Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is The York Water Co. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.58% and Operating profit at 2.94% over the last 5 years
2
Flat results in Jun 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 8.56%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 93.11 %
3
With ROCE of 6.33%, it has a very 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 -10.81%, its profits have fallen by -18.6%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -10.81% 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 sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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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.
-7.35%
-0.49
22.74%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.58%
EBIT Growth (5y)
2.94%
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
60.11%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
61.67%
ROCE (avg)
7.46%
ROE (avg)
10.16%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.98
EV to EBIT
23.87
EV to EBITDA
16.15
EV to Capital Employed
1.51
EV to Sales
8.85
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
6.33%
ROE (Latest)
8.47%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 31.32 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 62.47%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0.05% (YoY
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 6.57
-4What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 8.56%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 93.11 %
Here's what is working for The York Water Co.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 31.32 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 6.57
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 62.47%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.05% (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 The York Water Co.
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 93.11 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio






