CDZIP Fundamental Analysis - CADIZ INC - CDZI 8 7/8 PERP

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, CDZIP scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CDZIP was compared to 14 industry peers in the Water Utilities industry. CDZIP has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. CDZIP is valued quite expensively, but it does show have an excellent growth rating.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year CDZIP has reported negative net income.

In the past year CDZIP has reported a negative cash flow from operations.

In the past 5 years CDZIP always reported negative net income.

CDZIP had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -27.75%, CDZIP is doing worse than 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.

CDZIP's Return On Equity of -106.41% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CDZIP is outperformed by 92.86% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-27.75%
ROE	-106.41%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-29.33%

ROA(5y)-33.8%

ROE(3y)-95.2%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

CDZIP's Gross Margin of 32.34% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CDZIP is outperformed by 64.29% of its industry peers.

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for CDZIP so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	32.34%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

CDZIP does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

Compared to 1 year ago, CDZIP has more shares outstanding

CDZIP has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, CDZIP has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

CDZIP has an Altman-Z score of 2.02. This is not the best score and indicates that CDZIP is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.

CDZIP has a Altman-Z score of 2.02. This is in the better half of the industry: CDZIP outperforms 78.57% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.65 is on the high side and indicates that CDZIP has dependencies on debt financing.

CDZIP has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (1.65) than 92.86% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.65
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	2.02

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC8.73%

2.3 Liquidity

CDZIP has a Current Ratio of 1.81. This is a normal value and indicates that CDZIP is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

CDZIP has a Current ratio of 1.81. This is in the better half of the industry: CDZIP outperforms 78.57% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 1.55 indicates that CDZIP should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

CDZIP has a better Quick ratio (1.55) than 78.57% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.81
Quick Ratio	1.55

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 1.11% over the past year.

CDZIP shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 460.04%.

The Revenue has been growing by 88.85% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!

EPS 1Y (TTM)1.11%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%26.67%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)460.04%

Revenue growth 3Y152.05%

Revenue growth 5Y88.85%

Sales Q2Q%704.29%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, CDZIP will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 34.05% on average per year.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 62.93% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

EPS Next Y85.9%

EPS Next 2Y15.56%

EPS Next 3Y29.06%

EPS Next 5Y34.05%

Revenue Next Year19.49%

Revenue Next 2Y17.94%

Revenue Next 3Y51.13%

Revenue Next 5Y62.93%

3.3 Evolution

Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

CDZIP reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

Also next year CDZIP is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

CDZIP's earnings are expected to grow with 29.06% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y15.56%

EPS Next 3Y29.06%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 11.75%, CDZIP is a good candidate for dividend investing.

CDZIP's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 3.39. CDZIP pays more dividend than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.

Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.32, CDZIP pays a better dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	11.75%

5.2 History

CDZIP has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.

CDZIP has not decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years3

5.3 Sustainability

The earnings of CDZIP are negative and hence is the payout ratio. CDZIP will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.

DP-13.49%

EPS Next 2Y15.56%

EPS Next 3Y29.06%

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CADIZ INC - CDZI 8 7/8 PERP

NASDAQ:CDZIP (9/3/2025, 8:04:19 PM)

After market: 19.22 +0.09 (+0.47%)

19.1299

-0.03 (-0.16%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorUtilities

GICS IndustryGroupUtilities

GICS IndustryWater Utilities

Earnings (Last)08-13 2025-08-13/amc

Earnings (Next)11-11 2025-11-11/bmo

Inst Owners41.84%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners2.33%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap1.57B

Analysts82.5

Price Target67.75 (254.16%)

Short Float %0%

Short Ratio0.1

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	11.75%

Yearly Dividend0.07

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP-13.49%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years3

Ex-Date07-03 2025-07-03 (0.56)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-23.17%

Min EPS beat(2)-23.25%

Max EPS beat(2)-23.1%

EPS beat(4)0

Avg EPS beat(4)-31.46%

Min EPS beat(4)-71.57%

Max EPS beat(4)-7.93%

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-19.28%

Min Revenue beat(2)-35.43%

Max Revenue beat(2)-3.12%

Revenue beat(4)0

Avg Revenue beat(4)-30.39%

Min Revenue beat(4)-43.57%

Max Revenue beat(4)-3.12%

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)-10.67%

PT rev (3m)-13.97%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-8.54%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)-43.48%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.25%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-3.64%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	104.23
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	44.12
P/tB	52.56
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)-0.51

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.32

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-0.28

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-0.2

OCFYN/A

SpS0.18

BVpS0.43

TBVpS0.36

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-27.75%
ROE	-106.41%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	32.34%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-29.33%

ROA(5y)-33.8%

ROE(3y)-95.2%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score5

Asset Turnover0.11

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.65
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	421.45%
Cap/Sales	41.63%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.81
Quick Ratio	1.55
Altman-Z	2.02

F-Score5

WACC8.73%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)336.85%

Cap/Depr(5y)1594.64%

Cap/Sales(3y)175.24%

Cap/Sales(5y)1098.01%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)1.11%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%26.67%

EPS Next Y85.9%

EPS Next 2Y15.56%

EPS Next 3Y29.06%

EPS Next 5Y34.05%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)460.04%

Revenue growth 3Y152.05%

Revenue growth 5Y88.85%

Sales Q2Q%704.29%

Revenue Next Year19.49%

Revenue Next 2Y17.94%

Revenue Next 3Y51.13%

Revenue Next 5Y62.93%

EBIT growth 1Y-7.11%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year-10.29%

EBIT Next 3Y37.83%

EBIT Next 5Y51.4%

FCF growth 1Y11.25%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y20.67%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

CADIZ INC - CDZI 8 7/8 PERP (CDZIP) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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