Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo-SABESP vs Essential Utilities
SBS and WTRG side by side, both in water supply. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SBS and WTRG compare
Essential Utilities grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.2% versus 5.4% for Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo-SABESP).
Essential Utilities pays a dividend yielding 2.3%; Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo-SABESP does not pay one.
Essential Utilities scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 3 for Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo-SABESP), 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 | SBS | WTRG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $12.8B |
| Share price | $4.92 | $45.23 |
| Change, 1 year | −7.6% | 15.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 295% | −6.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.58 | 0.32 |
| Employees | 1,854 | 3,303 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 22.7× |
| P/S | – | 4.9× |
| P/B | – | 1.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 15.6× |
| PEG | – | 3.02 |
| Fair value | – | $43.95 |
| Margin of safety | – | −2.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.4% | 9.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.4% (better) | 11.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −15.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −11.8% (better) | −17.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.7% | 14.5% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 37.0% | – |
| Operating margin | – | 35.5% |
| Net margin | – | 21.8% |
| Return on equity | – | 8.1% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 5.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.20 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.96 (better) | 6.24 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.12 (better) | 0.40 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 0.99 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.3% |
| Payout ratio | – | 69.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 6.6% |
| Buyback yield | – | −0.10% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 2.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 53.6% | 79.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.02% | 4.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$650K | −$113K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 2.6% |
Go deeper
- SBS stock overview
- SBS income statement
- SBS valuation and score
- WTRG stock overview
- WTRG income statement
- WTRG valuation and score
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