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WTRG Essential Utilities Inc

Price (delayed)

$38.24

Market cap

$10.47B

P/E Ratio

18.75

Dividend/share

$1.25

EPS

$2.04

Enterprise value

$17.67B

Essential is one of the largest publicly traded water, wastewater and natural gas providers in the U.S., serving approximately 5 million people across 10 states under the Aqua and Peoples ...

Highlights
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 34% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 28.4
The company's gross margin rose by 23% YoY
WTRG's net income is up by 19% year-on-year but it is down by 2.8% since the previous quarter
The company's quick ratio rose by 19% YoY but it fell by 18% QoQ
Essential Utilities's revenue has decreased by 16% YoY
WTRG's debt is up by 4.2% YoY and by 2.4% from the previous quarter

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of WTRG
Market
Shares outstanding
273.67M
Market cap
$10.47B
Enterprise value
$17.67B
Valuations
Price to book (P/B)
1.7
Price to sales (P/S)
5.4
EV/EBIT
22.05
EV/EBITDA
15.29
EV/Sales
9.12
Earnings
Revenue
$1.94B
EBIT
$801.19M
EBITDA
$1.16B
Free cash flow
-$273.23M
Per share
EPS
$2.04
Free cash flow per share
-$1
Book value per share
$22.53
Revenue per share
$7.08
TBVPS
$54.49
Balance sheet
Total assets
$17.25B
Total liabilities
$11.09B
Debt
$7.22B
Equity
$6.16B
Working capital
-$266.42M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
1.17
Current ratio
0.58
Quick ratio
0.37
Net debt/EBITDA
6.23
Margins
EBITDA margin
59.7%
Gross margin
53.8%
Net margin
28.7%
Operating margin
35.5%
Efficiency
Return on assets
3.3%
Return on equity
9.3%
Return on invested capital
3.8%
Return on capital employed
4.8%
Return on sales
41.4%
Dividend
Dividend yield
3.26%
DPS
$1.25
Payout ratio
61.1%

WTRG stock price

How has the Essential Utilities stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.93%
1 week
-1.54%
1 month
-0.23%
1 year
13.64%
YTD
2.38%
QTD
-0.86%

Financial performance

How have Essential Utilities's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$1.94B
Gross profit
$1.04B
Operating income
$687.33M
Net income
$556.68M
Gross margin
53.8%
Net margin
28.7%
WTRG's net margin is up by 42% YoY but it is down by 2.7% from the previous quarter
The company's gross margin rose by 23% YoY
Essential Utilities's operating margin has increased by 21% YoY
WTRG's net income is up by 19% year-on-year but it is down by 2.8% since the previous quarter

Growth

What is Essential Utilities's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Essential Utilities stock price valuation
P/E
18.75
P/B
1.7
P/S
5.4
EV/EBIT
22.05
EV/EBITDA
15.29
EV/Sales
9.12
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 34% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 28.4
Essential Utilities's EPS has increased by 15% YoY but it has decreased by 3.3% QoQ
WTRG's P/B is 19% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.1 but 6% above its last 4 quarters average of 1.6
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 10% YoY
WTRG's P/S is 19% below its 5-year quarterly average of 6.7 but 13% above its last 4 quarters average of 4.8
Essential Utilities's revenue has decreased by 16% YoY

Efficiency

How efficient is Essential Utilities business performance
Essential Utilities's return on sales has increased by 36% YoY
The ROA has grown by 10% YoY but it has contracted by 2.9% from the previous quarter
The return on equity has grown by 9% year-on-year but it has declined by 4.1% since the previous quarter
The return on invested capital has grown by 6% year-on-year but it has declined by 5% since the previous quarter

Dividends

What is WTRG's dividend history
DPS
$1.25
Dividend yield
3.26%
Payout ratio
61.1%
Recent dividends

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did Essential Utilities financials performed over time
The total assets is 56% more than the total liabilities
The company's quick ratio rose by 19% YoY but it fell by 18% QoQ
The current ratio has grown by 9% year-on-year but it has declined by 6% since the previous quarter
WTRG's debt is 17% more than its equity
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 10% YoY
WTRG's debt to equity is down by 4.9% year-on-year

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified. Data from and Sharadar.