Cadiz vs Pure Cycle
CDZI and PCYO 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 PCYO compare
Cadiz and Pure Cycle are about the same size, with market caps of $282M and $263M.
Pure Cycle grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.9% versus −21.3% for Cadiz).
Pure Cycle keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 43.7% compared with −311% at Cadiz.
Pure Cycle 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 | PCYO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $282M | $263M |
| Share price | $3.38 | $10.93 |
| Change, 1 year | −30.3% | −0.64% |
| Change, 5 years | −32.9% | −30.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.26 | 0.80 |
| Employees | 31 | 44 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 17.9× |
| P/S | 23.8× | 7.8× (better) |
| P/B | 60.4× | 1.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 17.9× |
| PEG | – | 1.70 |
| FCF yield | −11.1% | – |
| Fair value | – | $13.33 |
| Margin of safety | – | 18.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −21.3% | 22.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 97.6% (better) | 0.18% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 8.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 10.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 14.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.1% | 62.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | −236% | 37.7% (better) |
| Net margin | −311% | 43.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | −264% | – |
| Return on equity | −183% | 10.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −26.4% | 6.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 18.65 | 0.09 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.38 |
| Interest coverage | −2.8× | 25.4× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.16 | 1.53 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −6.68 | 6.75 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 47.1% | 54.3% |
| Held by insiders | 3.8% | 29.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $497K (better) | $0 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 2.4% |
Go deeper
- CDZI stock overview
- CDZI income statement
- CDZI valuation and score
- PCYO stock overview
- PCYO income statement
- PCYO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.