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Ticker
CWT

Price
46.43
Stock movement down
-0.62 (-1.32%)
Company name
California Water Service Group
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Utilities >
Utilities - Regulated Water
Market cap
2.76B
Ent value
6.09B
Price/Sales
2.68
Price/Book
1.69
Div yield
2.58%
Div growth
6.76%
Growth years
54
FCF payout
-44.10%
Trailing P/E
13.72
Forward P/E
19.65
PEG
1.17
EPS growth
-7.76%
1 year return
-9.16%
3 year return
-4.84%
5 year return
0.58%
10 year return
6.75%
Last updated: 2025-05-29

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.20
Dividend yield2.58%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield2.69%
Average yield1.90%
Minimum yield1.39%
Discount to avg yield26.44%
Upside potential35.93%
Yield as % of max yield96.21%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield2.58%
Current yield distribution0.71%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.39%
Yield at 90%1.55%
Yield at 80%1.63%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.84%
Yield at 20%2.19%
Yield at 10%2.32%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.69%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth54 years
CCC statusDividend Champion
Dividend per share1.20
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date12 May 2025
EPS (TTM)3.41
EPS (1y forward)2.36
EPS growth (5y)-7.76%
EPS growth (5y forward)11.70%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
CWTS&P500
DGR MR7.14%-13.74%
DGR TTM9.62%6.60%
DGR 3 years6.96%5.24%
DGR 5 years6.76%5.40%
DGR 10 years4.97%7.07%
DGR 15 years3.91%6.12%
Time since last change announced30 days
EPS growth (5y)-7.76%
EPS growth (5y forward)11.70%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM31.70%-44.10%
Average--
Forward50.78%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E13.72
Price to OCF9.29
Price to FCF-
Price to EBITDA6.90
EV to EBITDA15.21

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales2.68
Price to Book1.69
EV to Sales5.91

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count59.47M
EPS (TTM)3.41
FCF per share (TTM)-2.45

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)1.03B
Gross profit (TTM)470.03M
Operating income (TTM)238.45M
Net income (TTM)201.28M
EPS (TTM)3.41
EPS (1y forward)2.36

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)45.67%
Operating margin (TTM)23.17%
Profit margin (TTM)19.56%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash59.56M
Net receivables178.79M
Total current assets362.95M
Goodwill37.04M
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment5.26B
Total assets5.01B
Accounts payable171.50M
Short/Current long term debt1.31B
Total current liabilities570.73M
Total liabilities3.38B
Shareholder's equity1.63B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)297.09M
Capital expenditures (TTM)441.78M
Free cash flow (TTM)-144.69M
Dividends paid (TTM)63.81M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity12.34%
Return on Assets4.01%
Return on Invested Capital6.84%
Cash Return on Invested Capital-4.91%

STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open46.97
Daily high47.24
Daily low46.28
Daily Volume302K
All-time high71.87
1y analyst estimate57.75
Beta0.49
EPS (TTM)3.41
Dividend per share1.20
Ex-div date12 May 2025
Next earnings date30 Jul 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
CWTS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-35.40%-4.11%
Highest price drop-41.73%-56.47%
Date of highest drop10 Jan 20259 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-14.50%-11.06%
Avg time to new high37 days12 days
Max time to new high1487 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
CWT (California Water Service Group) company logo
Marketcap
2.76B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. The company is involved in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection services. It offers its services to approximately 497,700 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 6,500 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii; approximately 38,000 customer connections in the Tacoma, Olympia, Graham, Spanaway, Puyallup, Rainier, Yelm, and Gig Harbor areas; and approximately 11,400 water and wastewater customer connections in Rio Communities, Rio Del Oro, Meadow Lake, Indian Hills, Squaw Valley, Elephant Butte, Morningstar, Sandia Knolls, Juan Tomas, and Cypress Gardens systems. The company also engages in the provision of non-regulated water-related services, including operating of municipally owned water systems, privately owned water, and recycled water distribution systems; water system operation, meter reading, and billing services to private companies and municipalities; leasing of communication antenna sites on its properties; and billing of optional third-party insurance programs to its residential customers. In addition, it provides lab, wastewater collection, and treatment services. California Water Service Group was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Employees
1266
SEC filings
CEO
Martin Kropelnicki
Country
USA
City
San Jose
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Champion
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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