American States Water Company (AWR) vs Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (CWCO)

American States Water Company and Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. are both Utilities Regulated Water companies. American States Water Company is the larger, with a market value of $3.2B against $485.6M — 6.7× the size. American States Water Company trades at the lower P/E: 22.5× against 29.7×. American States Water Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.2% against −1.16%. American States Water Company has the higher net margin (20.5% vs 12.6%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.91% vs 9.94%). Both pay a dividend; American States Water Company yields more (2.50% vs 1.83%). Across the 23 metrics below, Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. leads on 13 and American States Water Company on 10.

Valuation

Metric AWR CWCO Utilities Regulated Water median
P/E 22.48 29.67 20.54
P/S 4.64 3.83 4.31
P/B 2.89 2.12 1.92
Price to free cash flow 156.00 16.11 —
EV/EBITDA 15.09 15.23 14.63
EV/Sales 5.91 2.80 6.23
Earnings yield 4.45% 3.37% 4.85%
Free cash flow yield 0.64% 6.21% (4.61%)

Profitability

Metric AWR CWCO Utilities Regulated Water median
Gross margin 77.65% 35.36% 71.91%
Operating margin 31.85% 12.26% 29.22%
Net margin 20.45% 12.64% 20.19%
Free cash flow margin 2.97% 23.80% (19.49%)
Return on equity 13.62% 7.12% 9.00%
Return on assets 5.30% 6.20% 3.21%
Return on invested capital 6.91% 9.94% 4.08%

Growth

Metric AWR CWCO Utilities Regulated Water median
Revenue growth (TTM) 13.23% (1.16%) 6.92%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 6.31% (35.59%) 1.38%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.15% 12.70% 7.24%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 8.58% 37.70% 9.40%

Health

Metric AWR CWCO Utilities Regulated Water median
Debt to equity 0.81 0.00 0.93
Current ratio 0.98 5.95 1.01
Net debt to EBITDA 3.62 (4.76) 4.42

Dividend

Metric AWR CWCO Utilities Regulated Water median
Dividend yield 2.50% 1.83% 2.84%
Payout ratio 0.56 0.56 0.57

Size

Metric AWR CWCO Utilities Regulated Water median
Market cap 3.24b 485.59m 1.00b

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