Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is Middlesex Water Co. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.58% and Operating profit at 7.76% over the last 5 years
2
Positive results in Mar 26
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 6.7
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -1.91% (YoY)
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 6.7 times
3
With ROCE of 5.99%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.51 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 -7.70%, its profits have fallen by -3.5%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 89.15%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -7.70% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Middlesex Water Co. 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 Middlesex Water Co. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Middlesex Water Co.
-7.7%
-0.01
30.37%
S&P 500
22.24%
1.67
13.28%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.58%
EBIT Growth (5y)
7.76%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.10
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.18
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.87
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.21
Tax Ratio
13.59%
Dividend Payout Ratio
58.55%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
89.15%
ROCE (avg)
5.53%
ROE (avg)
9.73%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.94
EV to EBIT
25.24
EV to EBITDA
15.80
EV to Capital Employed
1.51
EV to Sales
7.05
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.99%
ROE (Latest)
8.64%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 6.7
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.91% (YoY
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 6.7 times
-1What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at USD 4.84 MM
Here's what is working for Middlesex Water Co.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.7 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.7 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.91% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Middlesex Water Co.
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 4.84 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents






