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MSEX vs AWR // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ) VS. American States Water Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MSEX 3
— AWR 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: AWR
LAST: $55.35 (-0.05%) • MKT CAP: $1.04B
valuation
26.1x
LAST: $85.35 (+1.08%) • MKT CAP: $3.38B
valuation
10.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MSEX VS. AWR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MSEX | AWR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 90.80% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.90% | 8.90% | -4.00 | AWR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 26.1x | 10.2x | +15.90 | AWR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.00% | -0.21% | +6.21 | MSEX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 27.90% | 30.90% | -3.00 | AWR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% | 19.80% | -19.80 | AWR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.50% | 10.50% | -9.00 | AWR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.39% | 2.21% | +0.18 | MSEX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | AWR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.3 | 59.9 | +2.41 | MSEX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 24.1x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.04B | $3.38B | -$2.34B | AWR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MSEX REV | AWR REV | MSEX GROSS % | AWR GROSS % | MSEX FCF | AWR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $194.7M | $658.1M | — | 90.8% | $62.6M | -$7.1M |
| FY 2024 | $191.9M | $595.5M | — | 90.8% | -$15.9M | -$33.2M |
| FY 2023 | $166.3M | $595.7M | — | — | $52.8M | $67.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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