ScoreComparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is Artesian Resources Corp. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 5.04% and Operating profit at 4.33% over the last 5 years
2
With a growth in Net Profit of 7.52%, the company declared Very Positive results in Sep 25
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 9.25%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 71.1 %
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 9.46
3
With ROCE of 8.34%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.20 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 1.65%, its profits have risen by 12.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.2
4
High Institutional Holdings at 70.07%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 1.99% over the previous quarter.
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 1.65% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (S&P 500) returns of 13.68%
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Artesian Resources Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Other Utilities should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Other Utilities)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Artesian Resources Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Artesian Resources Corp.
2.46%
-0.36
22.41%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.71
19.28%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.04%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.33%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.60
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.15
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.72
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.25
Tax Ratio
25.90%
Dividend Payout Ratio
59.68%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
70.06%
ROCE (avg)
7.94%
ROE (avg)
9.03%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
15
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.34
EV to EBIT
14.34
EV to EBITDA
10.34
EV to Capital Employed
1.20
EV to Sales
4.55
PEG Ratio
1.18
Dividend Yield
3.51%
ROCE (Latest)
8.34%
ROE (Latest)
9.05%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend14What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 9.25%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 71.1 %
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 9.46
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 665.25
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 9.46 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 30.49 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 14.59 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 9.44 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 6.96 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.68
-1What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 6.25% (YoY
Here's what is working for Artesian Resources Corp.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 665.25
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 71.1 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 9.46 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 30.49 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 14.59 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 9.44 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 6.96 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.68
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 9.46 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Depreciation
Highest at USD 3.5 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Artesian Resources Corp.
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 6.25% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
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