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 7.32% and Operating profit at 8.58% 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 72.94 MM
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 2.87
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 17.94 times
3
With ROCE of 6.52%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.66 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 -25.41%, its profits have risen by 18.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.3
4
High Institutional Holdings at 87.07%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 2.37% over the previous quarter.
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -25.41% 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 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.
-17.98%
-0.07
36.00%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.32%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.58%
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
53.34%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
87.07%
ROCE (avg)
5.53%
ROE (avg)
9.73%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.23
EV to EBIT
25.42
EV to EBITDA
16.44
EV to Capital Employed
1.66
EV to Sales
7.13
PEG Ratio
1.26
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
6.52%
ROE (Latest)
9.57%
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
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 72.94 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 2.87
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 17.94 times
-4What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)
At USD 3.62 MM has Grown at 33.54%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 7.47% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at USD 5.22 MM
Here's what is working for Middlesex Water Co.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 2.87 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 72.94 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 17.94 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for Middlesex Water Co.
Interest
At USD 3.62 MM has Grown at 33.54%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 5.22 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 7.47% (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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