SJW Corporation

Company Profile

SJW Corporation had its IPO on 1972-06-01 under the ticker symbol SJW.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Regulated Water industry. SJW Corporation has a staff strength of 757 employees.

Stock update

Shares of SJW Corporation opened at $63.2 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $62.75 - $63.51, and closed at $63.42.

This is a +0.3% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 95,831 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of SJW Corporation have slipped by -3.07%.

SJW Corporation's Key Ratios

SJW Corporation has a market cap of $2.01 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.2993 and a price to sales ratio of 3.9926.

In the last 12-months SJW Corporation’s revenue was $641.54 million with a gross profit of $357.17 million and an EBITDA of $252.66 million. The EBITDA ratio measures SJW Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, SJW Corporation’s operating margin was 22.84% while its return on assets stood at 2.53% with a return of equity of 7.99%.

In Q2, SJW Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 52.6% while revenue growth was a positive 5.3%.

SJW Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

31.25

Trailing PE

21.9549

PEG

3.5694

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.88 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 31.25 and a PEG multiple of 3.5694. 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 SJW Corporation’s profitability.

SJW Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 6.887 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 17.9919. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.9926.

SJW Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $1.48 per share, indicating a yield of 2.39% and a payout ratio of 52.45%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$3.71 billion

Total Liabilities

$237.95 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-125379000.00

Capital Expenditure

$70.25 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

52.45%

SJW Corporation ended 2024 with $3.71 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $3.71 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.18 billion.

SJW Corporation ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $237.95 million in other current liabilities, 32000.00 in common stock, $464.46 million in retained earnings and $640.31 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $25.47 million and cash and short-term investments were $25.47 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $127,638,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.52 billion.

SJW Corporation’s total current assets stands at $201.43 million while long-term investments were $16.14 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $113.91 million compared to accounts payable of $36.45 million and inventory worth $50.00 million.

In 2024, SJW Corporation's operating cash flow was $-125379000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $70.25 million.

Comparatively, SJW Corporation paid $0.52 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$63.42

52-Week High

$82.6113

52-Week Low

$56.3457

Analyst Target Price

$82

SJW Corporation stock is currently trading at $63.42 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $82.6113 and a 52-week low of $82.6113. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $82.

Its 50-day moving average was $68.05 and 200-day moving average was $73.95 The short ratio stood at 2.32 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 905.3% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9068.6% are held by institutions.