EX-99.1 3 exhbit-99_1.htm ANNUAL MEETING PRESENTATION exhbit-99_1.htm
Connecticut Water Service, Inc.
2010 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders
May 14, 2010
 
 

 
Forward Looking Statements
Except for the historical statements and
discussions, some statements contained in this
report constitute “forward looking statements”
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. These forward looking
statements are based on current expectations and
rely on a number of assumptions concerning future
events, and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are
outside our control, that could cause actual results
to differ materially from such statements.
 
 

 
2009 Recap
2009 - $59.4M
2008 - $61.3M
2008 - $9.4M
2009 - $1.20
2008 - $1.12
Revenue
Net Income
EPS
 
 

 
Segment Earnings
2006 - 2009
EPS
$0.81
$1.06
$1.12
$1.20
 
 

 
Dividend Growth
 
 

 
Total Return 2005 - 2009
 
 

 
Regulatory Filing
 Filed January 2010
  Decision expected July 1
  Requested $19.1 million over 3 years
 Sought to Minimize Customer Impact
 While Addressing Financial Needs
  Phased-in Increase
  Aligned Ourselves with Conservation
 Initiatives
 
 

 
Milestones
 Continued Growth Through Acquisitions
  Regulated - Solved Problems
  Unregulated - Leveraged Strength
 Capital Remained Available
 Technology Advancements
  Project Blue Horizon
  Foundation in Place
 
 

 
2010- A Look Ahead
 Implement New Rates
 Leverage our Technology Investment
 Continue Supporting Customers
 Q1 Earnings
  Revenue Growth
  Acquisitions
  Manage Costs
 
 

 
Connecticut Water Service, Inc.
2010 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders
May 14, 2010
 
 

 
Water Touches Everything
We Care About…
 
 

 
Water Touches Everything
We Care About…
 
 

 
Water Touches Everything
We Care About…
 
 

 
Water Touches Everything
We Care About…
 
 

 
Our Strategy…
 
 

 
 Deliver High
 Quality Water
 Reliability
 Efficiency
 Responsive &
 Courteous Service
Customer Strategy
 
 

 
 Organized in 1956
 55 Towns
 Serving 300,000 people
 225 Employees
Connecticut Water Company
 
 

 
Customers by Class
Residential
90.4%
Commercial
6.4%
Fire Protection
1.9%
Public Authority
0.7%
Industrial
0.5%
 
 

 
 Service Area Profile
 Suburban/Rural
 Median household income
2007 -2008 $65,644
(US $51,233)
 >500 community water
   systems statewide
  100 municipal/public authority
  > 75% serve less than 500 people
 
 

 
 Corporate Responsibility Committee
 Watershed Forest Management Plan
 Water Supply Planning
  Forecast & Plan supply for next 50 years
 Adopting new technologies
  Hybrid vehicles, videoconferencing, energy
 efficient pumps
Stewardship
 
 

 
 EPA Partnership Award - 10 Years
 Reminder calls on past due bills
 H2O Assistance Program
 Temporary Rate Reduction
 Personal Service
 Reverse 911 notification system
 World Class Customer Service -
>85% satisfaction 4 years in a row
Customer Service
 
 

 
 Acquisitions
 Service Offerings
Growth Strategy
 
 

 
Infrastructure
 Rate Case Filed in January 2010
 Decision due in July
 Issues -
  Conservation trends
  Infrastructure commitments
  Cover increasing costs of
 pension, health care,
 chemicals
 
 

 
 Infrastructure Investment
  5% annual cap
  7.5% maximum adjustment
 1st Surcharge 0.95% (7/09)
 
 

 
Capital Expenditures
* 2010 Projected
 
 

 
 Acquire Water &
Waste Water Systems
 Connecticut
 Atlantic Coast States
 Fair Regulation
 60 Acquisitions in 20 years
 
 

 
 Jensen Communities - Killingworth & Mansfield
  500 homes (55 and over communities)
 Legend Hills - Madison
  Solves quality issues for condominium
 community and two public schools
  Equivalent of 120 residential customers
 Hawk’s Nest - Old Lyme
  Agreement reached (pending DPUC approval)
  100 customers
 Home Serve
 
 

 
 Water Supply Agreement - Putnam, CT
  10 year agreement
  Minimum 50,000 gallons per day
  Maximum 800,000 gallons per day
 
 

 
Utility Services
 80 client contracts
  O&M
  Leak Detection
  Compliance Reporting
 University of Connecticut
 
 

 
Linebacker®
Service Line Protection
Renewal Rate
>90%
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
 
 

 
 Leadership is a privilege
 Trust based
 Team & service oriented
 Professionals
 “Satisfied Employees
 Satisfy Customers”
 Employee Satisfaction
  Executive Compensation Metric
Employee Strategy
 
 

 
Project Blue Horizon
Enterprise Resource Planning
 Planning began October 2008
 “Go-Live” date 3/22/10
 25% of employees directly involved in
 development
 Browser based interface featuring point and
 click
 Old system outdated - no longer supported
 
 

 
Project Blue Horizon
Enterprise Resource Planning
 
 

 
Shareholder Strategy
 Strong Dividend Yield
 High Earnings Quality
 Strong Balance Sheet
 
 

 
Performance
 Financial Performance
   Only publicly traded water utility with positive
 return in 2007, 2008, and 2009
 
 Dividends
  Dividend yield 3.8%
  Paid since 1956
  40 years of increasing dividends
  2.2% increase in dividend in 2009
 
 

 
 Performance
 High Earnings Quality
  90% of Revenues, 77% of Earnings
  from regulated business
 Strong Balance Sheet
  LTD 5.5% Embedded Cost
  47/53 % Debt-Equity ratio
  Access to Capital Doubled
  S & P Rating “A”
 
 

 
Performance
 
 

 
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