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YORW vs CDZI // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
York Water Company (NASDAQ) VS. CADIZ Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: YORW 7
— CDZI 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $31.07 (-0.61%) • MKT CAP: $504.2M
valuation
26.2x
LAST: $4.71 (-0.21%) • MKT CAP: $398.8M
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (YORW VS. CDZI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | YORW | CDZI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 31.60% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.70% | -23.10% | +27.80 | YORW | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 26.2x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.92% | -6.65% | +12.57 | YORW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 36.00% | -60.00% | +96.00 | YORW | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 26.00% | -60.00% | +86.00 | YORW | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.40% | 69.80% | -66.40 | CDZI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.50% | 1.28% | +1.22 | YORW | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 4/9 | +2.00 | YORW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.7 | 64.5 | -11.78 | CDZI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 23.3x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $504.2M | $398.8M | $105.4M | YORW | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | YORW REV | CDZI REV | YORW GROSS % | CDZI GROSS % | YORW FCF | CDZI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $77.0M | $16.3M | — | 31.6% | $29.9M | -$26.5M |
| FY 2024 | $74.5M | $9.6M | — | 24.0% | $30.6M | -$22.5M |
| FY 2023 | $70.5M | $2.0M | — | — | $31.9M | -$20.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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