MSEX PEER ANALYSIS

Middlesex Water Company — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

MSEXMiddlesex Water Company

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Utilities - Regulated Water

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

MSEXIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	MSEX	UU	SVT	Ind. Median
P/E	24.14	15.72●	24.45	24.18
P/B	2.12●	4.11	4.93	2.12
EV/EBITDA	15.42	11.83●	13.38	13.92
P/S	5.33	3.52	3.20●	4.38

Financial Health
Metric	MSEX	UU	SVT	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.39	2.55●	1.39	1.01
Debt/Equity	85.4%●	512.7%	596.6%	98.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	4.42●	6.06	7.08	4.85

Profitability
Metric	MSEX	UU	SVT	Ind. Median
Net Margin	22.1%	22.4%●	13.1%	20.3%
ROE	9.3%	27.7%●	20.5%	9.3%
ROA	3.3%	3.4%●	2.2%	3.2%
EBITDA Margin	48.4%	61.1%●	50.8%	48.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	MSEX	UU	SVT	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	1.8%	22.0%●	16.7%	5.7%
NI Growth	1.8%	121.7%●	61.7%	2.4%
Div. Yield	2.5%	4.0%	4.2%●	2.7%
Payout	58.2%	60.9%	100.0%	59.4%

Valuation
Metric	MSEX	CWCO	YORW	CWT	ARTNA	CDZI	Ind. Median
P/E	24.14	27.12	21.33	25.25	15.22●	—	24.18
P/B	2.12	2.10	1.87	1.68	1.40●	22.41	2.12
EV/EBITDA	15.42	13.90	20.39	13.95	9.95●	—	13.92
P/S	5.33	3.66	279.87	2.97●	3.09	23.34	4.38

Financial Health
Metric	MSEX	CWCO	YORW	CWT	ARTNA	CDZI	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.39	6.04●	0.72	0.69	1.01	1.88	1.01
Debt/Equity	85.4%	1.2%●	98.0%	95.3%	73.7%	753.0%	98.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	4.42	-4.96●	7.01	4.85	3.37	-4.61	4.85

Profitability
Metric	MSEX	CWCO	YORW	CWT	ARTNA	CDZI	Ind. Median
Net Margin	22.1%	13.5%	1,312.4%●	11.8%	20.3%	-221.3%	20.3%
ROE	9.3%	7.9%	9.0%	7.0%	9.4%●	-111.3%	9.3%
ROA	3.3%	6.8%●	3.2%	2.2%	2.8%	-22.8%	3.2%
EBITDA Margin	48.4%	19.4%	2,091.8%●	32.6%	47.0%	-146.3%	48.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	MSEX	CWCO	YORW	CWT	ARTNA	CDZI	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	1.8%	0.3%	-97.9%	4.2%	5.1%	31.0%●	5.7%
NI Growth	1.8%	-34.8%	8.1%	-11.4%	8.9%●	—	2.4%
Div. Yield	2.5%	1.9%	2.9%	2.5%	3.7%●	1.5%	2.7%
Payout	58.2%	48.8%	60.1%	61.9%	54.9%	-15.3%	59.4%

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