CWCO Stock Analysis: Consolidated Water | NASDAQ
Utilities - Regulated Water | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 436m USD | 12M Return: -18.5% | KYG237731073 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 3.09M
EPS Trend: -71.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -82.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.8 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Consolidated Water Co. supplies potable water, treats wastewater and water for reuse, and provides water-related services and equipment in the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, the United States, and the British Virgin Islands. Its operations include retail and bulk water supply, plant construction and management, consulting, and manufacturing specialized water-treatment systems.
The company produces drinking water from seawater using reverse osmosis, a membrane-based desalination process. Its customers include households, businesses, governments, and utilities. Incorporated in 1973 and headquartered in Grand Cayman, Consolidated Water is listed on Nasdaq as CWCO and is classified in the water utilities industry.
- Recurring Caribbean retail water demand supports stable cash flows
- Bulk project timing drives revenue volatility and margins
- Water-rate approvals and energy costs shape utility profitability
| Net Income: 16.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.12 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 3.37 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 113.3% < 20% (prev 106.4%; Δ 6.90% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.15 > 3% & CFO 39.8m > Net Income 16.4m |
| Net Debt (-129.8m) to EBITDA (23.3m): -5.58 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 5.95 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (16.1m) vs 12m ago 0.40% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 35.26% > 18% (prev 35.06%; Δ 0.20% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 49.05% > 50% (prev 50.14%; Δ -1.09% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.15k > 6 (EBIT TTM 15.5m / Interest Expense TTM 4.92k) |
| A: 0.55 (Total Current Assets 173.9m - Total Current Liabilities 29.2m) / Total Assets 262.9m |
| B: 0.46 (Retained Earnings 120.0m / Total Assets 262.9m) |
| C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 15.5m / Avg Total Assets 260.2m) |
| D: 7.08 (Book Value of Equity 225.6m / Total Liabilities 31.9m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 12.93 = AAA |
| DSRI: 0.61 (Receivables 28.6m/47.7m, Revenue 127.6m/129.1m) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 35.06% / 35.26%) |
| AQI: 1.09 (AQ_t 0.10 / AQ_t-1 0.09) |
| SGI: 0.99 (Revenue 127.6m / 129.1m) |
| TATA: -0.09 (NI 16.4m - CFO 39.8m) / TA 262.9m) |
| Beneish M = -3.32 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of November 10, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 27.65 with a total of 106,801 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.88%, over one month by -9.58%, over three months by -8.11% and over the past year by -18.54%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 26.50 (which is 4.2% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
Consolidated Water has received a consensus analysts rating of 5.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CWCO.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 43 | 55.5% |
P/E Trailing = 26.6863
P/E Forward = 20.0401
P/S = 3.4156
P/B = 1.9326
P/EG = 2.2449
Revenue TTM = 127.6m USD
EBIT TTM = 15.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 23.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 2.88k USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 783k USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.79m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) (leases 2.77m already included)
Net Debt = -129.8m USD (calculated: Debt 2.79m - CCE 132.6m)
Enterprise Value = 306.0m USD (435.9m + Debt 2.79m - CCE 132.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.15k (Ebit TTM 15.5m / Interest Expense TTM 4.92k)
EV/FCF = 10.12x (Enterprise Value 306.0m / FCF TTM 30.2m)
FCF Yield = 9.88% (FCF TTM 30.2m / Enterprise Value 306.0m)
FCF Margin = 23.70% (FCF TTM 30.2m / Revenue TTM 127.6m)
Net Margin = 12.88% (Net Income TTM 16.4m / Revenue TTM 127.6m)
Gross Margin = 35.26% ((Revenue TTM 127.6m - Cost of Revenue TTM 82.6m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 33.35% (prev 35.98%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.16 (Enterprise Value 306.0m / Total Assets 262.9m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.18% (Interest Expense 4.92k / Debt 2.79m)
Taxrate = 8.74% (1.63m / 18.6m)
NOPAT = 14.2m (EBIT 15.5m * (1 - 8.74%))
Current Ratio = 5.95 (Total Current Assets 173.9m / Total Current Liabilities 29.2m)
Debt / Equity = 0.01 (Debt 2.79m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 225.6m)
Debt / EBITDA = -5.58 (Net Debt -129.8m / EBITDA 23.3m)
Debt / FCF = -4.29 (Net Debt -129.8m / FCF TTM 30.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 222.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.32% (Net Income 16.4m / Total Assets 262.9m)
RoE = 7.38% (Net Income TTM 16.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 222.8m)
RoCE = 6.96% (EBIT 15.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 222.8m + L.T.Debt 2.88k))
RoIC = 6.21% (NOPAT 14.2m / Invested Capital 228.0m)
WACC = 7.08% (E(435.9m)/V(438.7m) * Re(7.12%) + D(2.79m)/V(438.7m) * Rd(0.18%) * (1-Tc(0.09)))
Discount Rate = 7.12% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 29.90 | Cagr: 0.34%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈26.5m ; Y1≈30.4m ; Y5≈44.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 50.16 (EV 673.4m - Net Debt -129.8m = Equity 803.2m / Shares 16.0m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -71.14 | EPS CAGR: -23.80% | SUE: 0.12 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -82.39 | Revenue CAGR: -12.79% | SUE: 0.67 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.23 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.92 | Chg30d=+3.37% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=-20.6% | GrowthRev=-3.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.36 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+47.8% | GrowthRev=+47.6%