California Water Service (CWT) Ratios
California Water Service Ratios
MX:CWT's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $921.00K. For the 2026 fiscal year, MX:CWT's free cash flow was decreased by $-148.33M and operating cash flow was $149.25M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 0.85 | 0.60 | 0.69 | 1.00 | 1.10 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.80 | 0.56 | 0.65 | 0.96 | 1.07 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.72 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.83 | 0.85 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 2.27 | 1.05 | 1.20 | 3.28 | 5.77 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -3.62B | $ -3.22B | $ -2.97B | $ -2.33B | $ -2.15B |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.96 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.94 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.48 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.48 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 3.35 | 3.16 | 3.29 | 2.99 | 3.11 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.70 | 1.14 | 0.97 | 2.16 | 3.07 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 2.75 | 3.91 | 1.55 | 2.88 | 2.93 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.62 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.30 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 28.26 | 24.79 | 22.77 | 21.82 | 22.10 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 4.34 | 3.17 | 5.34 | 4.01 | 3.92 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 64.34% | 95.40% | 45.73% | 62.66% | 61.17% |
| EBIT Margin | 21.36% | 27.98% | 11.88% | 17.25% | 18.75% |
| EBITDA Margin | 36.01% | 40.92% | 27.38% | 31.11% | 32.86% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 18.31% | 21.71% | 9.71% | 15.08% | 16.03% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 14.69% | 22.43% | 5.61% | 12.01% | 13.28% |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.82% | 18.40% | 6.53% | 11.34% | 12.79% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 12.78% | 18.33% | 6.47% | 11.25% | 12.77% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 87.25% | 82.04% | 116.41% | 94.46% | 96.24% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 80.26% | 103.34% | 57.81% | 79.62% | 82.88% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 2.26% | 3.68% | 1.10% | 2.43% | 2.79% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 7.58% | 11.65% | 3.64% | 7.29% | 8.67% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 3.49% | 4.85% | 1.81% | 3.50% | 3.78% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.96% | 3.74% | 1.73% | 3.21% | 3.59% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 2.29% | 3.73% | 1.12% | 2.47% | 2.84% |
| Earnings Yield | 4.97% | 7.18% | 1.76% | 2.91% | 2.73% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 6.07 | 5.51 | 4.49 | 4.81 | 6.01 |
| Payables Turnover | 2.03 | 0.28 | 2.69 | 2.19 | 2.13 |
| Inventory Turnover | 18.03 | 2.33 | 26.67 | 25.16 | 32.29 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.22 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -7.20 | -5.95 | -11.93 | 57.57 | -5.38 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -99.45 | -1058.99 | -40.67 | -75.99 | -99.49 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 60.13 | 66.25 | 81.31 | 75.89 | 60.78 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 20.25 | 156.98 | 13.69 | 14.51 | 11.30 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 179.83 | 1282.23 | 135.67 | 166.39 | 171.57 |
| Operating Cycle | 80.37 | 223.24 | 95.00 | 90.39 | 72.08 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 5.08 | 4.96 | 3.82 | 4.49 | 4.49 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | -3.60 | -3.07 | -2.91 | -1.55 | -1.19 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.64 | 0.68 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.74 | 0.79 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -8.31% | -6.77% | -5.62% | -2.55% | -1.66% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 20.15 | 13.92 | 56.91 | 34.31 | 36.69 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 2.58 | 2.56 | 3.72 | 3.89 | 4.69 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 1.53 | 1.62 | 2.07 | 2.50 | 3.18 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | -12.04 | -14.77 | -17.80 | -39.22 | -60.35 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 8.53 | 9.13 | 13.56 | 13.51 | 16.01 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | -0.59 | 0.05 | -1.17 | -3.54 | -72.28 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 11.51 | 9.43 | 18.92 | 16.52 | 18.20 |
| Enterprise Value | 4.15B | 4.00B | 4.12B | 4.35B | 4.73B |
| EV to EBITDA | 11.51 | 9.43 | 18.92 | 16.52 | 18.20 |
| EV to Sales | 4.15 | 3.86 | 5.18 | 5.14 | 5.98 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | -19.34 | -22.24 | -24.81 | -51.79 | -76.94 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 13.70 | 13.76 | 18.90 | 17.84 | 20.41 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 27.37 | 26.91 | 24.10 | 23.36 | 21.40 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 28.40 | 27.95 | 25.05 | 24.26 | 22.59 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.13 | 0.18 | -0.15 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Revenue Per Share | 16.79 | 17.69 | 13.95 | 15.58 | 15.32 |
| Net Income Per Share | 2.15 | 3.26 | 0.91 | 1.77 | 1.96 |
| Tax Burden | 0.87 | 0.82 | 1.16 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| Interest Burden | 0.69 | 0.80 | 0.47 | 0.70 | 0.71 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Income Quality | 2.37 | 1.53 | 4.20 | 2.56 | 2.29 |
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