California Water Service Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
California Water Service Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.46% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.5%
Dividend yield
-3.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | -0.7% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.9% |
| Dividend Growth | -3.2% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.120 |
| Payout ratio | 32% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
California Water Service Group: Poor Performance (Rating Downgrade)
Dec 18Is California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Worth US$49.1 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?
Dec 06
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Oct 26California Water Service Group: Buy It And Let It Drip
Sep 17California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up
Aug 26California Water Service: Moderately Discounted Dividend King
Aug 13Results: California Water Service Group Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates
Aug 04California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Jul 11California Water Service: It's Not Too Late To Buy Now
May 15Shareholders Should Be Pleased With California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Price
Apr 23California Water Service: An Undervalued Water Utility To Buy Now
Mar 02California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends
Feb 21California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Not Flying Under The Radar
Jan 04California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return
Nov 19California Water Service: A Recession-Resistant Dividend King For Your Portfolio
Nov 10California Water Service Group Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models
Oct 29California Water Service: Revisiting After A 10% Drop
Aug 31Returns On Capital At California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Paint A Concerning Picture
Aug 01California Water Service: This Dividend King Remains Fully Valued
Jun 07California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.26
Apr 30California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Feb 24California Water Service receives approval for interim rate increases
Feb 16California Water Service and Promise to offer flexible payment plans
Feb 07California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.26
Jan 31California Water Service declares $0.26 dividend
Jan 25Time For A Review Of California Water Service - It Remains A 'Hold'
Dec 08California Water Service Q3 2022 Earnings Preview
Oct 26CWT Washington Water secures regulatory approval to acquire Stroh's Water
Oct 10Why You Can Consider Looking At California Water Service Group
Sep 26Is California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Using Too Much Debt?
Aug 03California Water Service Q2 2022 Earnings Preview
Jul 27California Water Service: Still Richly Valued, Despite Its Correction
Jul 15CWT's Hawaii Water secures regulatory approval to acquire wastewater utility in Kauai
Jul 06We Think California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Apr 17California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.25
Jan 30Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: CWT's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: CWT's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| California Water Service Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (CWT) | 2.5% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Water Utilities) | 2.7% |
| Analyst forecast (CWT) (up to 3 years) | 2.9% |
Notable Dividend: CWT's dividend (2.46%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.44%).
High Dividend: CWT's dividend (2.46%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.5%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (31.8%), CWT's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: CWT is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/23 18:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
California Water Service Group is covered by 12 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Davis Sunderland | Baird |
| Daniel Ford | Barclays |
| Ross Allen Fowler | BofA Global Research |