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Taking everything into account, GWRS scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. GWRS was compared to 14 industry peers in the Water Utilities industry. While GWRS is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. GWRS is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year GWRS was profitable.
GWRS had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Each year in the past 5 years GWRS has been profitable.
Each year in the past 5 years GWRS had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 0.91%, GWRS is doing worse than 78.57% of the companies in the same industry.
GWRS has a worse Return On Equity (4.87%) than 78.57% of its industry peers.
GWRS has a Return On Invested Capital of 1.29%. This is in the lower half of the industry: GWRS underperforms 78.57% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for GWRS is below the industry average of 4.89%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 0.91% | ||
| ROE | 4.87% | ||
| ROIC | 1.29% |
ROA(3y)1.78%
ROA(5y)1.39%
ROE(3y)13.66%
ROE(5y)11.29%
ROIC(3y)2.09%
ROIC(5y)2.02%
1.3 Margins
GWRS's Profit Margin of 7.87% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. GWRS is outperformed by 78.57% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of GWRS has grown nicely.
GWRS has a worse Operating Margin (14.56%) than 71.43% of its industry peers.
GWRS's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
With an excellent Gross Margin value of 85.96%, GWRS belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
GWRS's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 14.56% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 7.87% | ||
| GM | 85.96% |
OM growth 3Y2.05%
OM growth 5Y-2.04%
PM growth 3Y8.45%
PM growth 5Y11.91%
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5Y-1.02%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so GWRS is destroying value.
GWRS has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
GWRS has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for GWRS is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.56, we must say that GWRS is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.56, GWRS is doing worse than 85.71% of the companies in the same industry.
GWRS has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.38. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
GWRS has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.38. This is in the lower half of the industry: GWRS underperforms 78.57% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.38 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.56 |
ROIC/WACC0.18
WACC7.22%
2.3 Liquidity
GWRS has a Current Ratio of 1.18. This is a normal value and indicates that GWRS is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.18, GWRS is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.14% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.18 indicates that GWRS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
GWRS has a Quick ratio of 1.18. This is in the better half of the industry: GWRS outperforms 71.43% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.18 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
GWRS shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -41.38%.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 24.57% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
GWRS shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 7.06%.
The Revenue has been growing by 8.24% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-41.38%
EPS 3Y19.68%
EPS 5Y24.57%
EPS Q2Q%-41.67%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.06%
Revenue growth 3Y7.93%
Revenue growth 5Y8.24%
Sales Q2Q%8.37%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 15.33% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
Based on estimates for the next years, GWRS will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 7.05% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-27.75%
EPS Next 2Y-1.13%
EPS Next 3Y11.94%
EPS Next 5Y15.33%
Revenue Next Year6.65%
Revenue Next 2Y7.51%
Revenue Next 3Y8.79%
Revenue Next 5Y7.05%
3.3 Evolution
Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings ratio is 50.35, which means the current valuation is very expensive for GWRS.
GWRS's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. GWRS is more expensive than 78.57% of the companies in the same industry.
GWRS's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.57.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 36.49, the valuation of GWRS can be described as expensive.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, GWRS is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 71.43% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of GWRS to the average of the S&P500 Index (24.04), we can say GWRS is valued expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 50.35 | ||
| Fwd PE | 36.49 |
4.2 Price Multiples
GWRS's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.12 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)2.05
EPS Next 2Y-1.13%
EPS Next 3Y11.94%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
GWRS has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.56%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
GWRS's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 2.93. GWRS pays more dividend than 85.71% of the companies in the same industry.
GWRS's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.88.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.56% |
5.2 History
The dividend of GWRS has a limited annual growth rate of 1.00%.
GWRS has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.
The dividend of GWRS decreased recently.
Dividend Growth(5Y)1%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
5.3 Sustainability
GWRS pays out 179.97% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
The dividend of GWRS is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP179.97%
EPS Next 2Y-1.13%
EPS Next 3Y11.94%
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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGroupUtilities
GICS IndustryWater Utilities
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners30.66%
Inst Owner Change-3%
Ins Owners10.04%
Ins Owner Change0.14%
Market Cap246.10M
Revenue(TTM)55.47M
Net Income(TTM)4.36M
Analysts82.22
Price Target12.78 (49.3%)
Short Float %1.47%
Short Ratio2.22
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.56% |
Yearly Dividend0.3
Dividend Growth(5Y)1%
DP179.97%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
Ex-Date
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-12.85%
Min EPS beat(2)-23.75%
Max EPS beat(2)-1.96%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-15.58%
Min EPS beat(4)-67.32%
Max EPS beat(4)30.72%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)2.46%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)12.49%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)53.24%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.98%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.99%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.98%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.52%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.99%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.29%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.58%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)1.44%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.79%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-19.14%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-9.99%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-33.33%
EPS NY rev (1m)-20.31%
EPS NY rev (3m)-22.73%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.1%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.84%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.2%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.06%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 50.35 | ||
| Fwd PE | 36.49 | ||
| P/S | 4.44 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 10.49 | ||
| P/B | 2.75 | ||
| P/tB | 3.3 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.12 |
EPS(TTM)0.17
EY1.99%
EPS(NY)0.23
Fwd EY2.74%
FCF(TTM)-1.37
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.82
OCFY9.53%
SpS1.93
BVpS3.12
TBVpS2.6
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)2.05
Graham Number3.45
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 0.91% | ||
| ROE | 4.87% | ||
| ROCE | 1.76% | ||
| ROIC | 1.29% | ||
| ROICexc | 1.34% | ||
| ROICexgc | 1.38% | ||
| OM | 14.56% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 7.87% | ||
| GM | 85.96% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)1.78%
ROA(5y)1.39%
ROE(3y)13.66%
ROE(5y)11.29%
ROIC(3y)2.09%
ROIC(5y)2.02%
ROICexc(3y)2.13%
ROICexc(5y)2.09%
ROICexgc(3y)2.25%
ROICexgc(5y)2.22%
ROCE(3y)2.84%
ROCE(5y)2.75%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-2.27%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-2.71%
ROICexc growth 3Y-1.84%
ROICexc growth 5Y-2.29%
OM growth 3Y2.05%
OM growth 5Y-2.04%
PM growth 3Y8.45%
PM growth 5Y11.91%
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5Y-1.02%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.12
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.38 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 5.56 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 443.91% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 113.19% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.38 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 105.61% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.56 |
F-Score4
WACC7.22%
ROIC/WACC0.18
Cap/Depr(3y)259.99%
Cap/Depr(5y)214.68%
Cap/Sales(3y)59.8%
Cap/Sales(5y)49.31%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-41.38%
EPS 3Y19.68%
EPS 5Y24.57%
EPS Q2Q%-41.67%
EPS Next Y-27.75%
EPS Next 2Y-1.13%
EPS Next 3Y11.94%
EPS Next 5Y15.33%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.06%
Revenue growth 3Y7.93%
Revenue growth 5Y8.24%
Sales Q2Q%8.37%
Revenue Next Year6.65%
Revenue Next 2Y7.51%
Revenue Next 3Y8.79%
Revenue Next 5Y7.05%
EBIT growth 1Y-16.83%
EBIT growth 3Y10.14%
EBIT growth 5Y6.03%
EBIT Next Year143.04%
EBIT Next 3Y51.39%
EBIT Next 5Y30.1%
FCF growth 1Y-3928.38%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-10.65%
OCF growth 3Y2.23%
OCF growth 5Y13.49%
GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES INC / GWRS FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES INC?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to GWRS.
What is the valuation status for GWRS stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES INC (GWRS). This can be considered as Overvalued.
How profitable is GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES INC (GWRS) stock?
GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES INC (GWRS) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
What is the valuation of GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES INC based on its PE and PB ratios?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES INC (GWRS) is 50.35 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.75.
How sustainable is the dividend of GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES INC (GWRS) stock?
The dividend rating of GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES INC (GWRS) is 5 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 179.97%.