Provide water supply services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Offer sanitary sewage services to urban and rural areas. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 18% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The market pays 11.1× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 98% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 350% above today's price.
Executive selling isn’t always bad news; people sell for personal reasons too. Still, the thin buying side is worth noting.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades 25% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 22% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 18% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 7 sells against just 0 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 47/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, SBS sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: SBS is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.