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MSEX vs CWT // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ) VS. California Water Service Group (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MSEX 3
— CWT 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: CWT
LAST: $55.35 (-0.05%) • MKT CAP: $1.04B
valuation
26.1x
LAST: $47.62 (+1.00%) • MKT CAP: $2.94B
valuation
25.6x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MSEX VS. CWT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MSEX | CWT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.90% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 26.1x | 25.6x | +0.50 | CWT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.00% | 10.27% | -4.27 | CWT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 27.90% | 17.70% | +10.20 | MSEX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% | 13.30% | -13.30 | CWT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.50% | 6.40% | -4.90 | CWT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.39% | 2.51% | -0.12 | CWT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | MSEX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.3 | 61.1 | +1.25 | MSEX | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 21.4x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.04B | $2.94B | -$1.90B | CWT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MSEX REV | CWT REV | MSEX GROSS % | CWT GROSS % | MSEX FCF | CWT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $194.7M | $963.7M | — | — | $62.6M | $302.6M |
| FY 2024 | $191.9M | $905.6M | — | — | -$15.9M | $290.9M |
| FY 2023 | $166.3M | $790.3M | — | — | $52.8M | $217.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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