* Note: Prices are in Million (M) USD.
Description:
Cadiz Inc. is a prominent natural resource development firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California, specializing in innovative water conservation and management solutions. With a strategic focus on the sustainable utilization and distribution of water resources, Cadiz capitalizes on its substantial land holdings in the Mojave Desert to address the escalating demand for water in California and the broader region. The company is committed to enhancing water supply reliability while fostering environmental stewardship, positioning itself as a vital player in mitigating water scarcity challenges in arid environments through collaborative partnerships and pioneering approaches.
These criteria used Company's Cash, EBITDA and Debt balance to determines its fair value:
Cash : $13 M
Debt : $60 M
EBITDA : $-23 M
Net Debt (Debt - Cash): $46 M
Since Ebitda is less than 0, 0 points assigned.
This criteria used industry in which company operates:
Sector: Energy & transportation
Industry: Water supply
Based on industry, 3 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's Price To Earning (P/E) Ratio to determines its fair value:
Forward PE Ratio: 22.96
Since Forward PE Ratio is between 20 - 25, 2 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to convert Sales into free cash flow to determine fair value:
Using last 20 overlapping fiscal years (max 20).Average Free Cash Flow: $-14 M
Average Revenue: $1 M
Revenue Converted To Free Cash Flow (%): -1,212.5%
Since Free Cash Flow (FCF) to Revenue percentage is non-positive, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used company's growth potential to calculate its fair value:
Latest Revenue (2024-12-31): $10 M
Revenue 5 Years Ago (2019-12-31): $0 M
Total Growth over 5 Years: 2,078.7%
5-Year Revenue CAGR (Historical): 85.2%
Forward 5-Year CAGR (Tapered): 42.6%
Since historical Revenue CAGR is greater than 20, 5 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to buy back its own share:
Latest Share Count (2024-12-31): $69 M
Share Count 5 Years Ago (2020-12-31): $34 M
Company is not buying back its own shares, 0 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's dividend payout ratio to determine its fair value:
Next Year Earnings Per Share (EPS): $-0.25
Trailing 12-Month Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.24
Average Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.24
Dividend Per Share (DPS): $0
Payout Ratio: 0%
Dividend Yield: 0.00%
⚠️ Caution: Negative earnings detected — Further research is recommended - Next Fiscal Yr EPS: $-0.25
Since Dividend Per Share is less than or equal to 0, 0 point assigned.
Since Dividend Yield is less than 1, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's Return On Equity (ROE%) to determine its fair value:
Using last 11 valid ROE years (max 20).Average ROE: -307.5%
Since Average ROE is non-positive, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's current price to its 52 week low price to determines its fair value:
Current Price: $5.51
52-Week Low: $2.13
Threshold Price (15% Above 52-Week Low): $2.45
Since Current price is not within 15% threshold, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's Market Cap to determines its fair value:
Market Capitalization: $452 M
Since Market Cap is less than 10B, 1 point assigned.
% Exposure to Total Portfolio
Based on the market cap, we recommend do not exceed 0.5% exposure of Total Portfolio.
Warren Buffett's Owners' Earnings:
No positive free cash flow found (TTM or annual) to compute Owners' Earnings per share.
Note: Many fast-growing companies reinvest heavily, so Owners' Earnings may appear low.
Consider other factors in your valuation.
Value-Trade has assigned 11 points to above Cadiz Inc (CDZI) stock.
Heads up: One or more P/E inputs look exaggerated and may skew the blend.
• Growth Based PE 50.00 (>2× median)
Further research is recommended; please use your own due diligence.
In such cases, multiplying earnings by the long-run average P/E typically gives a closer, more reliable fair value.
Fair Value PE
12, Industry Based PE
12, Growth Based PE
50, Risk-Free Anchored PE (25% MoS)
18.2. Based on these 4 values, average assigned is
23.05. Value-Trades has assined P/E value
23.04. An average (Current Year EPS + Next Year EPS) earning per share is
$0.24.
Note: Final fair value is the lesser of the blended PE-based fair value and the simple average PE × EPS fair value.Fair value using multiple P/Es (blended): $5.53 (PE 23.05 × EPS $0.24)
Fair value using simple average PE × EPS: $5.53 (PE 23.05 × EPS $0.24)
Lesser of these two: $5.53
So the Final Fair Value is: $5.53
Understanding the Value-Trades P/E Blend (click to expand)
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What goes into the blended P/E?
- 20-Year Avg P/E — Long-run market baseline; conservative anchor.
- Fair Value P/E — Score-based (cash, debt, sector, etc.).
- Industry P/E — Peer group norm.
- Growth-Based P/E — Uses tapered growth rates, floored at 15.
- RCFC-Based P/E — Maps cash conversion efficiency.
- ROE-Based P/E — Higher ROE supports higher multiples.
- Risk-Free Anchored P/E — Macro floor tied to 10y yield w/ MoS.
How it works
- Extreme values are clamped/filtered (IQR method).
- Anchors (20y avg, RCFC/ROE, risk-free) are always kept if valid.
- Final fair value = min(Blended PE × EPS, Avg PE × EPS).
P/E Reference Summary
Using EPS: $0.24
| Source |
P/E Ratio |
Implied Fair Value |
| Value-Trades Assigned | 23.04 | $5.53 |
