How to buy Consolidated Water Co stock (CWCO)

Consolidated Water Co is an utilities - regulated water business based in the US. Consolidated Water Co shares (CWCO) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $24.66 – a decrease of 3.56% over the previous week. Consolidated Water Co employs 293 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $175.3 million.

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Consolidated Water Co stock price (NASDAQ: CWCO)

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Consolidated Water Co shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$24.66
52-week range	$23.51 - $36.77
50-day moving average more info button	$25.53
200-day moving average more info button	$26.39
Wall St. target price	$38.50
PE ratio more info button	14.8554
Dividend yield more info button	$0 (1.79%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.66

Is it a good time to buy Consolidated Water Co stock?

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Consolidated Water Co price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $26 from 2024-12-17

1 week (2024-12-12)	1.68%
1 month (2024-11-19)	-0.61%
3 months (2024-09-19)	-1.18%
6 months (2024-06-18)	4.71%

1 year (2023-12-19)	-25.03%
2 years (2022-12-19)	75.98%
3 years (2021-12-17)	151.41%
5 years (2019-12-19)	77.43%

Is Consolidated Water Co stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Consolidated Water Co stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Consolidated Water Co's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Consolidated Water Co's P/E ratio

Consolidated Water Co's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, Consolidated Water Co shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Consolidated Water Co's PEG ratio

Consolidated Water Co's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.2449. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Consolidated Water Co's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Consolidated Water Co's EBITDA

Consolidated Water Co's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $42.8 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Consolidated Water Co's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Consolidated Water Co financials

Revenue TTM	$175.3 million
Operating margin TTM	15.44%
Gross profit TTM	$30.4 million
Return on assets TTM	10.33%
Return on equity TTM	15.93%
Profit margin	23.26%
Book value	$11.84
Market Capitalization more info button	$390.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Consolidated Water Co share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 17.93% of net profits

Recently Consolidated Water Co has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Consolidated Water Co shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Consolidated Water Co's case, that would currently equate to about $0 per share.

While Consolidated Water Co's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Consolidated Water Co is investing more in its future growth.

Consolidated Water Co's most recent dividend payout was on 30 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 September 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Consolidated Water Co's shares ever split?

Consolidated Water Co's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 24 August 2005 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Consolidated Water Co shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Consolidated Water Co shares which in turn could have impacted Consolidated Water Co's share price.

Consolidated Water Co share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Consolidated Water Co's shares have ranged in value from as little as $23.5121 up to $36.7712. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Consolidated Water Co's is 0.173. This would suggest that Consolidated Water Co's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Consolidated Water Co overview

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. , together with its subsidiaries, designs, constructs, manages, and operates water production and water treatment plants primarily in the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, and the United States. The company operates through four segments: Retail, Bulk, Services, and Manufacturing. The company produces potable water from seawater utilizing reverse osmosis technology and supply water to end-users, including residential, commercial, and government customers, as well as government-owned distributors. It offers design, engineering, construction, procurement, and management services for desalination projects and water treatment plants, as well as management and engineering services relating to municipal water distribution and treatment. In addition, the company manufactures and services a range of water-related products, including reverse osmosis desalination equipment, membrane separation equipment, filtration equipment, piping systems, vessels, and custom fabricated components; and provides design, engineering, consulting, management, inspection, training, and equipment maintenance services for commercial, municipal, and industrial water production, supply, and treatment, as well as desalination and wastewater treatment.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Consolidated Water Co is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 5.395% of Consolidated Water Co shares are held by insiders and 60.246% by institutions. How many people work for Consolidated Water Co?
Latest data suggests 293 work at Consolidated Water Co. When does the fiscal year end for Consolidated Water Co?
Consolidated Water Co's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Consolidated Water Co based?
Consolidated Water Co's address is: Regatta Office Park, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, KY1-1102 What is Consolidated Water Co's ISIN number?
Consolidated Water Co's international securities identification number is: KYG237731073 What is Consolidated Water Co's CUSIP number?
Consolidated Water Co's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: G23773107