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HTO vs MSEX // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
H2O America (NASDAQ) VS. Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HTO 6
— MSEX 4
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: HTO
LAST: $58.57 (-5.23%) • MKT CAP: $2.83B
valuation
22.4x
LAST: $55.35 (-0.05%) • MKT CAP: $1.04B
valuation
26.1x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HTO VS. MSEX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HTO | MSEX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.10% | 4.90% | -0.80 | MSEX | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 22.4x | 26.1x | -3.70 | HTO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.37% | 6.00% | +1.37 | HTO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 22.00% | 27.90% | -5.90 | MSEX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.70% | 0.00% | +12.70 | HTO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.40% | 1.50% | +7.90 | HTO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.07% | 2.39% | -0.32 | MSEX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.10 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | HTO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.8 | 62.3 | -15.51 | MSEX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.55 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 25.7x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.83B | $1.04B | $1.79B | HTO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HTO REV | MSEX REV | HTO GROSS % | MSEX GROSS % | HTO FCF | MSEX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $805.6M | $194.7M | — | — | $208.6M | $62.6M |
| FY 2024 | $736.3M | $191.9M | — | — | $162.4M | -$15.9M |
| FY 2023 | $678.2M | $166.3M | — | — | $160.3M | $52.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HTO // BETA 0.55
MSEX // BETA —