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We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to PCYO. PCYO was compared to 14 industry peers in the Water Utilities industry. PCYO gets an excellent profitability rating and is at the same time showing great financial health properties. PCYO is valued correctly, but it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- PCYO had positive earnings in the past year.
- PCYO had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- In the past 5 years PCYO has always been profitable.
- Of the past 5 years PCYO 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 8.17%, PCYO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
- PCYO has a Return On Equity of 9.31%. This is in the better half of the industry: PCYO outperforms 71.43% of its industry peers.
- PCYO has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.93%. This is in the better half of the industry: PCYO outperforms 78.57% of its industry peers.
- PCYO had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.88%. This is in line with the industry average of 4.99%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (4.93%) for PCYO is above the 3 year average (3.88%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 8.17% | ||
| ROE | 9.31% | ||
| ROIC | 4.93% |
ROA(3y)6.5%
ROA(5y)8.82%
ROE(3y)7.37%
ROE(5y)10.04%
ROIC(3y)3.88%
ROIC(5y)4.35%
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 46.62%, PCYO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of PCYO has grown nicely.
- Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 35.07%, PCYO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 71.43% of the companies in the same industry.
- PCYO's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- The Gross Margin of PCYO (63.17%) is better than 64.29% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of PCYO has grown nicely.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 35.07% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 46.62% | ||
| GM | 63.17% |
OM growth 3Y-12.52%
OM growth 5Y20.93%
PM growth 3Y6.31%
PM growth 5Y14%
GM growth 3Y-4.78%
GM growth 5Y16.08%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), PCYO is destroying value.
- The number of shares outstanding for PCYO remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
- The number of shares outstanding for PCYO has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
- PCYO has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 8.30 indicates that PCYO is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
- Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 8.30, PCYO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
- PCYO has a debt to FCF ratio of 14.67. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as PCYO would need 14.67 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- With an excellent Debt to FCF ratio value of 14.67, PCYO belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.05 indicates that PCYO is not too dependend on debt financing.
- With an excellent Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.05, PCYO belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.05 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 14.67 | ||
| Altman-Z | 8.3 |
ROIC/WACC0.56
WACC8.82%
2.3 Liquidity
- PCYO has a Current Ratio of 2.29. This indicates that PCYO is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
- The Current ratio of PCYO (2.29) is better than 92.86% of its industry peers.
- A Quick Ratio of 1.75 indicates that PCYO should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.75, PCYO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.29 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.75 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- PCYO shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has grown by 1.82%.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 14.14% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
- Looking at the last year, PCYO shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 1.23% in the last year.
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 0.17% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)1.82%
EPS 3Y10.69%
EPS 5Y14.14%
EPS Q2Q%18.75%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.23%
Revenue growth 3Y4.29%
Revenue growth 5Y0.17%
Sales Q2Q%58.96%
3.2 Future
- No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings ratio is 20.48, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of PCYO.
- PCYO's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. PCYO is cheaper than 64.29% of the companies in the same industry.
- The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 28.18. PCYO is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.48 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of PCYO indicates a slightly more expensive valuation: PCYO is more expensive than 78.57% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of PCYO indicates a rather cheap valuation: PCYO is cheaper than 85.71% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 506.78 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 21.08 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The excellent profitability rating of PCYO may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)1.45
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- PCYO does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
11.47
-0.11 (-0.95%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGroupUtilities
GICS IndustryWater Utilities
Earnings (Last)01-07 2026-01-07/amc
Earnings (Next)04-07 2026-04-07
Inst Owners72.51%
Inst Owner Change-2.52%
Ins Owners4.72%
Ins Owner Change0.78%
Market Cap276.20M
Revenue(TTM)29.47M
Net Income(TTM)13.74M
Analysts82.86
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %1.42%
Short Ratio7.63
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
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)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
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)N/A
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.48 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 9.37 | ||
| P/FCF | 506.78 | ||
| P/OCF | 42.42 | ||
| P/B | 1.87 | ||
| P/tB | 1.87 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 21.08 |
EPS(TTM)0.56
EY4.88%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.02
FCFY0.2%
OCF(TTM)0.27
OCFY2.36%
SpS1.22
BVpS6.12
TBVpS6.12
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)1.45
Graham Number8.78
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 8.17% | ||
| ROE | 9.31% | ||
| ROCE | 6.6% | ||
| ROIC | 4.93% | ||
| ROICexc | 5.53% | ||
| ROICexgc | 5.53% | ||
| OM | 35.07% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 46.62% | ||
| GM | 63.17% | ||
| FCFM | 1.85% |
ROA(3y)6.5%
ROA(5y)8.82%
ROE(3y)7.37%
ROE(5y)10.04%
ROIC(3y)3.88%
ROIC(5y)4.35%
ROICexc(3y)4.62%
ROICexc(5y)5.51%
ROICexgc(3y)4.62%
ROICexgc(5y)5.51%
ROCE(3y)5.2%
ROCE(5y)5.83%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-21.02%
ROICexgc growth 5Y4.6%
ROICexc growth 3Y-21.02%
ROICexc growth 5Y4.6%
OM growth 3Y-12.52%
OM growth 5Y20.93%
PM growth 3Y6.31%
PM growth 5Y14%
GM growth 3Y-4.78%
GM growth 5Y16.08%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.18
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.05 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 14.67 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.6 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 255.29% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 20.24% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 25.64 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 51.39% | ||
| Profit Quality | 3.97% | ||
| Current Ratio | 2.29 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Altman-Z | 8.3 |
F-Score3
WACC8.82%
ROIC/WACC0.56
Cap/Depr(3y)314.77%
Cap/Depr(5y)282.94%
Cap/Sales(3y)32.21%
Cap/Sales(5y)28.39%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)1.82%
EPS 3Y10.69%
EPS 5Y14.14%
EPS Q2Q%18.75%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.23%
Revenue growth 3Y4.29%
Revenue growth 5Y0.17%
Sales Q2Q%58.96%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-15.33%
EBIT growth 3Y-8.77%
EBIT growth 5Y21.14%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y105.61%
FCF growth 3Y-36.18%
FCF growth 5Y-25.16%
OCF growth 1Y331.87%
OCF growth 3Y-8.97%
OCF growth 5Y-8.67%
PURE CYCLE CORP / PCYO FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of PURE CYCLE CORP (PCYO) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to PCYO.
What is the valuation status for PCYO stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to PURE CYCLE CORP (PCYO). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
Can you provide the profitability details for PURE CYCLE CORP?
PURE CYCLE CORP (PCYO) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.
What are the PE and PB ratios of PURE CYCLE CORP (PCYO) stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for PURE CYCLE CORP (PCYO) is 20.48 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.87.