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HTO vs AWR // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
H2O America (NASDAQ) VS. American States Water Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HTO 1
— AWR 10
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: AWR
LAST: $58.57 (-5.23%) • MKT CAP: $2.83B
valuation
22.4x
LAST: $85.35 (+1.08%) • MKT CAP: $3.38B
valuation
10.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HTO VS. AWR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HTO | AWR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 90.80% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.10% | 8.90% | -4.80 | AWR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 22.4x | 10.2x | +12.20 | AWR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.37% | -0.21% | +7.58 | HTO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 22.00% | 30.90% | -8.90 | AWR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.70% | 19.80% | -7.10 | AWR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.40% | 10.50% | -1.10 | AWR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.07% | 2.21% | -0.14 | AWR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.10 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | AWR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.8 | 59.9 | -13.10 | AWR | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.55 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 25.7x | 24.1x | +1.60 | AWR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.83B | $3.38B | -$552.9M | AWR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HTO REV | AWR REV | HTO GROSS % | AWR GROSS % | HTO FCF | AWR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $805.6M | $658.1M | — | 90.8% | $208.6M | -$7.1M |
| FY 2024 | $736.3M | $595.5M | — | 90.8% | $162.4M | -$33.2M |
| FY 2023 | $678.2M | $595.7M | — | — | $160.3M | $67.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HTO // BETA 0.55
AWR // BETA —