Cadiz vs York Water
CDZI and YORW 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 YORW compare
York Water is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as Cadiz ($512M against $277M).
York Water grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.7% versus −21.3% for Cadiz).
York Water keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 29.1% compared with −311% at Cadiz.
York Water pays a dividend yielding 2.9%; Cadiz does not pay one.
York 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 | YORW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $277M | $512M |
| Share price | $3.32 | $31.53 |
| Change, 1 year | −28.0% | −2.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −34.1% | −34.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.25 | 0.26 |
| Employees | 31 | 129 |
| 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 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 19.0× |
| P/S | 23.4× | 5.9× (better) |
| P/B | 59.4× | 1.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 14.8× |
| FCF yield | −11.3% | – |
| Fair value | – | $35.81 |
| Margin of safety | – | 11.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −21.3% | 13.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 97.6% (better) | 7.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 26.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 19.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 1.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.1% | – |
| Operating margin | −236% | 37.9% (better) |
| Net margin | −311% | 29.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | −264% | – |
| Return on equity | −183% | 9.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −26.4% | 6.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 18.65 | 0.65 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 4.08 |
| Interest coverage | −2.8× | 3.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.16 (better) | 1.09 |
| Altman Z-score | −6.70 | 1.23 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.9% |
| Payout ratio | – | 52.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 4.0% |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% (better) | −9.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% (better) | −6.7% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 47.1% | 64.4% |
| Held by insiders | 3.8% | 1.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $497K (better) | −$122K |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 3.2% |
Go deeper
- CDZI stock overview
- CDZI income statement
- CDZI valuation and score
- YORW stock overview
- YORW income statement
- YORW valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.