WTRG Essential Utilities Inc

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Price (delayed)

$46.81

Market cap

$11.48B

P/E Ratio

46.35

Dividend/share

$0.97

EPS

$1.01

Enterprise value

$16.97B

Sector: Utilities
Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water
Website: https://www.essential.co/home

Highlights

Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 40% YoY and by 9% QoQ
The gross profit has increased by 31% year-on-year and by 4.9% since the previous quarter
WTRG's net income has surged by 57% year-on-year but it is down by 12% since the previous quarter
Essential Utilities's EPS has increased by 36% YoY but it has decreased by 17% QoQ
The company's quick ratio has shrunk by 95% YoY and by 39% QoQ
WTRG's debt has soared by 77% YoY and by 2.5% from the previous quarter

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of WTRG
Market
Shares outstanding
245.27M
Market cap
$11.48B
Enterprise value
$16.97B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
46.35
Price to book (P/B)
2.48
Price to sales (P/S)
9.56
EV/EBIT
41.14
EV/EBITDA
26.55
EV/Sales
13.97
Earnings
Revenue
$1.21B
EBIT
$412.41M
EBITDA
$638.99M
Free cash flow
-$3.7B
Per share
EPS
$1.01
Free cash flow per share
-$14.89
Book value per share
$18.91
Revenue per share
$4.89
TBVPS
$44.55
Balance sheet
Total assets
$13.4B
Total liabilities
$8.76B
Debt
$5.49B
Equity
$4.64B
Working capital
-$355.72M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
1.18
Current ratio
0.47
Quick ratio
0.3
Net debt/EBITDA
8.58
Margins
EBITDA margin
52.6%
Gross margin
50.5%
Net margin
20.3%
Operating margin
31.9%
Efficiency
Return on assets
2%
Return on equity
5.5%
Return on invested capital
2.9%
Return on capital employed
3.2%
Return on sales
34%
Dividend
Dividend yield
2.07%
DPS
$0.97
Payout ratio
96%

WTRG stock price

How has the Essential Utilities stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.02%
1 week
-0.15%
1 month
1.98%
1 year
-7.44%
YTD
-1.02%
QTD
-1.02%

Financial performance

How have Essential Utilities's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$1.21B
Gross profit
$613.73M
Operating income
$387.15M
Net income
$246.37M
Gross margin
50.5%
Net margin
20.3%
WTRG's net income has surged by 57% year-on-year but it is down by 12% since the previous quarter
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 40% YoY and by 9% QoQ
The gross profit has increased by 31% year-on-year and by 4.9% since the previous quarter
Essential Utilities's operating income has increased by 22% YoY

Growth

What is Essential Utilities's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Essential Utilities stock price valuation
P/E
46.35
P/B
2.48
P/S
9.56
EV/EBIT
41.14
EV/EBITDA
26.55
EV/Sales
13.97
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 40% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 33.1 and 20% more than its last 4 quarters average of 38.7
Essential Utilities's EPS has increased by 36% YoY but it has decreased by 17% QoQ
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 20% YoY
WTRG's P/B is 14% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.9 but 13% above its last 4 quarters average of 2.2
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 40% YoY and by 9% QoQ
WTRG's P/S is 17% above its 5-year quarterly average of 8.2 but 3.4% below its last 4 quarters average of 9.9

Efficiency

How efficient is Essential Utilities business performance
The ROA has contracted by 20% from the previous quarter but it has grown by 5% YoY
Essential Utilities's return on sales has increased by 19% YoY but it has decreased by 11% QoQ
The return on equity has declined by 17% since the previous quarter
The return on invested capital has declined by 12% since the previous quarter but it has grown by 12% year-on-year

Dividends

What is WTRG's dividend history
DPS
$0.97
Dividend yield
2.07%
Payout ratio
96%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Essential Utilities financials performed over time
The total assets is 53% more than the total liabilities
The company's quick ratio has shrunk by 95% YoY and by 39% QoQ
The current ratio has dropped by 92% year-on-year and by 33% since the previous quarter
WTRG's debt is 18% more than its equity
WTRG's debt has soared by 77% YoY and by 2.5% from the previous quarter

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