Ratings California Water Service Group

Equities

CWT

US1307881029

Market Closed - Nyse Other stock markets 04:00:02 2024-04-19 pm EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
45.79 ^USD	+1.98%		+3.13%	-11.72%

Apr. 19	California Water Service Group Reaffirms $215 Million Investment Commitment to PFAS Treatment	MT
Apr. 18	California Water Service Group Moving Forward to Install PFAS Treatment Despite CPUC Dismissal of Request to Track Capital Costs in Pre-Approved Memorandum Account	CI

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
The company has a good ESG score relative to its sector, according to Refinitiv.

Strengths

The company's earnings per share (EPS) are expected to grow significantly over the next few years according to the consensus of analysts covering the stock.
Before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, the company's margins are particularly high.
The group's high margin levels account for strong profits.
For the last twelve months, analysts have been gradually revising upwards their EPS forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
There is high visibility into the group's activities for the coming years. Outlooks on future revenues from analysts covering the equity remain similar. Such hardly dispersed estimates support highly predictable sales for the current and upcoming fiscal years.
The divergence of price targets given by the various analysts who make up the consensus is relatively low, suggesting a consensus method of evaluating the company and its prospects.

Weaknesses

The company is in a hindered financial situation with significant debt and rather low EBITDA levels.
With an enterprise value anticipated at 4.14 times the sales for the current fiscal year, the company turns out to be overvalued.

Ratings chart - Surperformance

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Sector: Water Utilities

	1st Jan change	Capi.	Investor Rating	ESG Refinitiv
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP	-11.72%	2.59B		A-
COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - SABESP	+12.10%	10.75B		B-
SEVERN TRENT PLC	-4.85%	9.02B		C+
UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC	-2.41%	8.66B		B+
BEIJING CAPITAL ECO-ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION GROUP CO., LTD.	+7.81%	2.93B	-	B
CHENGDU XINGRONG ENVIRONMENT CO., LTD.	+27.07%	2.81B		B-
AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY	-13.89%	2.53B		B-
PENNON GROUP PLC	-12.04%	2.31B		B-
AGUAS ANDINAS S.A.	-6.88%	1.7B		B+
ZHONGSHAN PUBLIC UTILITIES GROUP CO.,LTD	+11.08%	1.64B	-	C+

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