Cadiz vs Global Water Resources
CDZI and GWRS 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 GWRS compare
Cadiz is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Global Water Resources ($277M against $194M).
Global Water Resources grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.8% versus −21.3% for Cadiz).
Global Water Resources keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.2% compared with −311% at Cadiz.
Global Water Resources pays a dividend yielding 4.1%; Cadiz does not pay one.
Global Water Resources scores higher on the StockData Score (8 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 | GWRS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $277M | $194M |
| Share price | $3.32 | $6.74 |
| Change, 1 year | −28.0% | −33.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −34.1% | −64.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.25 | 0.67 |
| Employees | 31 | 126 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 56.2× |
| P/S | 23.4× | 3.2× (better) |
| P/B | 59.4× | 2.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 12.9× |
| FCF yield | −11.3% (better) | −12.5% |
| Fair value | – | $7.00 |
| Margin of safety | – | 3.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −21.3% | 10.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 97.6% (better) | 7.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −43.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −45.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 17.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.1% | – |
| Operating margin | −236% | 13.6% (better) |
| Net margin | −311% | 5.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | −264% | −40.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | −183% | 3.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −26.4% | 3.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 18.65 | 1.55 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 5.17 |
| Interest coverage | −2.8× | 1.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.16 (better) | 0.68 |
| Altman Z-score | −6.70 | 0.46 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 4.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 276% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 0.68% |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% (better) | −6.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% (better) | −2.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 47.1% | 26.0% |
| Held by insiders | 3.8% | 55.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $497K | $7.2M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 2.5% |
Go deeper
- CDZI stock overview
- CDZI income statement
- CDZI valuation and score
- GWRS stock overview
- GWRS income statement
- GWRS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.