Artesian Resources vs Avalon
ARTNA and AWX side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ARTNA and AWX compare
Artesian Resources is the larger company, worth 31 times as much as Avalon ($338M against $11.0M).
On earnings, Avalon is cheaper: it trades at 5.5× trailing earnings, against 14.5× for Artesian Resources.
Artesian Resources grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.9% versus 5.8% for Avalon).
Artesian Resources keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.8% compared with 2.3% at Avalon.
Artesian Resources pays a dividend yielding 3.9%; Avalon does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ARTNA | AWX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $338M | $11.0M |
| Share price | $32.70 | $2.81 |
| Change, 1 year | 0.93% | −3.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −26.2% | −31.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.27 | 0.09 |
| Employees | 274 | 799 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 14 |
| Valuation score | 6 | 6 |
| Growth score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.5× | 5.5× (better) |
| P/S | 2.9× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.3× | 0.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.6× | 4.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 5.8× |
| PEG | 2.80 | – |
| FCF yield | −4.3% | 17.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $45.35 | $12.80 |
| Margin of safety | 27.9% | 78.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.9% (better) | 5.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.1% | 7.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 3.9% | 999% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 3.2% | 920% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 4.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 21.6% |
| Operating margin | 24.9% (better) | 4.6% |
| Net margin | 19.8% (better) | 2.3% |
| FCF margin | −12.4% | 2.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 9.2% (better) | 5.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% | 5.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.70 | 0.69 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.90 | 2.89 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.2× (better) | 1.9× |
| Current ratio | 0.93 | 1.18 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.71 | 0.98 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.9% | – |
| Payout ratio | 55.9% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | −0.10% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.8% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 51.6% | 8.2% |
| Held by insiders | 1.7% | 60.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.0M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 0.78% |
Go deeper
- ARTNA stock overview
- ARTNA income statement
- ARTNA valuation and score
- AWX stock overview
- AWX income statement
- AWX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.