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CWT

California Water Service Group

Utilities-Regulated Water
Utilities

Prices are adjusted according to historical splits.

California Water Service Group Stock Price

Vitals

Today's Low:
$48.49
Today's High:
$49.1
Open Price:
$48.89
52W Low:
$47.6429
52W High:
$65.5502
Prev. Close:
$48.94
Volume:
168253

Company Statistics

Market Cap.:
$3.18 billion
Book Value:
23.186
Revenue TTM:
$804.54 million
Operating Margin TTM:
14.38%
Gross Profit TTM:
$429.45 million
Profit Margin:
9.04%
Return on Assets TTM:
1.92%
Return on Equity TTM:
5.83%

Company Profile

California Water Service Group had its IPO on 1990-03-26 under the ticker symbol CWT.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Regulated Water industry. California Water Service Group has a staff strength of 1,225 employees.

Stock update

Shares of California Water Service Group opened at $48.89 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $48.49 - $49.1, and closed at $48.65.

This is a -0.59% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 168,253 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of California Water Service Group have slipped by -2.89%.

California Water Service Group's Key Ratios

California Water Service Group has a market cap of $3.18 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.7402 and a price to sales ratio of 4.1137.

In the last 12-months California Water Service Group’s revenue was $804.54 million with a gross profit of $429.45 million and an EBITDA of $233.98 million. The EBITDA ratio measures California Water Service Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, California Water Service Group’s operating margin was 14.38% while its return on assets stood at 1.92% with a return of equity of 5.83%.

In Q1, California Water Service Group’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 439.1% while revenue growth was a negative 24.2%.

California Water Service Group’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE
32.4675
Trailing PE
40.6214
PEG
2.7043

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.4 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 32.4675 and a PEG multiple of 2.7043. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into California Water Service Group’s profitability.

California Water Service Group stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 5.5309 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 18.3539. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 4.1137.

California Water Service Group stock pays annual dividends of $1.01 per share, indicating a yield of 1.85% and a payout ratio of 60%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets
$3.89 billion
Total Liabilities
$350.30 million
Operating Cash Flow
$-82082000.00
Capital Expenditure
$81.98 million
Dividend Payout Ratio
60%

California Water Service Group ended 2024 with $3.89 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $3.89 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.30 billion.

California Water Service Group ended 2024 with $326.40 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $350.30 million in other current liabilities, 560000.00 in common stock, $520.03 million in retained earnings and $36.81 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $52.29 million and cash and short-term investments were $52.29 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $133,300,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.05 billion.

California Water Service Group’s total current assets stands at $269.28 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $119.22 million compared to accounts payable of $120.20 million and inventory worth $13.29 million.

In 2024, California Water Service Group's operating cash flow was $-82082000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $81.98 million.

Comparatively, California Water Service Group paid $0.60 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price
$48.65
52-Week High
$65.5502
52-Week Low
$47.6429
Analyst Target Price
$62.67

California Water Service Group stock is currently trading at $48.65 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $65.5502 and a 52-week low of $65.5502. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $62.67.

Its 50-day moving average was $51.1 and 200-day moving average was $56.29 The short ratio stood at 2.36 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 88.7% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8464.3% are held by institutions.

Frequently Asked Questions About California Water Service Group

The stock symbol (also called stock or share ticker) of California Water Service Group is CWT

The IPO of California Water Service Group took place on 1990-03-26

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About

California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. The company is involved in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection services. It offers its services to approximately 496,400 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 6,200 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii; approximately 37,500 customer connections in the Tacoma, Olympia, Graham, Spanaway, Puyallup, Rainier, Yelm, and Gig Harbor areas; and approximately 10,700 water and wastewater customer connections in the Belen, Los Lunas, Indian Hills, and Elephant Butte areas in New Mexico. The company also engages in the provision of non-regulated water-related services, including operating of municipally owned water systems, privately owned water, and recycled water distribution systems; water system operation, meter reading, and billing services to private companies and municipalities; leasing of communication antenna sites on its properties to telecommunication companies; and billing of optional third-party insurance programs to its residential customers. In addition, it provides lab, wastewater collection, and treatment services. California Water Service Group was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Address

1720 North First Street, San Jose, CA, United States, 95112-4598