WTRG Essential Utilities Inc

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Price (delayed)

$36.37

Market cap

$9.94B

P/E Ratio

20.09

Dividend/share

$1.19

EPS

$1.81

Enterprise value

$16.79B

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 40% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 33.6 and 14% less than its last 4 quarters average of 23.4
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 11% YoY and by 5% QoQ
The company's quick ratio fell by 23% QoQ and by 11% YoY
WTRG's debt is up by 4.1% YoY
Sector: Utilities
Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water
Website: http://www.essential.co
Peers: MSEX

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of WTRG
Market
Shares outstanding
273.17M
Market cap
$9.94B
Enterprise value
$16.79B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
20.09
Price to book (P/B)
1.62
Price to sales (P/S)
4.26
EV/EBIT
23.6
EV/EBITDA
16.02
EV/Sales
7.36
Earnings
Revenue
$2.28B
EBIT
$711.32M
EBITDA
$1.05B
Free cash flow
-$388.74M
Per share
EPS
$1.81
Free cash flow per share
-$1.46
Book value per share
$22.39
Revenue per share
$8.55
TBVPS
$52.81
Balance sheet
Total assets
$16.43B
Total liabilities
$10.51B
Debt
$6.86B
Equity
$5.92B
Working capital
-$487.22M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
1.16
Current ratio
0.46
Quick ratio
0.24
Net debt/EBITDA
6.54
Margins
EBITDA margin
46%
Gross margin
44.9%
Net margin
21%
Operating margin
30.2%
Efficiency
Return on assets
3%
Return on equity
8.5%
Return on invested capital
3.6%
Return on capital employed
4.6%
Return on sales
31.2%
Dividend
Dividend yield
3.27%
DPS
$1.19
Payout ratio
65.6%

WTRG stock price

How has the Essential Utilities stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.51%
1 week
2.83%
1 month
2.97%
1 year
-24.17%
YTD
-23.8%
QTD
5.94%

Financial performance

How have Essential Utilities's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.28B
Gross profit
$1.02B
Operating income
$688.09M
Net income
$477.71M
Gross margin
44.9%
Net margin
21%
Essential Utilities's operating income has increased by 9% YoY
The gross profit has increased by 8% year-on-year
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 8% YoY
WTRG's net margin is down by 4.5% YoY but it is up by 4% from the previous quarter

Growth

What is Essential Utilities's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Essential Utilities stock price valuation
WTRG P/E details
P/E
20.09
P/B
1.62
P/S
4.26
EV/EBIT
23.6
EV/EBITDA
16.02
EV/Sales
7.36
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 40% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 33.6 and 14% less than its last 4 quarters average of 23.4
Essential Utilities's EPS has increased by 2.3% QoQ and by 2.3% YoY
WTRG's P/B is 30% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.3 and 19% below its last 4 quarters average of 2.0
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 11% YoY and by 5% QoQ
WTRG's P/S is 42% below its 5-year quarterly average of 7.4 and 11% below its last 4 quarters average of 4.8
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 8% YoY

Efficiency

How efficient is Essential Utilities business performance
The return on invested capital has declined by 2.7% year-on-year
The return on equity has declined by 3.4% year-on-year
Essential Utilities's return on sales has increased by 2.6% QoQ
The ROA has contracted by 3.2% YoY

Dividends

What is WTRG's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$1.19
Dividend yield
3.27%
Payout ratio
65.6%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Essential Utilities financials performed over time
The total assets is 56% more than the total liabilities
The current ratio has declined by 28% year-on-year and by 13% since the previous quarter
The company's quick ratio fell by 23% QoQ and by 11% YoY
WTRG's debt is 16% more than its equity
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 11% YoY and by 5% QoQ
WTRG's debt to equity is down by 6% since the previous quarter and by 6% year-on-year

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