American Water Works Co., Inc. engages in the provision of complementary water and wastewater services. It operates through the following segments: Regulated Businesses; Market-Based Businesses; and Other. The Regulated Businesses segment provides water and wastewater services to customers. The Market-Based Businesses segment is responsible for Military Services Group, Contract Operations Group, Homeowner Services Group, and Keystone Operations. The Other segment includes corporate costs that are not allocated to the Company's operating segments, eliminations of inter-segment transactions, fair value adjustments and associated income and deductions related to the acquisitions that have not been allocated to the operating segments for evaluation of performance and allocation of resource purposes. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, NJ.
Highlights
AWK's quick ratio is up by 39% since the previous quarter and by 15% year-on-year
The company's EPS rose by 10% YoY
AWK's P/E is 38% above its 5-year quarterly average of 31.5 and 23% above its last 4 quarters average of 35.4
The company's debt rose by 16% YoY and by 2.5% QoQ
Key stats
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Market
Shares outstanding
181.2M
Market cap
$27.83B
Enterprise value
$37.93B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
43.52
Price to book (P/B)
4.39
Price to sales (P/S)
7.53
EV/EBIT
24.82
EV/EBITDA
17.88
EV/Sales
10.28
Earnings
Revenue
$3.69B
EBIT
$1.53B
EBITDA
$2.12B
Free cash flow
-$457M
Per share
EPS
$3.53
Free cash flow per share
-$2.52
Book value per share
$35.01
Revenue per share
$20.39
TBVPS
$123.99
Balance sheet
Total assets
$24.01B
Total liabilities
$17.67B
Debt
$10.67B
Equity
$6.34B
Working capital
-$217M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
1.68
Current ratio
0.9
Quick ratio
0.53
Net debt/EBITDA
4.76
Margins
EBITDA margin
57.5%
Gross margin
57.2%
Net margin
17.3%
Operating margin
39.9%
Efficiency
Return on assets
2.8%
Return on equity
10.3%
Return on invested capital
5.3%
Return on capital employed
7%
Return on sales
41.4%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.37%
DPS
$2.1
Payout ratio
59.5%
AWK stock price
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Financial performance
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Revenue
$3.69B
Gross profit
$2.11B
Operating income
$1.47B
Net income
$638M
Gross margin
57.2%
Net margin
17.3%
The net income has grown by 10% year-on-year
American Water Works's gross profit has increased by 5% YoY
AWK's operating income is up by 5% YoY
The company's net margin rose by 4.8% YoY
Growth
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Valuation
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P/E
43.52
P/B
4.39
P/S
7.53
EV/EBIT
24.82
EV/EBITDA
17.88
EV/Sales
10.28
AWK's P/E is 38% above its 5-year quarterly average of 31.5 and 23% above its last 4 quarters average of 35.4
The company's EPS rose by 10% YoY
AWK's P/B is 51% above its 5-year quarterly average of 2.9 and 22% above its last 4 quarters average of 3.6
The equity has grown by 5% year-on-year
The P/S is 57% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 4.8 and 21% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 6.2
The revenue has increased by 4.8% YoY
Efficiency
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AWK's ROE is up by 5% year-on-year
American Water Works's ROA has increased by 3.7% YoY
The ROIC has contracted by 3.6% YoY
Dividends
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DPS
$2.1
Dividend yield
1.37%
Payout ratio
59.5%
Recent dividends
Financial health
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American Water Works's total assets is 36% higher than its total liabilities
The company's current ratio has surged by 61% YoY and by 38% QoQ
AWK's quick ratio is up by 39% since the previous quarter and by 15% year-on-year
The company's debt is 68% higher than its equity
The company's debt rose by 16% YoY and by 2.5% QoQ
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated
quarterly, unless otherwise specified.