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 12.33 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 $5.69M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.1 years and 6.7 years respectively.
Key information
Marty Kropelnicki
Chief executive officer
US$4.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 21.6% |
| CEO tenure | 12.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 3.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.34
Feb 07
Earnings Working Against California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Share Price
Jan 29California 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 06California 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 06CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$201m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$175m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$144m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$5m | US$1m | US$52m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$41m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$63m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$73m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$3m | US$1m | US$96m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$80m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$87m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$105m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$4m | US$902k | US$101m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$113m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$147m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$114m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$4m | US$1m | US$97m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$93m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$39m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$50m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$13m | US$986k | US$63m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$67m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$61m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$59m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$6m | US$947k | US$66m |
Compensation vs Market: Marty's total compensation ($USD4.86M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.63M).
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
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 12.3yrs | US$4.86m | 0.21% $ 5.7m | |
| Senior VP of Business Development & General Counsel | 1.9yrs | US$816.24k | 0.0039% $ 103.1k | |
| VP & Chief Human Resource Officer | 10.5yrs | US$976.38k | 0.044% $ 1.2m | |
| Senior VP of Corporate Services & Chief Risk Officer | 4.1yrs | US$1.05m | 0.034% $ 913.9k | |
| Senior VP | 1.1yrs | no data | 0.0034% $ 90.6k | |
| Senior Vice President of Operations | 4.1yrs | no data | 0.015% $ 403.5k | |
| Corporate Controller & Principal Accounting Officer | 2.1yrs | no data | 0.0065% $ 173.7k | |
| Senior VP of Customer Service & Chief Sustainability Officer | 1.1yrs | no data | 0.034% $ 917.9k | |
| Chief Engineering Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Business Development Officer | 2.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP, Corporate Secretary & Chief of Staff | 10.1yrs | no data | 0.018% $ 488.7k | |
| Vice President of Rates & Regulatory Affairs | no data | no data | 0.015% $ 401.1k |
3.1yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CWT's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 11.4yrs | US$4.86m | 0.21% $ 5.7m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 5.3yrs | US$276.71k | 0.016% $ 433.4k | |
| Independent Director | 1.6yrs | US$114.54k | 0.0060% $ 159.8k | |
| Independent Director | 14.6yrs | US$241.71k | 0.037% $ 986.3k | |
| Independent Director | 5.3yrs | US$236.71k | 0.016% $ 433.4k | |
| Independent Director | 6.7yrs | US$221.71k | 0.021% $ 566.5k | |
| Independent Director | 13.9yrs | US$236.71k | 0.041% $ 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$38.56k | 0.0048% $ 129.1k | |
| Independent Director | 9.4yrs | US$246.71k | 0.034% $ 908.8k | |
| Independent Director | 7.4yrs | US$221.71k | 0.023% $ 612.2k | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$221.71k | 0.0077% $ 206.0k |
6.7yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CWT's board of directors are considered experienced (6.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/16 17:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| 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 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Davis Sunderland | Baird |
| Daniel Ford | Barclays |
| Ross Allen Fowler | BofA Global Research |