Sjw Group (SJW) SEC Filing 10-K Annual report for the fiscal year ending Saturday, December 31, 2016

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EXHIBIT 99.1

SJW GROUP ANNOUNCES 2016 ANNUAL AND FOURTH QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

SAN JOSE, CA, February 22, 2017 – SJW Group (NYSE: SJW) today reported financial results for the annual and fourth quarter ended

December 31, 2016. Net income was $52.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $37.9 million for the same period in 2015. Diluted earnings per share were $2.57 and $1.85 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Operating revenue was $339.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $305.1 million in 2015. The $34.6 million increase in revenue was primarily attributable to $28.6 million in cumulative rate increases, a net $6.8 million increase in revenue related to our 2015 California General Rate Case decision in the current year offset by true-up revenue recognized as part of the 2012 California General Rate Case decision in 2015, a $1.7 million change in the net recognition of certain balancing and memorandum accounts, $700,000 increase in Recycled water revenue, and $600,000 in revenue from new customers. These operating revenue increases were partially offset by $3.4 million lower revenue recorded in our Water Conservation Memorandum Account ("WCMA") and $300,000 in lower revenue from real estate operations.

Water production expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $124.3 million compared to $110.6 million in 2015, an increase of $13.7 million. The increase in water production expenses was attributable to $17.0 million in higher per unit costs for purchased water, groundwater extraction and energy charges, partially offset by $2.5 million in lower expenses due to an increase in the use of available surface water supplies and $800,000 in lower customer water usage. Operating expenses, excluding water production costs, increased $7.8 million to $122.3 million from $114.5 million. The increase was due to $3.9 million of higher depreciation expenses, $2.5 million in higher maintenance expenses, $907,000 of higher administrative and general expenses, and $456,000 in higher property taxes and other non-income taxes.

Other expense and income in 2016 included the condemnation sale of the Company's real estate investment property in Arizona for a pre-tax gain of approximately $10.0 million and $3.2 million pre-tax gain on the sale of 159,151 shares of California Water Service Group stock. Other expense and income during the same period in 2015 included the sale of multiple real estate properties for a gain of approximately $1.9 million.

The effective consolidated income tax rates were approximately 39% and 38% for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Fourth Quarter Financial Results

Net income for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016 was $13.7 million, compared to $16.2 million in 2015. Diluted earnings per share were $0.67 and $0.79 for the quarters ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Operating revenue was $79.3 million in the quarter compared to $87.6 million in 2015. The $8.3 million decrease in revenue was primarily attributable to $3.0 million of 2014 WCMA revenue and $17.5 million of 2015 WCMA revenue that were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2015, offset by $4.0 million in WCMA revenue recorded in the fourth quarter of 2016. In addition, the Company recorded cumulative rate increases of $8.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Water production expenses for the fourth quarter of 2016 were $31.0 million versus $26.9 million for the same period in 2015, an increase of $4.1 million. The increase in water production expenses was primarily attributable to $4.7 million in higher per unit costs for purchased water, groundwater extraction and energy charges partially offset by $519,000 due to lower customer usage. Operating expenses, excluding water production costs, increased $2.9 million to $31.9 million from $29.0 million. The increase was primarily due to $1.6 million in higher maintenance expenses, $945,000 of higher depreciation expenses due to assets placed in service in 2015, $219,000 in property taxes and other non-income taxes, and $78,000 of higher administrative and general expenses.

The following information was filed by Sjw Group (SJW) on Thursday, February 23, 2017 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-K Annual Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.

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