CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GP

1720 N 1st St Ticker: CWT
San Jose , CA 95112-4598 Exchange: NYSE
408-367-8200 Sector: Utilities
Industry: Water Utilities

Complete Financials: Q2Y08 Currency: USD Current Annual Period: Y07
Business Summary
CWT California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, and Hawaii.


RATIOS AND STATISTICS AT A GLANCE
( As of 09/05/2008 )
Price

52 Week High

52 Week Low

3 Month Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

10 Day Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

Beta

Indicated Annual Dividend

Dividend Yield % 		38.280

44.500

30.840

0.163

0.130

1.242

1.170

2.978 		Price/Sales (TTM)

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Price/Book (MRQ)

Price/Cash Flow (TTM)

Return on Assets (TTM) %

Return on Equity (TTM) %

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) 		2.092

24.697

2.112

128.889

2.667

8.341

0.612

0.807

Note:
Mil = Millions
MRQ = Most Recent Quarter
TTM = Trailing Twelve Months


SHARE RELATED INFORMATION SHORT INTEREST INFORMATION
Market Cap (Mil)

Shares Outstanding (Mil)

Float (Mil) 		793.047

20.717

20.403 		Current Month (Mil)

Previous Month (Mil)

Short Interest Ratio (Days) 		1.595

1.802

NA


INSTITUTIONAL &
INSIDER OWNERSHIP 		PURCHASES
(Mil) 		SALES
(Mil) 		NET PURCHASES
(Mil) 		PERCENT
OWNED (%) 		PREVIOUS PERCENT
OWNED (%)
Institutions (3 Months)

Insiders (6 Months) 		0.992

0.000 		-1.529

0.000 		-0.536

0.000 		47.257

0.515 		49.998

NA


GROWTH RATES 1 YEAR 3 YEAR 5 YEAR
Sales %

EPS %

Dividend % 		9.669

11.940

0.870 		5.170

0.905

0.877 		6.884

3.714

0.704


HISTORICAL QUARTERLY RESULTS

REVENUE
( Thousands of USD )
QUARTERS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		60.303

81.457

101.128

77.840 		65.216

81.102

107.754

80.645 		71.570

95.782

113.851

85.879 		72.921

105.581



TOTAL 320.728 334.717 367.082
EARNINGS PER SHARE
( USD )
QUARTERS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		0.030

0.410

0.710

0.320 		0.040

0.310

0.680

0.310 		0.070

0.370

0.670

0.390 		0.010

0.480



TOTAL 1.470 1.340 1.500

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