 | 6.48 | 4.97 | 5.63 | 5.62 | 7.19 | 6.13 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
2.91 | 2.05 | 1.94 | 2.31 | 1.98 | 1.61 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.68 | 1.65 |
Inventory Turnover |
34.83 | 37.93 | 38.75 | 35.63 | 33.39 | 30.26 | 25.85 | 20.08 | 16.94 | 15.99 |
Average Days of Payables |
137.00 | 231.28 | 155.61 | 161.42 | 219.43 | 233.20 | 196.06 | 226.26 | 223.46 | 227.89 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
10.44 | 9.75 | 9.51 | 11.07 | 11.65 | 12.51 | 16.08 | 20.46 | 24.10 | 22.41 |
Average Receivables |
79.56 | 81.75 | 87.62 | 87.00 | 122.53 | 159.22 | 150.34 | 141.43 | 144.25 | 163.16 |
Average Payables |
75.59 | 117.92 | 130.53 | 110.36 | 139.64 | 171.82 | 165.25 | 166.04 | 184.51 | 195.68 |
Average Inventory |
6.32 | 6.38 | 6.52 | 7.17 | 8.29 | 9.17 | 11.04 | 14.37 | 18.34 | 20.15 |
Average Assets |
2,326.50 | 2,578.23 | 2,791.21 | 2,974.51 | 3,252.78 | 3,508.76 | 3,944.04 | 4,430.17 | 4,887.91 | 5,425.72 |
Average Common Equity |
650.81 | 679.35 | 714.69 | 755.03 | 850.63 | 1,046.63 | 1,247.16 | 1,376.35 | 1,534.30 | 1,665.13 |
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