PURE CYCLE CORP(NASDAQ:PCYO) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

PCYO gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 14 industry peers in the Water Utilities industry. PCYO scores excellent points on both the profitability and health parts. This is a solid base for a good stock. 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.

In the past year PCYO had a positive cash flow from operations.

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

PCYO has a Return On Assets of 9.01%. This is amongst the best in the industry. PCYO outperforms 85.71% of its industry peers.

PCYO has a Return On Equity of 10.09%. This is in the better half of the industry: PCYO outperforms 64.29% of its industry peers.

The Return On Invested Capital of PCYO (6.45%) is better than 85.71% of its industry peers.

PCYO had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.75%. This is in line with the industry average of 5.70%.

The 3 year average ROIC (4.75%) for PCYO is below the current ROIC(6.45%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	9.01%
ROE	10.09%
ROIC	6.45%

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 has a better Profit Margin (46.32%) than 100.00% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of PCYO has grown nicely.

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 41.92%, PCYO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.

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

PCYO's Gross Margin of 68.98% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. PCYO outperforms 71.43% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of PCYO has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	41.92%
PM (TTM)	46.32%
GM	68.98%

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

Operating and Profit Margin

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), PCYO is destroying value.

PCYO has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, PCYO has more shares outstanding

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

2.2 Solvency

PCYO has an Altman-Z score of 10.78. This indicates that PCYO is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.

PCYO has a Altman-Z score of 10.78. This is amongst the best in the industry. PCYO outperforms 92.86% of its industry peers.

PCYO has a debt to FCF ratio of 77.30. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as PCYO would need 77.30 years to pay back of all of its debts.

PCYO has a better Debt to FCF ratio (77.30) than 92.86% 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	77.3
Altman-Z	10.78

ROIC/WACC0.71

WACC9.05%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 3.56 indicates that PCYO has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

PCYO has a better Current ratio (3.56) than 92.86% of its industry peers.

PCYO has a Quick Ratio of 3.09. This indicates that PCYO is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

With an excellent Quick ratio value of 3.09, PCYO belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	3.56
Quick Ratio	3.09

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WACC

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 96.43% over the past year.

PCYO shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 19.19% yearly.

The Revenue has grown by 56.22% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!

Measured over the past years, PCYO shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 7.14% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)96.43%

EPS 3Y-16.62%

EPS 5Y19.19%

EPS Q2Q%77.78%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)56.22%

Revenue growth 3Y18.84%

Revenue growth 5Y7.14%

Sales Q2Q%6.68%

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

PCYO is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 21.55.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of PCYO is on the same level as its industry peers.

When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of PCYO to the average of the S&P500 Index (28.58), we can say PCYO is valued slightly cheaper.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	21.55
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

78.57% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than PCYO, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.

Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, PCYO is valued cheaply inside the industry as 92.86% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	3204.82
EV/EBITDA	18.87

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The excellent profitability rating of PCYO may justify a higher PE ratio.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)1.12

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

PCYO does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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PURE CYCLE CORP

NASDAQ:PCYO (2/5/2025, 4:30:01 PM)

After market: 11.85 0 (0%)

11.85

+0.1 (+0.85%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorUtilities

GICS IndustryGroupUtilities

GICS IndustryWater Utilities

Earnings (Last)01-08 2025-01-08/amc

Earnings (Next)04-08 2025-04-08

Inst Owners55.79%

Inst Owner Change-0.99%

Ins Owners3.31%

Ins Owner Change-10.35%

Market Cap285.23M

Analysts82.86

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %1.07%

Short Ratio5.19

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	21.55
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	9.8
P/FCF	3204.82
P/OCF	31.3
P/B	2.14
P/tB	2.14
EV/EBITDA	18.87

EPS(TTM)0.55

EY4.64%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0

FCFY0.03%

OCF(TTM)0.38

OCFY3.2%

SpS1.21

BVpS5.55

TBVpS5.55

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)1.12

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	9.01%
ROE	10.09%
ROCE	8.61%
ROIC	6.45%
ROICexc	7.45%
ROICexgc	7.45%
OM	41.92%
PM (TTM)	46.32%
GM	68.98%
FCFM	0.31%

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-Score8

Asset Turnover0.19

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.05
Debt/FCF	77.3
Debt/EBITDA	0.47
Cap/Depr	421.73%
Cap/Sales	31%
Interest Coverage	29.34
Cash Conversion	63.53%
Profit Quality	0.66%
Current Ratio	3.56
Quick Ratio	3.09
Altman-Z	10.78

F-Score8

WACC9.05%

ROIC/WACC0.71

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)96.43%

EPS 3Y-16.62%

EPS 5Y19.19%

EPS Q2Q%77.78%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)56.22%

Revenue growth 3Y18.84%

Revenue growth 5Y7.14%

Sales Q2Q%6.68%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y129.59%

EBIT growth 3Y32.44%

EBIT growth 5Y32.48%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-99.48%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-59.74%

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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