California Water Service Group

NYSE:CWT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.7b

California Water Service Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

California Water Service Group's CEO is Marty Kropelnicki, appointed in Oct 2012, has a tenure of 12.25 years. total yearly compensation is $4.86M, comprised of 21.6% salary and 78.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.21% of the company’s shares, worth $5.68M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3 years and 6.6 years respectively.

Key information

Marty Kropelnicki

Chief executive officer

US$4.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage21.6%
CEO tenure12.3yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure3yrs
Board average tenure6.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Earnings Working Against California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Share Price

Jan 29
Earnings Working Against California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Share Price

California Water Service Group: Poor Performance (Rating Downgrade)

Dec 18

Is California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Worth US$49.1 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Dec 06
Is California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Worth US$49.1 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Oct 26
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

California Water Service Group: Buy It And Let It Drip

Sep 17

California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Aug 26
California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

California Water Service: Moderately Discounted Dividend King

Aug 13

Results: California Water Service Group Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Aug 04
Results: California Water Service Group Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Jul 11
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

California Water Service: It's Not Too Late To Buy Now

May 15

Shareholders Should Be Pleased With California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Price

Apr 23
Shareholders Should Be Pleased With California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Price

California Water Service: An Undervalued Water Utility To Buy Now

Mar 02

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Feb 21
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Not Flying Under The Radar

Jan 04
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Not Flying Under The Radar

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Nov 19
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

California Water Service: A Recession-Resistant Dividend King For Your Portfolio

Nov 10

California Water Service Group Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Oct 29
California Water Service Group Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

California Water Service: Revisiting After A 10% Drop

Aug 31

Returns On Capital At California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Paint A Concerning Picture

Aug 01
Returns On Capital At California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Paint A Concerning Picture

California Water Service: This Dividend King Remains Fully Valued

Jun 07

California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.26

Apr 30
California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.26

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Feb 24
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

California Water Service receives approval for interim rate increases

Feb 16

California Water Service and Promise to offer flexible payment plans

Feb 07

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.26

Jan 31
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.26

California Water Service declares $0.26 dividend

Jan 25

Time For A Review Of California Water Service - It Remains A 'Hold'

Dec 08

California Water Service Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Oct 26

CWT Washington Water secures regulatory approval to acquire Stroh's Water

Oct 10

Why You Can Consider Looking At California Water Service Group

Sep 26

Is California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 03
Is California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Using Too Much Debt?

California Water Service Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Jul 27

California Water Service: Still Richly Valued, Despite Its Correction

Jul 15

CWT's Hawaii Water secures regulatory approval to acquire wastewater utility in Kauai

Jul 06

We Think California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Apr 17
We Think California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Marty Kropelnicki's remuneration changed compared to California Water Service Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$201m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$175m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$144m

Dec 31 2023US$5mUS$1m

US$52m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$41m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$63m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$73m

Dec 31 2022US$3mUS$1m

US$96m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$80m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$87m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$105m

Dec 31 2021US$4mUS$902k

US$101m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$113m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$147m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$114m

Dec 31 2020US$4mUS$1m

US$97m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$93m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$39m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$50m

Dec 31 2019US$13mUS$986k

US$63m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$67m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$61m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$59m

Dec 31 2018US$6mUS$947k

US$66m

Compensation vs Market: Marty's total compensation ($USD4.86M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.67M).

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


CEO

Marty Kropelnicki (57 yo)

12.3yrs

Tenure

US$4,856,752

Compensation

Mr. Martin A. Kropelnicki, also known as Marty, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of California Water Service Company since September 1, 2013 and also serves as its Director and serves as...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Martin Kropelnicki
Chairman12.3yrsUS$4.86m0.21%
$ 5.7m
Shawn Bunting
Senior VP of Business Development & General Counsel1.8yrsUS$816.24k0.0039%
$ 102.8k
Ronald Webb
VP & Chief Human Resource Officer10.4yrsUS$976.38k0.044%
$ 1.2m
Michael Luu
Senior VP of Corporate Services & Chief Risk Officer4yrsUS$1.05m0.034%
$ 911.2k
James Lynch
Senior VP1yrno data0.0034%
$ 90.3k
Michael Mares
Senior Vice President of Operations4yrsno data0.015%
$ 402.3k
Thomas Scanlon
Corporate Controller & Principal Accounting Officer2yrsno data0.0065%
$ 173.2k
Shannon Dean
Senior VP of Customer Service & Chief Sustainability Officer1yrno data0.034%
$ 915.2k
Todd Peters
Chief Engineering Officerno datano datano data
Shilen Patel
Chief Business Development Officer2yrsno datano data
Michelle Mortensen
VP, Corporate Secretary & Chief of Staff10yrsno data0.018%
$ 487.3k
Greg Milleman
Vice President of Rates & Regulatory Affairsno datano data0.015%
$ 399.9k

3.0yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CWT's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Martin Kropelnicki
Chairman11.3yrsUS$4.86m0.21%
$ 5.7m
Scott Morris
Lead Independent Director5.2yrsUS$276.71k0.016%
$ 432.2k
Charles Patton
Independent Director1.5yrsUS$114.54k0.0060%
$ 159.3k
Thomas Krummel
Independent Director14.5yrsUS$241.71k0.037%
$ 983.4k
Patricia Wagner
Independent Director5.2yrsUS$236.71k0.016%
$ 432.2k
Shelly Esque
Independent Director6.6yrsUS$221.71k0.021%
$ 564.9k
Lester Snow
Independent Director13.8yrsUS$236.71k0.041%
$ 1.1m
Jeffrey Kightlinger
Independent Director1.2yrsUS$38.56k0.0048%
$ 128.7k
Gregory Aliff
Independent Director9.3yrsUS$246.71k0.034%
$ 906.2k
Carol Pottenger
Independent Director7.3yrsUS$221.71k0.023%
$ 610.4k
Yvonne Maldonado
Independent Director3.7yrsUS$221.71k0.0077%
$ 205.4k

6.6yrs

Average Tenure

66yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CWT's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/31 23:25
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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.

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

California Water Service Group is covered by 13 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.

AnalystInstitution
Davis SunderlandBaird
Daniel FordBarclays
Ross Allen FowlerBofA Global Research