ARTNA vs CWT
Artesian Resources Corp. and California Water Service Group, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ARTNA | CWT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $112.9M | $963.7M |
| Net income | $22.8M | $128.2M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 20.2% | 13.3% |
| Return on equity | 9.3% | 7.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.21 | $2.15 |
| Dividend / share | $1.23 | $1.24 |
| Payout ratio | 55.5% | 57.6% |
| Free cash flow | $-18.5M | · |
| Equity | $249.9M | · |
| Net debt / equity | 0.71× | 0.84× |
| Current ratio | 0.64× | 0.85× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.1% | 6.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 6.3% | 5.8% |
CWT bills 8.5× the revenue of ARTNA, and ARTNA keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (20.2% against 13.3%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ARTNA | CWT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $112.9M | $963.7M |
| FY2024 | $108.0M | $905.6M |
| FY2023 | $98.9M | $790.3M |
| FY2022 | $98.9M | $772.6M |
| FY2021 | $90.9M | $765.7M |
| FY2020 | $88.1M | $697.6M |
| FY2019 | $83.6M | $664.4M |
| FY2018 | $80.4M | $674.7M |
| FY2017 | $82.2M | $622.5M |
| FY2016 | $79.1M | $589.5M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ARTNA | CWT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $22.8M | $128.2M |
| FY2024 | $20.4M | $190.8M |
| FY2023 | $16.7M | $51.9M |
| FY2022 | $18.0M | $96.0M |
| FY2021 | $16.8M | $101.1M |
| FY2020 | $16.8M | $96.8M |
| FY2019 | $14.9M | $63.1M |
| FY2018 | $14.3M | $65.6M |
| FY2017 | $14.0M | $72.9M |
| FY2016 | $13.0M | $48.7M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$850,754,000 | CWT |
| FY2024 | −$797,671,000 | CWT |
| FY2023 | −$691,473,000 | CWT |
| FY2022 | −$673,719,000 | CWT |
| FY2021 | −$674,845,000 | CWT |
| FY2020 | −$609,436,000 | CWT |
| FY2019 | −$580,763,000 | CWT |
| FY2018 | −$594,325,000 | CWT |
| FY2017 | −$540,239,000 | CWT |
| FY2016 | −$510,439,000 | CWT |
CWT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +6.9 pp | ARTNA |
| FY2024 | −2.1 pp | CWT |
| FY2023 | +10.4 pp | ARTNA |
| FY2022 | +5.9 pp | ARTNA |
| FY2021 | +13.7 pp | ARTNA |
| FY2020 | +13.8 pp | ARTNA |
| FY2019 | +16.8 pp | ARTNA |
| FY2018 | +8.0 pp | ARTNA |
| FY2017 | +5.3 pp | ARTNA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ARTNA and CWT over this period.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ARTNA's net margin has been more volatile than CWT's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 4.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.8.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between ARTNA and CWT over these 9 fiscal years — ARTNA led in 8 and CWT in 1.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CWT's return on equity has been more volatile than ARTNA's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 1.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.0.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between ARTNA and CWT over these 17 fiscal years — ARTNA led in 8 and CWT in 9.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.