Vidler Water Resources (NasdaqGS:VWTR) - Share price, News & Analysis

VWTR fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	5/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	5/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	0/6

VWTR Stock Overview

Vidler Water Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides potable water resources to communities in the southwestern United States.

Rewards

Trading at 84.8% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings grew by 149.9% over the past year

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for VWTR from our risk checks.

Vidler Water Resources Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Vidler Water Resources
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$15.75
52 Week High	US$17.24
52 Week Low	US$10.28
Beta	0.96
1 Month Change	-0.76%
3 Month Change	29.74%
1 Year Change	50.00%
3 Year Change	42.15%
5 Year Change	-4.83%
Change since IPO	-21.25%

Shareholder Returns

	VWTR	US Commercial Services	US Market
7D	0.4%	-0.9%	-2.7%
1Y	50.0%	-5.6%	-12.9%

Return vs Industry: VWTR exceeded the US Commercial Services industry which returned -5.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: VWTR exceeded the US Market which returned -12.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is VWTR's price volatile compared to industry and market?
VWTR volatility
VWTR Average Weekly Movement	5.0%
Commercial Services Industry Average Movement	7.6%
Market Average Movement	7.8%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	2.9%

Stable Share Price: VWTR is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.

Volatility Over Time: VWTR's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1981	14	Dorothy Timian-Palmer	https://vidlerwater.com

Vidler Water Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides potable water resources to communities in the southwestern United States. It engages in selling its water rights and storage credits in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico. The company sells its water rights to real estate developers, alternative energy facilities, or other commercial and industrial users, as well as to water utilities, municipalities, and other government agencies; and sells its stored water to state agencies, commercial developers, or municipalities for their commercial projects or communities.

Vidler Water Resources Fundamentals Summary

How do Vidler Water Resources's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
VWTR fundamental statistics
Market Cap	US$288.22m
Earnings (TTM)	US$30.85m
Revenue (TTM)	US$27.22m

9.3x

P/E Ratio

10.6x

P/S Ratio

Is VWTR overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
VWTR income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$27.22m
Cost of Revenue	US$5.89m
Gross Profit	US$21.33m
Other Expenses	-US$9.51m
Earnings	US$30.85m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2022

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	1.69
Gross Margin	78.37%
Net Profit Margin	113.31%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0%

How did VWTR perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Valuation

Is Vidler Water Resources undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry

>50%

Undervalued compared to fair value

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: VWTR ($15.75) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($103.85)

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

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: VWTR is good value based on its PE Ratio (9.3x) compared to the US Commercial Services industry average (22x).

PE vs Market: VWTR is good value based on its PE Ratio (9.3x) compared to the US market (15.2x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate VWTR's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: VWTR is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.4x) compared to the US Commercial Services industry average (1.8x).

Future Growth

How is Vidler Water Resources forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?

Future Growth Score

0/6

Future Growth Score 0/6

Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE

16.4%

Forecasted Commercial Services industry annual growth in earnings

In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Vidler Water Resources has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.

Past Performance

How has Vidler Water Resources performed over the past 5 years?

Past Performance Score

5/6

Past Performance Score 5/6

Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE

70.5%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: VWTR has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: VWTR's current net profit margins are higher than last year .

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: VWTR has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 70.5% per year.

Accelerating Growth: VWTR's earnings growth over the past year (149.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (70.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: VWTR earnings growth over the past year (149.9%) exceeded the Commercial Services industry 30.2%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: VWTR's Return on Equity (14.9%) is considered low.

Financial Health

How is Vidler Water Resources's financial position?

Financial Health Score

6/6

Financial Health Score 6/6

Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: VWTR's short term assets ($25.5M) exceed its short term liabilities ($911.0K).

Long Term Liabilities: VWTR's short term assets ($25.5M) exceed its long term liabilities ($1.4M).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: VWTR is debt free.

Reducing Debt: VWTR had no debt 5 years ago.

Debt Coverage: VWTR has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.

Interest Coverage: VWTR has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.

Balance Sheet

Dividend

What is Vidler Water Resources's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Score

0/6

Dividend Score 0/6

Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate VWTR's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

High Dividend: Unable to evaluate VWTR's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if VWTR's dividends per share have been stable in the past.

Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if VWTR's dividend payments have been increasing.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as VWTR has not reported any payouts.

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Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

5.0yrs

Average board tenure

CEO

Dorothy Timian-Palmer (63 yo)

3.75yrs

Tenure

US$1,005,231

Compensation

Ms. Dorothy Ann Timian-Palmer, P.E. serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Vidler Water Company (formerly known as PICO Holdings, Inc.) wholly-owned subsidiary which owns water resources and wa...

CEO Compensation Analysis

Compensation vs Market: Dorothy's total compensation ($USD1.01M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.67M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Dorothy's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

Board Members

Experienced Board: VWTR's board of directors are considered experienced (5 years average tenure).

Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2022/05/22 00:00
End of Day Share Price	2022/05/20 00:00
Earnings	2022/03/31
Annual Earnings	2021/12/31