Global Water Resources, Inc. (GWRS) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Global Water Resources, Inc.

Why is Global Water Resources, Inc. ?

High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.11% and Operating profit at 5.45% over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 10.73% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Negative results in Jun 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 17.04 MM
NET PROFIT(9M) At USD 2.65 MM has Grown at -25.76%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 8.96%

With ROCE of 5.53%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.22 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 -36.40%, its profits have fallen by -8.4%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -36.40% 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 Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Other Utilities)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Global Water Resources, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Global Water Resources, Inc.

-33.95%

-1.08

29.00%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.61

20.17%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

8.11%

EBIT Growth (5y)

5.45%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

1.71

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

5.27

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.19

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.30

Tax Ratio

26.07%

Dividend Payout Ratio

126.45%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

34.09%

ROCE (avg)

5.85%

ROE (avg)

10.73%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

3.66

EV to EBIT

40.08

EV to EBITDA

16.48

EV to Capital Employed

2.22

EV to Sales

7.00

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

194.10%

ROCE (Latest)

5.53%

ROE (Latest)

7.37%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

Bullish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

3What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 129.68%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 41.69 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 147.22 %

-8What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 17.04 MM

NET PROFIT(9M)

At USD 2.65 MM has Grown at -25.76%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 8.96%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 5.55% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 6.44 times

Here's what is working for Global Water Resources, Inc.

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 41.69 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 147.22 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 129.68%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for Global Water Resources, Inc.

Net Profit

At USD 2.65 MM has Grown at -25.76%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 17.04 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 6.44 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 5.55% (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