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Consolidated Water Co.

CWCO
46
Regulated Water · Utilities
Price
$29.46
-0.03 (-0.10%)
Market Cap
$471.4M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
46
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Mixed
Dividends
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+4.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 15.3M (2021) → 16.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. is a utility company that produces and sells clean drinking water in places where fresh water is naturally scarce. It operates mainly in the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, and other Caribbean locations, serving both local governments and private customers. The company is one of the few private operators in the world that runs large-scale seawater desalination plants — facilities that turn ocean water into drinkable water.

The company earns money primarily through long-term contracts with governments and utilities that pay for a steady supply of treated water, giving it relatively predictable revenue. It also has a services and design segment that builds and manages water systems for other clients, including projects in the United States. With a market cap around $0.5 billion, Consolidated Water is a small but specialized player whose main competitive advantage is its technical expertise in desalination. The key risk is contract concentration — losing or renegotiating a major government supply agreement could meaningfully hurt revenue.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
33.4%
Modest — 33.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.4%
Modest — 11.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.9%
Weak — 6.9% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-1.2%
Shrinking sales (-1.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+2.9%
Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
169%
Turns 169% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
17.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.0%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3171.39x
Comfortably covers interest (3171.4x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
28.9x
Growth-priced — P/E 28.9

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-3.7
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.90%
Small dividend — 1.90% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+12.0%
Dividend growing fast (12.0% YoY)

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