ScoreComparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is California Water Service Group ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 16.69% of over the last 5 years
2
Flat results in Jun 25
- NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 55.5 MM has Grown at -49.76%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 87.04 %
- INTEREST(Q) Highest at USD 16.54 MM
3
With ROCE of 6.36%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.36 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 -11.43%, its profits have fallen by -6.8%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -11.43% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to California Water Service Group 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 California Water Service Group for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
California Water Service Group
-9.24%
-0.33
23.58%
S&P 500
12.65%
0.70
20.15%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.88%
EBIT Growth (5y)
16.69%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.15
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.35
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.84
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.32
Tax Ratio
17.51%
Dividend Payout Ratio
34.42%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
93.03%
ROCE (avg)
6.21%
ROE (avg)
8.96%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.67
EV to EBIT
21.42
EV to EBITDA
12.46
EV to Capital Employed
1.36
EV to Sales
4.22
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
191.75%
ROCE (Latest)
6.36%
ROE (Latest)
8.20%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend2What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 5.47
-12What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At USD 55.5 MM has Grown at -49.76%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 87.04 %
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at USD 16.54 MM
Here's what is working for California Water Service Group
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.47 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Depreciation
Highest at USD 36.57 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 California Water Service Group
Net Profit
At USD 55.5 MM has Grown at -49.76%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Interest
Highest at USD 16.54 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 5.65% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 87.04 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
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