The York Water Co. (YORW) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is The York Water Co. ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.55% and Operating profit at 2.55% over the last 5 years

Flat results in Mar 26

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 29.23 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 97.98 %
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 366.2

With ROCE of 5.86%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.42 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 -6.69%, its profits have risen by 0.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 21.6

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -6.69% 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 The York Water Co. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

The York Water Co.

-6.69%

-0.79

20.10%

S&P 500

20.78%

1.56

13.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

7.55%

EBIT Growth (5y)

2.55%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

4.40

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

4.43

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.91

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.17

Tax Ratio

5.85%

Dividend Payout Ratio

63.60%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

67.86%

ROCE (avg)

7.46%

ROE (avg)

10.16%

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

1.82

EV to EBIT

24.15

EV to EBITDA

15.95

EV to Capital Employed

1.42

EV to Sales

8.63

PEG Ratio

21.62

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

5.86%

ROE (Latest)

8.41%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

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

5What is working for the Company

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 11.06 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 6.77

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.03% (YoY

-11What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 29.23 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 97.98 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 366.2

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 49.88 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 3.92 MM

Here's what is working for The York Water Co.

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 11.06 times and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 6.77 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by 1.03% (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

Depreciation

Highest at USD 3.66 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for The York Water Co.

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 29.23 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 366.2

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 97.98 % and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 49.88 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 3.92 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)