CADIZ INC - CDZI 8 7/8 PERP(NASDAQ:CDZIP) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to CDZIP. CDZIP was compared to 14 industry peers in the Water Utilities industry. Both the profitability and financial health of CDZIP have multiple concerns. CDZIP is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

CDZIP had negative earnings in the past year.

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

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

In the past 5 years CDZIP always reported negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

CDZIP has a worse Return On Assets (-30.54%) than 92.86% of its industry peers.

CDZIP's Return On Equity of -166.08% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CDZIP is outperformed by 92.86% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-30.54%
ROE	-166.08%
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

CDZIP does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		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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ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

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

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

CDZIP has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

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

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.21, we must say that CDZIP is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

CDZIP has a worse Altman-Z score (0.21) than 85.71% of its industry peers.

CDZIP has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.69. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

CDZIP's Debt to Equity ratio of 2.69 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CDZIP is outperformed by 92.86% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.69
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.21

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC9.03%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.36 indicates that CDZIP should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

CDZIP has a better Current ratio (1.36) than 71.43% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.87 indicates that CDZIP may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

CDZIP has a Quick ratio (0.87) which is in line with its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.36
Quick Ratio	0.87

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WACC

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 13.55% over the past year.

Looking at the last year, CDZIP shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 194.79%.

CDZIP shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 37.85% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)13.55%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%0%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)194.79%

Revenue growth 3Y58.5%

Revenue growth 5Y37.85%

Sales Q2Q%771.35%

3.2 Future

CDZIP is expected to show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -9.85% yearly.

Based on estimates for the next years, CDZIP will show a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 78.43% on average per year.

EPS Next Y-83.53%

EPS Next 2Y-14.28%

EPS Next 3Y-9.85%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year341.82%

Revenue Next 2Y137.52%

Revenue Next 3Y78.43%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

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

Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for CDZIP. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.

		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

A cheap valuation may be justified as CDZIP's earnings are expected to decrease with -9.85% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-14.28%

EPS Next 3Y-9.85%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 12.31%, CDZIP is a good candidate for dividend investing.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 3.57, CDZIP pays a better dividend. On top of this CDZIP pays more dividend than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.

CDZIP's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.27.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	12.31%

5.2 History

CDZIP has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.

CDZIP has not decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years3

5.3 Sustainability

The earnings of CDZIP are negative and hence is the payout ratio. CDZIP will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.

DP-14.86%

EPS Next 2Y-14.28%

EPS Next 3Y-9.85%

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CADIZ INC - CDZI 8 7/8 PERP

NASDAQ:CDZIP (1/29/2025, 8:10:47 PM)

After market: 18.37 -0.08 (-0.43%)

18.45

+0.17 (+0.93%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorUtilities

GICS IndustryGroupUtilities

GICS IndustryWater Utilities

Earnings (Last)11-13 2024-11-13/amc

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners36.78%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners2.59%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap1.39B

Analysts82.86

Price Target61.9 (235.5%)

Short Float %0.01%

Short Ratio0.29

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	12.31%

Yearly Dividend0.08

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP-14.86%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years3

Ex-Date01-03 2025-01-03 (0.56)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-27.5%

Min EPS beat(2)-47.06%

Max EPS beat(2)-7.93%

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-63.44%

Min Revenue beat(2)-87.43%

Max Revenue beat(2)-39.44%

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)6.8%

PT rev (3m)-15.79%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)-14.15%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-19.12%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	250.28
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	67.01
P/tB	92.56
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)-0.51

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.34

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-0.31

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-0.28

OCFYN/A

SpS0.07

BVpS0.28

TBVpS0.2

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-30.54%
ROE	-166.08%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A
FCFM	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

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/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

F-Score4

Asset Turnover0.05

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.69
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	205.03%
Cap/Sales	44.91%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.36
Quick Ratio	0.87
Altman-Z	0.21

F-Score4

WACC9.03%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)2146.28%

Cap/Depr(5y)1707.86%

Cap/Sales(3y)1444.77%

Cap/Sales(5y)1176.06%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)13.55%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%0%

EPS Next Y-83.53%

EPS Next 2Y-14.28%

EPS Next 3Y-9.85%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)194.79%

Revenue growth 3Y58.5%

Revenue growth 5Y37.85%

Sales Q2Q%771.35%

Revenue Next Year341.82%

Revenue Next 2Y137.52%

Revenue Next 3Y78.43%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-8.02%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year-13.65%

EBIT Next 3Y-8.69%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-0.37%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-9.72%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

CADIZ INC - CDZI 8 7/8 PERP (CDZIP) Stock Fundamental Analysis

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

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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