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How Middlesex Water Company stacks up
MSEX · against 102 other Utilities companies of similar size
Valuation
17/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #80 of 103 · scores higher than 22% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score15 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 · 103 reported | 4.5% | 5.8% | 41% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 103 reported | 6.4% | 10.2% | 22% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 31 reported | -3.7% | 2.8% | 33% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 97 reported | 48.0% | 88.4% | 21% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MSEXScores 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