California Water Service Stock Current Ratio

CWT Stock

USD 51.98 0.38 0.74%

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		Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
	Current Ratio	0.69	0.85

Current Ratio is likely to gain to 0.85 in 2024.

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California Water Service Company Current Ratio Analysis

California Water's Current Ratio is calculated by dividing the Current Assets of a company by its Current Liabilities. It measures whether or not a company has enough cash or liquid assets to pay its current liability over the next fiscal year. The ratio is regarded as a test of liquidity for a company.

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Current California Water Current Ratio

1.05 X

Most of California Water's fundamental indicators, such as Current Ratio, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, California Water Service is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

California Current Ratio Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for California Water is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of California Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Current Ratio. Since California Water's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of California Water's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of California Water's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Current Deferred Revenue	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Accounts Payable	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Common Stock	Long Term Debt	Property Plant Equipment	Intangible Assets	Good Will	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Short Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.97	-0.38	0.97	0.76	0.98	0.58	0.99	0.95	0.43	-0.57	0.8	-0.13	0.7	0.81	0.72	0.53	0.9	0.61	0.82	0.5	0.68	0.85	0.59	0.85
Total Stockholder Equity	0.97		-0.4	0.93	0.75	0.96	0.5	0.94	0.94	0.27	-0.47	0.8	-0.25	0.66	0.88	0.75	0.57	0.97	0.65	0.77	0.37	0.66	0.91	0.68	0.92
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.38	-0.4		-0.53	-0.48	-0.52	-0.07	-0.37	-0.39	-0.18	-0.28	-0.56	-0.06	-0.57	-0.54	-0.33	-0.76	-0.42	-0.04	-0.61	-0.41	-0.38	-0.59	-0.53	-0.43
Net Debt	0.97	0.93	-0.53		0.8	0.98	0.58	0.98	0.95	0.52	-0.53	0.83	-0.01	0.8	0.82	0.68	0.61	0.84	0.54	0.85	0.61	0.66	0.85	0.57	0.79
Retained Earnings	0.76	0.75	-0.48	0.8		0.81	0.8	0.75	0.81	0.32	-0.54	0.64	0.19	0.85	0.66	0.79	0.6	0.63	0.66	0.73	0.46	0.63	0.76	0.64	0.57
Accounts Payable	0.98	0.96	-0.52	0.98	0.81		0.57	0.97	0.97	0.43	-0.48	0.8	-0.04	0.76	0.86	0.74	0.59	0.89	0.59	0.87	0.56	0.73	0.88	0.64	0.84
Net Receivables	0.58	0.5	-0.07	0.58	0.8	0.57		0.62	0.59	0.32	-0.83	0.36	0.42	0.71	0.2	0.62	0.2	0.29	0.5	0.56	0.37	0.47	0.34	0.4	0.19
Total Liab	0.99	0.94	-0.37	0.98	0.75	0.97	0.62		0.94	0.5	-0.61	0.78	-0.07	0.71	0.76	0.7	0.51	0.85	0.58	0.83	0.56	0.67	0.81	0.53	0.79
Total Current Assets	0.95	0.94	-0.39	0.95	0.81	0.97	0.59	0.94		0.44	-0.54	0.78	-0.03	0.75	0.85	0.7	0.55	0.86	0.58	0.78	0.52	0.78	0.85	0.64	0.81
Short Term Debt	0.43	0.27	-0.18	0.52	0.32	0.43	0.32	0.5	0.44		-0.33	0.17	0.26	0.29	0.19	0.27	0.05	0.14	0.13	0.5	0.94	0.39	0.18	-0.28	0.08
Common Stock	-0.57	-0.47	-0.28	-0.53	-0.54	-0.48	-0.83	-0.61	-0.54	-0.33		-0.32	-0.31	-0.57	-0.17	-0.39	0.05	-0.26	-0.44	-0.36	-0.24	-0.24	-0.2	-0.17	-0.17
Long Term Debt	0.8	0.8	-0.56	0.83	0.64	0.8	0.36	0.78	0.78	0.17	-0.32		-0.17	0.79	0.81	0.33	0.86	0.77	0.35	0.54	0.23	0.48	0.85	0.71	0.8
Property Plant Equipment	-0.13	-0.25	-0.06	-0.01	0.19	-0.04	0.42	-0.07	-0.03	0.26	-0.31	-0.17		0.34	-0.28	-0.12	-0.2	-0.43	-0.08	0.11	0.3	0.02	-0.32	-0.11	-0.52
Intangible Assets	0.7	0.66	-0.57	0.8	0.85	0.76	0.71	0.71	0.75	0.29	-0.57	0.79	0.34		0.61	0.46	0.66	0.51	0.38	0.63	0.4	0.45	0.66	0.64	0.47
Good Will	0.81	0.88	-0.54	0.82	0.66	0.86	0.2	0.76	0.85	0.19	-0.17	0.81	-0.28	0.61		0.59	0.71	0.91	0.5	0.61	0.31	0.59	0.95	0.63	0.93
Net Tangible Assets	0.72	0.75	-0.33	0.68	0.79	0.74	0.62	0.7	0.7	0.27	-0.39	0.33	-0.12	0.46	0.59		0.3	0.7	0.63	0.77	0.44	0.62	0.69	0.46	0.62
Long Term Debt Total	0.53	0.57	-0.76	0.61	0.6	0.59	0.2	0.51	0.55	0.05	0.05	0.86	-0.2	0.66	0.71	0.3		0.59	0.16	0.42	0.17	0.42	0.81	0.68	0.68
Capital Surpluse	0.9	0.97	-0.42	0.84	0.63	0.89	0.29	0.85	0.86	0.14	-0.26	0.77	-0.43	0.51	0.91	0.7	0.59		0.6	0.68	0.26	0.63	0.93	0.67	0.98
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.61	0.65	-0.04	0.54	0.66	0.59	0.5	0.58	0.58	0.13	-0.44	0.35	-0.08	0.38	0.5	0.63	0.16	0.6		0.45	0.18	0.27	0.56	0.35	0.51
Short Term Investments	0.82	0.77	-0.61	0.85	0.73	0.87	0.56	0.83	0.78	0.5	-0.36	0.54	0.11	0.63	0.61	0.77	0.42	0.68	0.45		0.68	0.73	0.66	0.51	0.59
Short Long Term Debt	0.5	0.37	-0.41	0.61	0.46	0.56	0.37	0.56	0.52	0.94	-0.24	0.23	0.3	0.4	0.31	0.44	0.17	0.26	0.18	0.68		0.54	0.31	-0.09	0.18
Cash And Equivalents	0.68	0.66	-0.38	0.66	0.63	0.73	0.47	0.67	0.78	0.39	-0.24	0.48	0.02	0.45	0.59	0.62	0.42	0.63	0.27	0.73	0.54		0.61	0.57	0.59
Net Invested Capital	0.85	0.91	-0.59	0.85	0.76	0.88	0.34	0.81	0.85	0.18	-0.2	0.85	-0.32	0.66	0.95	0.69	0.81	0.93	0.56	0.66	0.31	0.61		0.69	0.94
Net Working Capital	0.59	0.68	-0.53	0.57	0.64	0.64	0.4	0.53	0.64	-0.28	-0.17	0.71	-0.11	0.64	0.63	0.46	0.68	0.67	0.35	0.51	-0.09	0.57	0.69		0.67
Capital Stock	0.85	0.92	-0.43	0.79	0.57	0.84	0.19	0.79	0.81	0.08	-0.17	0.8	-0.52	0.47	0.93	0.62	0.68	0.98	0.51	0.59	0.18	0.59	0.94	0.67

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California Current Ratio Historical Pattern

Today, most investors in California Water Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various California Water's growth ratios. Consistent increases or drops in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's current ratio growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use a static breakdown of California Water current ratio as a starting point in their analysis.

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Typically, short-term creditors will prefer a high current ratio because it reduces their overall risk. However, investors may prefer a lower current ratio since they are more concerned about growing the business using assets of the company. Acceptable current ratios may vary from one sector to another, but the generally accepted benchmark is to have current assets at least as twice as current liabilities (i.e., Current Ration of 2 to 1).

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California Price To Sales Ratio

Price To Sales Ratio

3.9

At this time, California Water's Price To Sales Ratio is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

In accordance with the recently published financial statements, California Water Service has a Current Ratio of 1.05 times. This is 19.23% lower than that of the Water Utilities sector and significantly higher than that of the Utilities industry. The current ratio for all United States stocks is 51.39% higher than that of the company.

California Current Ratio Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses California Water's direct or indirect competition against its Current Ratio to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of California Water could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing California Water by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

California Water is currently under evaluation in current ratio category among its peers.

California Water ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, California Water's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to California Water's managers, analysts, and investors.

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California Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.13
	Return On Asset	0.0375
	Profit Margin	0.20 %
	Operating Margin	0.29 %
	Current Valuation	4.32 B
	Shares Outstanding	59.47 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.72 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	88.17 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	407.9 K
	Price To Earning	27.53 X
	Price To Book	1.88 X
	Price To Sales	2.98 X
	Revenue	794.63 M
	Gross Profit	429.45 M
	EBITDA	205.26 M
	Net Income	51.91 M
	Cash And Equivalents	62.1 M
	Cash Per Share	1.66 X
	Total Debt	1.25 B
	Debt To Equity	0.88 %
	Current Ratio	1.05 X
	Book Value Per Share	27.38 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	217.82 M
	Short Ratio	1.60 X
	Earnings Per Share	3.46 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	2.70 X
	Target Price	58.0
	Number Of Employees	1.27 K
	Beta	0.49
	Market Capitalization	3.07 B
	Total Asset	4.6 B
	Retained Earnings	549.57 M
	Working Capital	(134.05 M)
	Current Asset	127.58 M
	Current Liabilities	147.9 M
	Annual Yield	0.02 %
	Five Year Return	1.63 %
	Net Asset	4.6 B
	Last Dividend Paid	1.1

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