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CWT (California Water Service Group) PB Ratio : 1.77 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is California Water Service Group PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-12-14), California Water Service Group's share price is $48.50. California Water Service Group's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $27.38. Hence, California Water Service Group's PB Ratio of today is 1.77.

Good Sign:

California Water Service Group stock PB Ratio (=1.77) is close to 5-year low of 1.75

The historical rank and industry rank for California Water Service Group's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CWT' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.51   Med: 2.63   Max: 3.76
Current: 1.77

During the past 13 years, California Water Service Group's highest PB Ratio was 3.76. The lowest was 1.51. And the median was 2.63.

CWT's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
62.97% of 505 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.42 vs CWT: 1.77

During the past 12 months, California Water Service Group's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of California Water Service Group was 13.80% per year. The lowest was -4.40% per year. And the median was 5.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


California Water Service Group PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for California Water Service Group's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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California Water Service Group PB Ratio Chart

California Water Service Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.21 2.95 3.31 2.56 2.10

California Water Service Group Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.94 2.10 1.83 1.85 1.98

Competitive Comparison of California Water Service Group's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, California Water Service Group's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


California Water Service Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, California Water Service Group's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where California Water Service Group's PB Ratio falls into.



California Water Service Group PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

California Water Service Group's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=48.50/27.384
=1.77

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


California Water Service Group  (NYSE:CWT) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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California Water Service Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1720 North First Street, San Jose, CA, USA, 95112
California Water Service Group is a U.S. water and utilities holding company based in California. The company engages in the production, treatment, storage, distribution, and sale of water for various uses. The firm operates through its subsidiaries, which can be divided between regulated and unregulated businesses. The regulated public utilities subsidiaries operate in California, New Mexico, Washington, and Hawaii. The unregulated subsidiaries provide water utility services to private companies and municipalities. The company derives the majority of its revenue from its operations in California and, overall, from residential customers.
Executives
Michael B Luu officer: VP, Customer Service & IT 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Thomas M Krummel director C/O CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP, 1720 N. FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95118
Michelle R Mortensen officer: Corporate Secretary 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Jeffrey Kightlinger director 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Charles R. Patton director 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
David B Healey officer: VP, CEO and Treasurer C/O CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE COMPANY, 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Robert J Kuta officer: VP, Engineering 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Shelly Marian Esque director 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Yvonne Aida Maldonado director 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Carol M Pottenger director 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95020
Gregory E Aliff director 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Peter C Nelson director C/O CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP, 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Lester A Snow director C/O CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP, 1720 N FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Patricia K Wagner director 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95020
Scott L Morris director 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202