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 $76.13 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-03-31.

The stocks traded within a range of $74.94 - $76.44, and closed at $76.13.

This is a +0.45% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 255,031 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of SJW Corporation have increased by +4.37%.

SJW Corporation's Key Ratios

SJW Corporation has a market cap of $2.35 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 $620.70 million with a gross profit of $357.17 million and an EBITDA of $236.24 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 20.91% while its return on assets stood at 2.28% with a return of equity of 6.88%.

In Q4, SJW Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 83% while revenue growth was a positive 22.6%.

SJW Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

31.25

Trailing PE

31.473

PEG

3.5694

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.41 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 $1.44 per share, indicating a yield of 2% and a payout ratio of 60.58%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$3.63 billion

Total Liabilities

$264.65 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-62875000.00

Capital Expenditure

$63.52 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

60.58%

SJW Corporation ended 2023 with $3.63 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $3.63 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.11 billion.

SJW Corporation ended 2023 with $218.16 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $264.65 million in other current liabilities, 31000.00 in common stock, $458.36 million in retained earnings and $640.31 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $12.34 million and cash and short-term investments were $12.34 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $163,938,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.49 billion.

SJW Corporation’s total current assets stands at $154.71 million while long-term investments were $14.82 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $110.45 million compared to accounts payable of $29.58 million and inventory worth $40.88 million.

In 2023, SJW Corporation's operating cash flow was $-62875000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $63.52 million.

Comparatively, SJW Corporation paid $0.61 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$76.13

52-Week High

$83.486

52-Week Low

$54.889

Analyst Target Price

$85.25

SJW Corporation stock is currently trading at $76.13 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $83.486 and a 52-week low of $83.486. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $85.25.

Its 50-day moving average was $76.54 and 200-day moving average was $69.87 The short ratio stood at 5.2 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 1970.7% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9201.9% are held by institutions.