Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC (DFM:DEWA) Risk Assessment

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DFM:DEWA Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC DFM:DEWA
85 GF Score
Price د.إ2.76
GF Value د.إ2.82
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC is: Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock.

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC  (DFM:DEWA) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Risk Assessment Related Terms

DFM:DEWA vs SRE, AES: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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.

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Risk Assessment vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Risk Assessment falls into.


DFM:DEWA
85GF Score
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC DFM:DEWA
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Is Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC (DFM:DEWA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of د.إ2.76 is trading 2.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of د.إ2.82. GuruFocus considers Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for DFM:DEWA:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: د.إ2.82 vs. price of د.إ2.76 (2.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the DFM:DEWA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Business Description

Address Sheikh Rashid Road, Umm Hurair 2, P.O. Box 564, Happiness Center Zaabeel East, Umm Hureir, Dubai, ARE
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC is engaged in water desalination and distribution and its generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, throughout the Emirate of Dubai. The company operates into four segments; DEWA is engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and water desalination, transmission and distribution to residential, commercial, industrial, and government; EMPOWER is engaged in the provision of district cooling, maintenance of central cooling plants and manufacturing and sale of insulated pipes; IWPP is engaged in the development, operation and maintenance of power and water plants; and Others operations include purification and sale of potable water, and other. It generates maximum revenue from the DEWA segment.
85GF Score

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د.إ2.76
Price
د.إ2.82
GF Value