Ratings California Water Service Group

Equities

CWT

US1307881029

Market Closed - Nyse Other stock markets 04:00:02 2024-04-26 pm EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
47.93 ^USD	-0.25%		+4.67%	-7.60%

Apr. 25	Transcript : California Water Service Group, Q1 2024 Earnings Call, Apr 25, 2024
Apr. 25	California Water Service Group Reports Earnings Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024	CI

Summary

The company's Refinitiv ESG score, based on a ranking of the company relative to its industry, comes out particularly well.

Strengths

The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
The company returns high margins, thereby supporting business profitability.
For the past year, analysts covering the stock have been revising their EPS expectations upwards in a significant manner.
Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.
Analysts' price targets are all relatively close, reflecting good visibility on the company's valuation.

Weaknesses

The company is in a hindered financial situation with significant debt and rather low EBITDA levels.
With an enterprise value anticipated at 3.96 times the sales for the current fiscal year, the company turns out to be overvalued.

Ratings chart - Surperformance

Chart ESG Refinitiv

Sector: Water Utilities

	1st Jan change	Capi.	Investor Rating	ESG Refinitiv
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP	-7.60%	2.77B		A-
COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - SABESP	+9.19%	10.97B		B-
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.	-3.37%	9.87B		B-
SEVERN TRENT PLC	-4.69%	9.16B		C+
UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC	-1.98%	8.82B		B+
CHENGDU XINGRONG ENVIRONMENT CO., LTD.	+24.08%	2.89B		B-
BEIJING CAPITAL ECO-ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION GROUP CO., LTD.	+7.06%	2.92B	-	B
AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY	-13.07%	2.6B		B-
PENNON GROUP PLC	-11.44%	2.37B		B-
AGUAS ANDINAS S.A.	-5.83%	1.69B		B+

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