NYSE$CWT

California Water Service Group · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the second quarter of 2024.

California Water Service Group reported financial results for the second quarter of 2024, which benefited from the effects of the 2021 California General Rate Case decision.

  • Financial results benefited from the effects of the 2021 California General Rate Case decision received on March 7, 2024.
  • Filed Infrastructure Improvement Plans for 2025-2027 as part of its triennial GRC filing, proposing to invest more than $1.6 billion in its districts from 2025-2027.
  • Company's Hawaii subsidiary hosted Community Emergency Operations Center exercises in early July on both Maui and the Big Island to enhance coordination during emergencies.
  • Company continues to pursue recovery for PFAS contamination costs and submitted its initial claims in the 3M and DuPont class action settlements.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$227M

Previous: $194M+16.7%
EPS (adj)

$0.70

Previous: $0.17+311.8%
Capital Expenditures

-$214M

Previous: -$177M-21.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$174M

Previous: -$168M-3.7%
Net Income

$40.6M

Previous: $9.56M+324.4%
Operating Income

$48.2M

Previous: $15.9M+202.0%
Gross Profit

$99.3M

Previous: $116M-14.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$37.3M

Previous: $55.6M-33.0%
Total Assets

$4.87B

Previous: $3.99B+22.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Cal Water · Revenue · Quarterly

$227M

Q2 2024+16.7%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 4 of 15 quarters(27%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Cal Water has proposed to change 2024 rates to increase 2026 total revenue by $140.6 million, or 17.1%. Cal Water also proposes rate increases of $74.2 million, or 7.7%, in 2027; and $83.6 million, or 8.1%, in 2028.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

-0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

44%

30 / 68 earnings

Positive

+10.0%

Q3 2020

Best reaction

-10.3%

Q2 2015

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-6.9%-5.2%-0.7%
Q4 2025-4.4%+0.7%-3.5%
Q3 2025-5.2%-0.9%-4.4%
Q1 2025-0.8%-1.6%-6.7%
Q4 2024-2.2%+1.3%+5.0%
Q3 2024-2.2%-0.4%-0.2%
Q2 2024+3.1%-0.9%+3.5%
Q1 2024+2.9%+5.5%+8.0%
Q4 2023-0.8%-1.2%+1.2%
Q3 2023+4.5%+5.0%+10.4%
Q2 2023-1.4%-1.4%-2.3%
Q1 2023-1.6%-2.1%+0.2%
Q4 2022-0.8%-2.8%+1.7%
Q3 2022+7.3%+5.3%+15.3%
Q2 2022+2.9%+3.7%+3.9%
Q1 2022-0.7%-1.4%+2.9%
Q4 2021-2.7%-1.9%+1.3%
Q3 2021+2.4%+4.7%+5.9%
Q2 2021+1.8%+4.4%+2.3%
Q1 2021-1.0%-0.7%-4.2%
Q4 2020-1.6%-3.4%+0.4%
Q3 2020+10.0%+15.6%+7.5%
Q2 2020-5.1%-5.5%-6.7%
Q1 2020-8.4%-8.2%-7.0%
Q4 2019-8.9%-2.4%-8.9%
Q3 2019+2.5%-2.1%-6.1%
Q2 2019+0.4%-2.1%+5.7%
Q1 2019-0.3%+0.9%+1.5%
Q4 2018+1.5%+2.1%+4.9%
Q3 2018+0.1%+4.5%+8.9%
Q2 2018+0.2%+0.2%+0.2%
Q1 2018-1.7%+1.0%+3.8%
Q4 2017-4.1%-6.7%-1.8%
Q3 2017+3.4%+0.8%+5.6%
Q2 2017+1.7%+1.7%-4.8%
Q1 2017-6.8%-6.5%-10.1%
Q4 2016+4.2%+3.5%-1.3%
Q3 2016-6.3%-4.4%+9.2%
Q2 2016+2.0%+0.4%-6.2%
Q1 2016-0.5%
Q4 2015+1.0%
Q3 2015-4.7%
Q2 2015-10.3%
Q1 2015-4.2%
Q4 2014+3.2%
Q3 2014+1.8%
Q2 2014-0.1%
Q1 2014-1.2%
Q4 2013+1.0%
Q3 2013+4.4%
Q2 2013-0.7%
Q1 2013-4.0%
Q4 2012+0.2%
Q3 2012-3.8%
Q2 2012-1.6%
Q1 2012+0.2%
Q4 2011-1.7%
Q3 2011-0.3%
Q2 2011-3.1%
Q1 2010-2.1%
Q1 2011+1.0%
Q4 2010+2.9%
Q4 2008+2.9%
Q3 2009-0.9%
Q3 2010-0.9%
Q4 2009+0.2%
Q2 2009+0.2%
Q2 2010+0.2%

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