California Water Service Stock Short Ratio

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USD 51.98 0.38 0.74%

California Water Service fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to California Water's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of California Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure California Water's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to California Water stock.

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California Water Service Company Short Ratio Analysis

California Water's Short Ratio is typically used by traders and speculators to identify trends in current market sentiment for a particular equity instrument. In its simple terms this ratio shows how many days it will take all current short sellers to cover their positions if the price of a stock begins to rise.

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Current California Water Short Ratio

1.60 X

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California Short 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 Short 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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The higher the Short Ratio, the longer it would take to buy back the borrowed shares. In theory, the more short positions are currently outstanding, the faster it will be to cover shorted positions.

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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.

Based on the latest financial disclosure, California Water Service has a Short Ratio of 1.6 times. This is 50.0% lower than that of the Water Utilities sector and significantly higher than that of the Utilities industry. The short ratio for all United States stocks is 60.0% higher than that of the company.

California Short 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 Short 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 short 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 Water Institutional Holders

Institutional Holdings refers to the ownership stake in California Water that is held by large financial organizations, pension funds or endowments. Institutions may purchase large blocks of California Water's outstanding shares and can exert considerable influence upon its management. Institutional holders may also work to push the share price higher once they own the stock. Extensive social media coverage, TV shows, articles in high-profile magazines, and presentations at investor conferences help move the stock higher, increasing California Water's value.

		Shares
Northern Trust Corp	2024-09-30	865.5 K
Kbc Group Nv	2024-06-30	718.3 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	2024-09-30	711 K
Legal & General Group Plc	2024-06-30	612.3 K
Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets Llc	2024-09-30	612.3 K
Norges Bank	2024-06-30	600.7 K
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp	2024-06-30	572.4 K
Triodos Investment Management B.v.	2024-09-30	448 K
Citadel Advisors Llc	2024-09-30	373.8 K
Blackrock Inc	2024-06-30	10.3 M
Vanguard Group Inc	2024-09-30	7.4 M

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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