Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:CWCO) reported third-quarter 2017 earnings of 11 cents per share, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 14 cents by 21.4%.
Total Revenues
In the quarter under review, Consolidated Water’s total revenues were $16.6 million, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $15.0 million by 10.7%. Reported revenues were also higher than the year-ago figure of $14.4 million by 15.2%.
The year-over-year increase in revenues was primarily due to higher contribution from retail, bulk and manufacturing segments, which was marginally offset by lower revenues from the services segment.
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Segment Details
Retail Water Operations revenues in the third quarter were up 1.8% year over year to $5.6 million.
Bulk Water Operations revenues increased 6.8% year over year to $7.9 million.
Manufacturing revenues were $3 million, up 117.4% year over year.
Services Operations revenues of $0.11 million were down from the year-ago figure of $0.12 million by 11.6%.
Highlights of the Release
In the third quarter, total cost of revenues increased 21.1% year over year to $10.26 million, mainly due to higher cost of revenues in Manufacturing and Bulk Water Operations.
Consolidated Water’s gross profit in the third quarter was $6.30 million, up 6.6% from the prior-year quarter.
Moreover, the company incurred general and administrative expenses of $4.89 million, up 7.9% year over year.
Financial Update
As of Sep 30, 2017, Consolidated Water’s cash and cash equivalents were $46.9 million, up from $39.3 million as of Dec 31, 2016.
Cash used in operating activities in the first nine months of 2017 was $0.6 million compared with $2.4 million in the year-ago period.
Zacks Rank
Consolidated Water currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Performance of the Peers
Earnings from its peers in the third quarter were mixed. American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate while American Water Works Company’s (NYSE:AWK) earnings were on par and Global Water Resource Inc. (NASDAQ:GWRS) surpassed the same.
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