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HTO vs CWT // ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP
H2O America (NASDAQ) VS. California Water Service Group (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HTO 4
— CWT 6
▲ ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP LEADER: CWT
LAST: $59.74 (+2.00%) • MKT CAP: $2.83B
market-cap
$2.83B
LAST: $48.50 (+1.85%) • MKT CAP: $2.94B
market-cap
$2.94B
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HTO VS. CWT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HTO | CWT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.10% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 22.4x | 25.6x | -3.20 | HTO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.37% | 10.27% | -2.90 | CWT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 22.00% | 17.70% | +4.30 | HTO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.70% | 13.30% | -0.60 | CWT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.40% | 6.40% | +3.00 | HTO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.07% | 2.51% | -0.44 | CWT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.10 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | HTO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.8 | 53.8 | -7.00 | CWT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.55 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 25.7x | 21.4x | +4.30 | CWT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap ACTIVE | $2.83B | $2.94B | -$114.7M | CWT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HTO REV | CWT REV | HTO GROSS % | CWT GROSS % | HTO FCF | CWT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $805.6M | $963.7M | — | — | $208.6M | $302.6M |
| FY 2024 | $736.3M | $905.6M | — | — | $162.4M | $290.9M |
| FY 2023 | $678.2M | $790.3M | — | — | $160.3M | $217.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HTO // BETA 0.55
CWT // BETA —