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How Middlesex Water Company stacks up
MSEX · against 93 other Utilities companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
17/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #82 of 94 · scores higher than 13% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score8 peers with a valuation score of 10–19, including MSEX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 17?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, which is weaker than most Utilities peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 79% of peers. EBITDA yield: 6.2% vs peer median 8.6%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -3.7% vs peer median 0.0%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 0.5% vs peer median 4.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MSEX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MSEX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 91 reported | 4.5% | 4.5% | 47% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 93 reported | 6.4% | 7.7% | 18% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 87 reported | -3.7% | -4.6% | 60% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 88 reported | 48.0% | 51.9% | 41% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MSEX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unavailable | 97 | 69 | |
| 2 | 710M USD | 96 | 72 | |
| 2 | 1.5B USD | 96 | 67 | |
| 4 | 13.6B USD | 93 | 57 | |
| 5 | 1.5B USD | 92 | 93 | |
| 77 | 5.8B USD | 21 | 41 | |
| 79 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score