Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.

DB:CW2 Stock Report

Market Cap: €399.5m

Consolidated Water Valuation

Is CW2 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CW2 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CW2 (€24.8) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€129.48)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CW2 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CW2?

Key metric: As CW2 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CW2. This is calculated by dividing CW2's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CW2's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio15.5x
EarningsUS$26.35m
Market CapUS$409.97m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CW2's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CW2 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average29.3x
FHW Fernheizwerk Neukölln
22.2xn/a€55.2m
AB9 ABO Energy GmbH KGaA
12.2x19.0%€357.8m
HRPK 7C Solarparken
64.6x58.7%€157.0m
ABO clearvise
18.3x-20.9%€126.2m
CW2 Consolidated Water
15.5x-10.6%€410.0m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CW2 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.5x) compared to the peer average (28.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CW2's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Water Utilities Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CW2 15.5xIndustry Avg. 17.6xNo. of Companies11PE01020304050+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CW2 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.5x) compared to the Global Water Utilities industry average (16.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CW2's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CW2 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio15.5x
Fair PE Ratio16.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CW2 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.7x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CW2 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€24.80
€36.35
+46.6%
1.3%€36.82€35.88n/a2
Dec ’25€25.60
€36.35
+42.0%
1.3%€36.82€35.88n/a2
Aug ’25€26.80
€36.32
+35.5%
3.8%€37.70€34.94n/a2
Jul ’25€24.00
€36.32
+51.4%
3.8%€37.70€34.94n/a2
Jun ’25€24.80
€36.77
+48.3%
3.8%€38.17€35.38n/a2
May ’25€23.60
€36.77
+55.8%
3.8%€38.17€35.38n/a2
Apr ’25€29.60
€36.77
+24.2%
3.8%€38.17€35.38n/a2
Mar ’25€27.20
€36.44
+34.0%
2.6%€37.38€35.51n/a2
Feb ’25€29.40
€36.44
+24.0%
2.6%€37.38€35.51n/a2
Jan ’25€32.40
€36.44
+12.5%
2.6%€37.38€35.51€24.402
Dec ’24€33.00
€36.44
+10.4%
2.6%€37.38€35.51€25.602
Nov ’24€27.80
€26.12
-6.0%
1.8%€26.58€25.66€21.802
Oct ’24€26.40
€26.12
-1.0%
1.8%€26.58€25.66€22.402
Sep ’24€24.60
€26.12
+6.2%
1.8%€26.58€25.66€25.002
Jun ’24€18.10
€19.96
+10.3%
11.6%€22.29€17.64€24.802
May ’24€15.40
€18.25
+18.5%
5.0%€19.17€17.34€23.602
Apr ’24€14.90
€18.92
+27.0%
2.6%€19.41€18.44€29.602
Mar ’24€14.20
€18.92
+33.3%
2.6%€19.41€18.44€27.202
Feb ’24€13.40
€18.92
+41.2%
2.6%€19.41€18.44€29.402
Jan ’24€14.10
€18.92
+34.2%
2.6%€19.41€18.44€32.402

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 19:39
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. is covered by 4 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ryan ConnorsBoenning & Scattergood, Inc.
Michael GauglerBrean Capital
Michael GauglerJanney Montgomery Scott LLC