WTRG Essential Utilities Inc
Price (delayed)
$38.51
Market cap
$10.59B
P/E Ratio
17.75
Dividend/share
$1.28
EPS
$2.17
Enterprise value
$18.35B
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 33% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 26.6
WTRG's net income is up by 19% year-on-year and by 9% since the previous quarter
WTRG's debt is up by 9% YoY and by 4.4% from the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of WTRG
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
274.92M
Market cap
$10.59B
Enterprise value
$18.35B
Price to earnings (P/E)
17.75
Price to book (P/B)
1.71
Price to sales (P/S)
5.06
EV/EBIT
20.95
EV/EBITDA
14.73
EV/Sales
8.8
Revenue
$2.09B
Gross profit
$1.13B
Operating income
$757.67M
Net income
$595.31M
EBIT
$875.95M
EBITDA
$1.25B
Free cash flow
-$392.6M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$2.17
EPS diluted
$2.17
Free cash flow per share
-$1.43
Book value per share
$22.57
Revenue per share
$7.62
TBVPS
$57.25
Total assets
$18.03B
Total liabilities
$11.83B
Debt
$7.77B
Equity
$6.2B
Working capital
-$488.76M
Debt to equity
1.25
Current ratio
0.5
Quick ratio
0.33
Net debt/EBITDA
6.23
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
59.7%
Gross margin
54%
Net margin
28.5%
Operating margin
36.3%
Return on assets
3.4%
Return on equity
9.7%
Return on invested capital
4%
Return on capital employed
5.1%
Return on sales
42%
Dividend yield
3.33%
DPS
$1.28
Payout ratio
59.2%
WTRG stock price
How has the Essential Utilities stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.9%
1 week
-2.51%
1 month
5.36%
1 year
5.39%
YTD
6.03%
QTD
6.03%
Financial performance
How have Essential Utilities's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.09B
Gross profit
$1.13B
Operating income
$757.67M
Net income
$595.31M
Gross margin
54%
Net margin
28.5%
WTRG's net income is up by 19% year-on-year and by 9% since the previous quarter
WTRG's net margin is up by 17% YoY and by 2.5% from the previous quarter
Essential Utilities's operating income has increased by 9% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has increased by 9% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
Growth
What is Essential Utilities's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Essential Utilities stock price valuation
P/E
17.75
P/B
1.71
P/S
5.06
EV/EBIT
20.95
EV/EBITDA
14.73
EV/Sales
8.8
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 33% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 26.6
Essential Utilities's EPS has increased by 17% YoY and by 9% QoQ
WTRG's P/B is 19% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.1
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 5% YoY
WTRG's P/S is 20% below its 5-year quarterly average of 6.3 and 2.7% below its last 4 quarters average of 5.2
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 6% QoQ
Efficiency
How efficient is Essential Utilities business performance
Essential Utilities's return on sales has increased by 21% YoY
The return on equity has grown by 11% year-on-year and by 8% since the previous quarter
The return on invested capital has grown by 11% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
The ROA has grown by 10% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
Dividends
What is WTRG's dividend history
DPS
$1.28
Dividend yield
3.33%
Payout ratio
59.2%
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 52% more than the total liabilities
The current ratio has declined by 19% year-on-year and by 9% since the previous quarter
Essential Utilities's total liabilities has increased by 8% YoY and by 3.9% QoQ
WTRG's debt is 25% more than its equity
WTRG's debt is up by 9% YoY and by 4.4% from the previous quarter
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 5% YoY
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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