Cadiz vs Consolidated Water
CDZI and CWCO side by side, both in water supply. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CDZI and CWCO compare
Consolidated Water is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as Cadiz ($412M against $282M).
Consolidated Water grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−5.7% versus −21.3% for Cadiz).
Consolidated Water keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.5% compared with −311% at Cadiz.
Consolidated Water pays a dividend yielding 2.2%; Cadiz does not pay one.
Consolidated Water scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 3 for Cadiz), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CDZI | CWCO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $282M | $412M |
| Share price | $3.38 | $25.75 |
| Change, 1 year | −30.3% | −25.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −32.9% | 124% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.26 | 0.46 |
| Employees | 31 | 293 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 32.6× |
| P/S | 23.8× | 3.3× (better) |
| P/B | 60.4× | 1.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 18.3× |
| P/FCF | – | 25.2× |
| PEG | – | 0.74 |
| FCF yield | −11.1% | 4.0% (better) |
| Fair value | – | $22.89 |
| Margin of safety | – | −12.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −21.3% | −5.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 97.6% (better) | 12.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −23.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −24.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 36.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.1% | 34.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | −236% | 9.7% (better) |
| Net margin | −311% | 10.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | −264% | 13.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | −183% | 5.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −26.4% | 11.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 18.65 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −8.21 |
| Interest coverage | −2.8× | 988× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.16 | 5.61 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −6.68 | 9.20 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.2% |
| Payout ratio | – | 69.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 9.3% |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 2.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 47.1% | 65.8% |
| Held by insiders | 3.8% | 5.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $497K (better) | −$167K |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.1% |
Go deeper
- CDZI stock overview
- CDZI income statement
- CDZI valuation and score
- CWCO stock overview
- CWCO income statement
- CWCO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.