California Water Service Group CWT
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News
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California Water Service Group Recognized by Newsweek as One of “America’s Most Trustworthy Companies”
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California Water Service Group Announces Science-Aligned Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target
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California Public Utilities Commission Adopts Decision on California Water Service’s 2021 General Rate Case and Infrastructure Improvement Plan
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California Water Service Group Announces 2023 Earnings for Year and Fourth Quarter
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California Water Service Group Schedules 2023 Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter Earnings Results Announcement and Conference Call
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California Water Service Group Donates More than $1.5 Million to Local Community Organizations in 2023
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Cal Water Receives Proposed Decision and Alternate Proposed Decision on 2021 General Rate Case
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CORRECTION: California Water Service Group Board of Directors Declares 316th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend and 57th Consecutive Annual Dividend Increase
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $46.67
- Day Range
- $46.43–47.10
- 52-Week Range
- $44.83–61.59
- Bid/Ask
- $45.21 / $47.62
- Market Cap
- $2.68 Bil
- Volume/Avg
- 255,979 / 323,126
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 58.82
- Price/Sales
- 3.35
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 2.27%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 2.40%
- Total Yield
- 2.28%
Company Profile
California Water Service Group is a U.S. water and utilities holding company based in California. The company engages in the production, treatment, storage, distribution, and sale of water for various uses. The firm operates through its subsidiaries, which can be divided between regulated and unregulated businesses. The regulated public utilities subsidiaries operate in California, New Mexico, Washington, and Hawaii. The unregulated subsidiaries provide water utility services to private companies and municipalities. The company derives the majority of its revenue from its operations in California and, overall, from residential customers.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Water
- Stock Style Box
- Small Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 1,266
- Website
- https://www.calwatergroup.com
Comparables
Valuation
Metric
|
CWT
|
GWRS
|
SJW
|
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 58.82 | 31.22 | 17.62 |
Price/Book Value | 1.89 | 6.40 | 1.47 |
Price/Sales | 3.35 | 5.86 | 2.68 |
Price/Cash Flow | 13.14 | 13.22 | 9.58 |
Price/Earnings
CWT
GWRS
SJW
Financial Strength
Metric
|
CWT
|
GWRS
|
SJW
|
---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.40 | 0.82 | 0.40 |
Current Ratio | 0.69 | 0.82 | 0.58 |
Interest Coverage | 1.89 | 3.21 | 2.37 |
Quick Ratio
CWT
GWRS
SJW
Profitability
Metric
|
CWT
|
GWRS
|
SJW
|
---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 1.28% | 2.36% | 2.31% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 3.90% | 17.39% | 7.57% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 3.62% | 7.38% | 5.28% |
Return on Assets
CWT
GWRS
SJW
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