PURE CYCLE CORP(NASDAQ:PCYO) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

PCYO gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 14 industry peers in the Water Utilities industry. Both the health and profitability get an excellent rating, making PCYO a very profitable company, without any liquidiy or solvency issues. PCYO is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year PCYO was profitable.

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

With an excellent Return On Assets value of 9.47%, PCYO belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 85.71% of the companies in the same industry.

PCYO has a better Return On Equity (10.55%) than 64.29% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 5.91%, PCYO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 78.57% of the companies in the same industry.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for PCYO is in line with the industry average of 5.27%.

The 3 year average ROIC (4.75%) for PCYO is below the current ROIC(5.91%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	9.47%
ROE	10.55%
ROIC	5.91%

ROA(3y)6.29%

ROA(5y)8.71%

ROE(3y)7.15%

ROE(5y)9.85%

ROIC(3y)4.75%

ROIC(5y)4.13%

1.3 Margins

PCYO's Profit Margin of 47.39% is amongst the best of the industry. PCYO outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.

PCYO's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

PCYO's Operating Margin of 37.60% is amongst the best of the industry. PCYO outperforms 92.86% of its industry peers.

PCYO's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 66.31%, PCYO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 64.29% of the companies in the same industry.

PCYO's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	37.6%
PM (TTM)	47.39%
GM	66.31%

OM growth 3Y11.45%

OM growth 5Y23.65%

PM growth 3Y-29.92%

PM growth 5Y11.33%

GM growth 3Y3.18%

GM growth 5Y16.86%

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ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

PCYO has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it 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 9.66 indicates that PCYO is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.

PCYO's Altman-Z score of 9.66 is amongst the best of the industry. PCYO outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.

PCYO has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.05. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.

The Debt to Equity ratio of PCYO (0.05) is better than 92.86% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.05
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	9.66

ROIC/WACC0.67

WACC8.86%

2.3 Liquidity

PCYO has a Current Ratio of 3.76. This indicates that PCYO is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

PCYO's Current ratio of 3.76 is amongst the best of the industry. PCYO outperforms 92.86% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 3.12 indicates that PCYO has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 3.12, PCYO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	3.76
Quick Ratio	3.12

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

PCYO shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 114.81%, which is quite impressive.

Measured over the past years, PCYO shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 19.19% on average per year.

The Revenue has grown by 58.74% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 7.14% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)114.81%

EPS 3Y-16.62%

EPS 5Y19.19%

EPS Q2Q%581.63%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)58.74%

Revenue growth 3Y18.84%

Revenue growth 5Y7.14%

Sales Q2Q%25%

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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 17.17 indicates a rather expensive valuation of PCYO.

85.71% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than PCYO, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.

Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 28.29, PCYO is valued a bit cheaper.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	17.17
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

PCYO's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	17.04

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PCYO has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)0.89

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for PCYO!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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PURE CYCLE CORP

NASDAQ:PCYO (4/17/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 9.96 0 (0%)

9.96

-0.04 (-0.4%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorUtilities

GICS IndustryGroupUtilities

GICS IndustryWater Utilities

Earnings (Last)04-09 2025-04-09/amc

Earnings (Next)07-08 2025-07-08

Inst Owners64.04%

Inst Owner Change0%

Ins Owners3.06%

Ins Owner Change-10.35%

Market Cap239.84M

Analysts82.86

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %0.83%

Short Ratio4.92

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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	17.17
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	8.02
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	29.52
P/B	1.78
P/tB	1.78
EV/EBITDA	17.04

EPS(TTM)0.58

EY5.82%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-0.03

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0.34

OCFY3.39%

SpS1.24

BVpS5.58

TBVpS5.58

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)0.89

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	9.47%
ROE	10.55%
ROCE	7.89%
ROIC	5.91%
ROICexc	6.7%
ROICexgc	6.7%
OM	37.6%
PM (TTM)	47.39%
GM	66.31%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)6.29%

ROA(5y)8.71%

ROE(3y)7.15%

ROE(5y)9.85%

ROIC(3y)4.75%

ROIC(5y)4.13%

ROICexc(3y)6.17%

ROICexc(5y)5.35%

ROICexgc(3y)6.17%

ROICexgc(5y)5.35%

ROCE(3y)6.34%

ROCE(5y)5.52%

ROICexcg growth 3Y19.25%

ROICexcg growth 5Y18.26%

ROICexc growth 3Y19.25%

ROICexc growth 5Y18.26%

OM growth 3Y11.45%

OM growth 5Y23.65%

PM growth 3Y-29.92%

PM growth 5Y11.33%

GM growth 3Y3.18%

GM growth 5Y16.86%

F-Score7

Asset Turnover0.2

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.05
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	0.49
Cap/Depr	389.06%
Cap/Sales	29.25%
Interest Coverage	27.1
Cash Conversion	60.2%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	3.76
Quick Ratio	3.12
Altman-Z	9.66

F-Score7

WACC8.86%

ROIC/WACC0.67

Cap/Depr(3y)267.12%

Cap/Depr(5y)293.39%

Cap/Sales(3y)28.48%

Cap/Sales(5y)27.15%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)114.81%

EPS 3Y-16.62%

EPS 5Y19.19%

EPS Q2Q%581.63%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)58.74%

Revenue growth 3Y18.84%

Revenue growth 5Y7.14%

Sales Q2Q%25%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y116.77%

EBIT growth 3Y32.44%

EBIT growth 5Y32.48%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-103.9%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-65.1%

OCF growth 3Y-13.85%

OCF growth 5Y-8.92%

PURE CYCLE CORP (PCYO) 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

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