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CWT vs AWR // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
California Water Service Group (NYSE) VS. American States Water Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CWT 4
— AWR 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: AWR
LAST: $47.62 (+1.00%) • MKT CAP: $2.94B
valuation
25.6x
LAST: $85.35 (+1.08%) • MKT CAP: $3.38B
valuation
10.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CWT VS. AWR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CWT | AWR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 90.80% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | — | 8.90% | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 25.6x | 10.2x | +15.40 | AWR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.27% | -0.21% | +10.48 | CWT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 17.70% | 30.90% | -13.20 | AWR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 13.30% | 19.80% | -6.50 | AWR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.40% | 10.50% | -4.10 | AWR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.51% | 2.21% | +0.30 | CWT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 8/9 | -3.00 | AWR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.1 | 59.9 | +1.16 | CWT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.4x | 24.1x | -2.70 | CWT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.94B | $3.38B | -$438.1M | AWR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CWT REV | AWR REV | CWT GROSS % | AWR GROSS % | CWT FCF | AWR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $963.7M | $658.1M | — | 90.8% | $302.6M | -$7.1M |
| FY 2024 | $905.6M | $595.5M | — | 90.8% | $290.9M | -$33.2M |
| FY 2023 | $790.3M | $595.7M | — | — | $217.8M | $67.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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