Global Water Resources

GWRS

Regulated Water · Utilities

Price

$7.07

-0.29 (-3.94%)

Market Cap

$203.4M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+18.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 22.9M (2021) → 27.1M (2025)

Global Water Resources, Inc., a water resource management company, owns, operates, and manages regulated water, wastewater, and recycled water utilities primarily in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. As of December 31, 2020, it served approximately 74,048 people in approximately 27,630 homes. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-141.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

52.8%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~3 months

$2M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Global Water Resources has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

36.4%

Modest — 36.4% gross margin

Operating Margin

2.9%

Thin — 2.9% operating margin

ROCE

0.4%

Weak — 0.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+5.7%

Slow sales growth (5.7% YoY)

EPS YoY

-69.4%

Earnings shrinking (-69.4% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

858%

Turns 858% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

-72.8%

Burning cash (-72.8%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.09

Conservative — low debt load (0.09)

Interest Cover

1.03x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.0x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

98.6x

no trend

Expensive — P/E 98.6

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+13.9

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (98.6 → 84.7)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

4.22%

no trend

Healthy income — 4.22% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth

+4.6%

no trend

Dividend growing modestly (4.6% YoY)

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