ScoreComparison
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
The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 62.59 MM
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 6.69
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -4.71% (YoY)
3
With ROCE of 5.99%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.52 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 -15.41%, its profits have fallen by -3.5%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 89.75%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 8.03% over the previous quarter.
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 13.68% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -15.41% returns
Real-Time Research ReportHow 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.
-15.51%
-0.05
30.30%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.71
19.28%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality 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
89.75%
ROCE (avg)
5.53%
ROE (avg)
9.73%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.94
EV to EBIT
25.31
EV to EBITDA
15.84
EV to Capital Employed
1.52
EV to Sales
7.07
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.99%
ROE (Latest)
8.64%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend8What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 62.59 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 6.69
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -4.71% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 83.7 %
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 6.69 times
-4What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 524.26
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 8.61 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at USD 0.46
Here's what is working for Middlesex Water Co.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 62.59 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.69 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 83.7 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.69 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 -4.71% (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.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 524.26
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Profit
Lowest at USD 8.61 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Lowest at USD 0.46
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
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