Fundamental Analysis of CADIZ INC(NASDAQ:CDZI) stock

Fundamental Rating

CDZI gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 14 industry peers in the Water Utilities industry. Both the profitability and financial health of CDZI have multiple concerns. CDZI shows excellent growth, but is valued quite expensive already.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

CDZI had negative earnings in the past year.

CDZI had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

CDZI had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.

CDZI had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of CDZI (-29.22%) is worse than 85.71% of its industry peers.

With a Return On Equity value of -125.19%, CDZI is not doing good in the industry: 85.71% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-29.22%
ROE	-125.19%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-30.42%

ROA(5y)-36.1%

ROE(3y)-87.54%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for CDZI so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

CDZI does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

The number of shares outstanding for CDZI has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, CDZI has more shares outstanding

CDZI has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -6.93, we must say that CDZI is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

CDZI has a worse Altman-Z score (-6.93) than 92.86% of its industry peers.

CDZI has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.98. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

CDZI has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.98. This is in the lower half of the industry: CDZI underperforms 78.57% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.98
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-6.93

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC7.58%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.89 indicates that CDZI should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

With an excellent Current ratio value of 1.89, CDZI belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 85.71% of the companies in the same industry.

CDZI has a Quick Ratio of 1.40. This is a normal value and indicates that CDZI is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

With a decent Quick ratio value of 1.40, CDZI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 78.57% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.89
Quick Ratio	1.4

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

CDZI shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 17.49%, which is quite good.

CDZI shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 27.39%.

Measured over the past years, CDZI shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 37.85% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)17.49%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-15.32%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)27.39%

Revenue growth 3Y58.5%

Revenue growth 5Y37.85%

Sales Q2Q%-36.67%

3.2 Future

CDZI is expected to show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 4.38% yearly.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 93.37% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

EPS Next Y-60.78%

EPS Next 2Y-15.47%

EPS Next 3Y4.38%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year446.25%

Revenue Next 2Y105.34%

Revenue Next 3Y93.37%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

CDZI reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

Also next year CDZI is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-15.47%

EPS Next 3Y4.38%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

CDZI does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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CADIZ INC

NASDAQ:CDZI (9/13/2024, 8:05:38 PM)

After market: 3.1099 -0.02 (-0.64%)

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Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorUtilities

GICS IndustryGroupUtilities

GICS IndustryWater Utilities

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Market Cap212.53M

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Dividend Yield	N/A

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Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
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PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-29.22%
ROE	-125.19%
ROCE
ROIC
ROICexc
ROICexgc
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A
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F-Score

Asset Turnover0.02

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.98
Debt/FCF
Debt/EBITDA
Cap/Depr
Cap/Sales
Interest Coverage
Cash Conversion
Profit Quality
Current Ratio	1.89
Quick Ratio	1.4
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High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)17.49%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5Y

EPS Q2Q%

EPS Next Y-60.78%

EPS Next 2Y

EPS Next 3Y

EPS Next 5Y

Revenue 1Y (TTM)27.39%

Revenue growth 3Y58.5%

Revenue growth 5Y

Sales Q2Q%

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CADIZ INC (CDZI)

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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