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How Middlesex Water Company stacks up
MSEX · against 358 other Utilities companies
Valuation
17/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #297 of 359 · scores higher than 17% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score35 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 · 356 reported | 4.5% | 5.0% | 43% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 359 reported | 6.4% | 8.6% | 21% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 164 reported | -3.7% | -1.8% | 42% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 341 reported | 48.0% | 64.7% | 30% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MSEX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.8B BRL (≈$497M) | 100 | 69 | |
| 1 | 32.24T IDR (≈$2.0B) | 100 | 78 | |
| 3 | 55.0B HKD (≈$7.0B) | 99 | 63 | |
| 3 | 6.8B CNY (≈$945M) | 99 | 73 | |
| 3 | 1.1B EUR (≈$1.2B) | 99 | 76 | |
| 293 | 14.2B CAD (≈$10.4B) | 18 | 37 | |
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