Cadiz (CDZI) Profitability Rank

: 3 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Cadiz has the Profitability Rank of 3. It has had trouble to make a profit.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Cadiz's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -796.05%. As of today, Cadiz's Piotroski F-Score is 3.

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Cadiz's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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.

Cadiz Profitability Rank Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Cadiz's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cadiz's Profitability Rank falls into.

Cadiz Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Cadiz has the Profitability Rank of 3. It has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Cadiz's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %	=	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-5.445	/	0.684
	=	-796.05 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 3 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Cadiz has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Good Sign:

Cadiz Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank

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Cadiz (CDZI) Business Description

Industry

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Address

550 South Hope Street, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90071

Website

https://www.cadizinc.com

Cadiz Inc is a land and water resource development company in California. Its primary business is to acquire and develop land with water resources for various uses, including groundwater supply, groundwater storage, and agriculture. The company focuses on the development of the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project which will capture and conserve native groundwater currently being lost to evaporation from the aquifer system beneath the property of Cadiz and Fenner valleys of eastern San Bernardino County, and deliver it to water providers throughout Southern California. The company operates in two segment- Land and Water Resources and ATEC Water Systems LLC.

Executives

Susan P Kennedy	director	550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Winston H Hickox	director	C/O THOMAS PROPERTIES GROUP, INC., 515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, 6TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Maria S. Dreyfus	director	125 WEST 55TH STREET, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Scott S Slater	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Heerema International Group Services Sa	10 percent owner	ROUTE DE FLORISSANT 81, GENEVE V8 1206
Kenneth T Lombard	director	550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Richard Garcia Polanco	director	550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Stephen E Courter	director	C/O CADIZ INC., 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, 2850, LOS ANGELES X1 90071
Webb De Macias Carolyn D	director	304 NORTH ALMANSOR STREET, ALHAMBRA CA 91801
Maria Echaveste	director	1511 ARCH STREET, BERKELEY CA 94708
Odey Asset Management Llp	10 percent owner	18 UPPER BROOK STREET, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM X0 W1K 7PU
Odey Holdings Ltd	10 percent owner	18 UPPER BROOK STREET, LONDON X0 W1K 7PU
Odey Robin Crispin William	10 percent owner	18 UPPER BROOK STREET, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM X0 W1K 7PU
Odey Asset Management Group Ltd	10 percent owner	18 UPPER BROOK STREET, LONDON X0 W1K 7PU
Keith Brackpool	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071