WTRG Essential Utilities Inc

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Price (delayed)

$42.13

Market cap

$11.13B

P/E Ratio

23.8

Dividend/share

$1.13

EPS

$1.77

Enterprise value

$17.98B

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 30% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 34.1 and 11% less than its last 4 quarters average of 26.7
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 22% YoY and by 8% QoQ
The company's quick ratio rose by 41% QoQ but it fell by 5% YoY
WTRG's debt is up by 12% YoY and by 4.1% from the previous quarter
The company's gross margin fell by 11% YoY and by 4% QoQ
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
264.14M
Market cap
$11.13B
Enterprise value
$17.98B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
23.8
Price to book (P/B)
2.05
Price to sales (P/S)
4.83
EV/EBIT
26.1
EV/EBITDA
17.8
EV/Sales
7.86
Earnings
Revenue
$2.29B
EBIT
$689.02M
EBITDA
$1.01B
Free cash flow
-$578.27M
Per share
EPS
$1.77
Free cash flow per share
-$2.21
Book value per share
$20.5
Revenue per share
$8.72
TBVPS
$51
Balance sheet
Total assets
$15.72B
Total liabilities
$10.34B
Debt
$6.87B
Equity
$5.38B
Working capital
-$363.71M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
1.28
Current ratio
0.64
Quick ratio
0.38
Net debt/EBITDA
6.78
Margins
EBITDA margin
44.2%
Gross margin
42.9%
Net margin
20.3%
Operating margin
28.9%
Efficiency
Return on assets
3.1%
Return on equity
8.7%
Return on invested capital
3.7%
Return on capital employed
4.7%
Return on sales
30.1%
Dividend
Dividend yield
2.68%
DPS
$1.13
Payout ratio
63.8%

WTRG stock price

How has the Essential Utilities stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.05%
1 week
-1.57%
1 month
-2.99%
1 year
-15.66%
YTD
-11.73%
QTD
-11.73%

Financial performance

How have Essential Utilities's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.29B
Gross profit
$982.36M
Operating income
$661.19M
Net income
$465.24M
Gross margin
42.9%
Net margin
20.3%
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 22% YoY and by 8% QoQ
WTRG's net margin is down by 12% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
The company's gross margin fell by 11% YoY and by 4% QoQ
Essential Utilities's operating margin has decreased by 10% YoY and by 3% QoQ

Growth

What is Essential Utilities's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Essential Utilities stock price valuation
P/E
23.8
P/B
2.05
P/S
4.83
EV/EBIT
26.1
EV/EBITDA
17.8
EV/Sales
7.86
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 30% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 34.1 and 11% less than its last 4 quarters average of 26.7
Essential Utilities's EPS has increased by 5% YoY
WTRG's P/B is 18% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.5 and 11% below its last 4 quarters average of 2.3
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 3.7% YoY
WTRG's P/S is 38% below its 5-year quarterly average of 7.8 and 17% below its last 4 quarters average of 5.8
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 22% YoY and by 8% QoQ

Efficiency

How efficient is Essential Utilities business performance
Essential Utilities's return on sales has decreased by 10% YoY and by 4.1% QoQ
The ROA has grown by 3.3% YoY

Dividends

What is WTRG's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$1.13
Dividend yield
2.68%
Payout ratio
63.8%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Essential Utilities financials performed over time
The total assets is 52% more than the total liabilities
The company's quick ratio rose by 41% QoQ but it fell by 5% YoY
Essential Utilities's total liabilities has increased by 9% YoY and by 4.1% QoQ
WTRG's debt is 28% more than its equity
WTRG's debt is up by 12% YoY and by 4.1% from the previous quarter
WTRG's debt to equity is up by 8% year-on-year and by 4.1% since the previous quarter

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