WTRG Essential Utilities Inc

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Price (delayed)

$35.9

Market cap

$9.81B

P/E Ratio

19.3

Dividend/share

$1.21

EPS

$1.86

Enterprise value

$16.91B

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 41% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 32.6 and 11% less than its last 4 quarters average of 21.7
The company's gross margin rose by 17% YoY and by 12% QoQ
The company's quick ratio rose by 29% QoQ but it fell by 18% YoY
Essential Utilities's revenue has decreased by 10% YoY and by 10% QoQ
WTRG's debt is up by 3.5% from the previous quarter and by 3.4% YoY
Sector: Utilities
Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water
Website: http://www.essential.co

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of WTRG
Market
Shares outstanding
273.3M
Market cap
$9.81B
Enterprise value
$16.91B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
19.3
Price to book (P/B)
1.66
Price to sales (P/S)
4.67
EV/EBIT
23.64
EV/EBITDA
15.97
EV/Sales
8.23
Earnings
Revenue
$2.05B
EBIT
$715.14M
EBITDA
$1.06B
Free cash flow
-$269.06M
Per share
EPS
$1.86
Free cash flow per share
-$1.01
Book value per share
$21.58
Revenue per share
$7.69
TBVPS
$54.26
Balance sheet
Total assets
$16.84B
Total liabilities
$10.95B
Debt
$7.1B
Equity
$5.9B
Working capital
-$305.95M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
1.2
Current ratio
0.62
Quick ratio
0.31
Net debt/EBITDA
6.7
Margins
EBITDA margin
51.6%
Gross margin
50.4%
Net margin
24.3%
Operating margin
33.7%
Efficiency
Return on assets
3.1%
Return on equity
8.7%
Return on invested capital
3.6%
Return on capital employed
4.5%
Return on sales
34.8%
Dividend
Dividend yield
3.36%
DPS
$1.21
Payout ratio
64.9%

WTRG stock price

How has the Essential Utilities stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.3%
1 week
3.88%
1 month
-1.99%
1 year
-17.83%
YTD
-3.88%
QTD
-3.1%

Financial performance

How have Essential Utilities's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.05B
Gross profit
$1.04B
Operating income
$692.1M
Net income
$498.23M
Gross margin
50.4%
Net margin
24.3%
WTRG's net margin is up by 20% YoY and by 16% from the previous quarter
The company's gross margin rose by 17% YoY and by 12% QoQ
Essential Utilities's operating margin has increased by 17% YoY and by 12% QoQ
Essential Utilities's revenue has decreased by 10% YoY and by 10% QoQ

Growth

What is Essential Utilities's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Essential Utilities stock price valuation
WTRG P/E details
P/E
19.3
P/B
1.66
P/S
4.67
EV/EBIT
23.64
EV/EBITDA
15.97
EV/Sales
8.23
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 41% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 32.6 and 11% less than its last 4 quarters average of 21.7
Essential Utilities's EPS has increased by 5% YoY and by 2.8% QoQ
WTRG's P/B is 25% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.2 and 8% below its last 4 quarters average of 1.8
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 10% YoY
WTRG's P/S is 35% below its 5-year quarterly average of 7.2
Essential Utilities's revenue has decreased by 10% YoY and by 10% QoQ

Efficiency

How efficient is Essential Utilities business performance
Essential Utilities's return on sales has increased by 16% YoY and by 12% QoQ
The return on invested capital has declined by 2.7% year-on-year
The ROA has grown by 3.3% from the previous quarter
The return on equity has grown by 2.4% since the previous quarter

Dividends

What is WTRG's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$1.21
Dividend yield
3.36%
Payout ratio
64.9%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Essential Utilities financials performed over time
The total assets is 54% more than the total liabilities
The current ratio has grown by 35% since the previous quarter but it has declined by 3.1% year-on-year
The company's quick ratio rose by 29% QoQ but it fell by 18% YoY
WTRG's debt is 20% more than its equity
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 10% YoY
WTRG's debt to equity is down by 6% year-on-year but it is up by 3.4% since the previous quarter

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