Price (delayed)
$39.59
Market cap
$11.1B
P/E Ratio
16.99
Dividend/share
$1.32
EPS
$2.33
Enterprise value
$18.88B
Relative Growth:
Rel. Growth:
86
Relative Strength:
Rel. Strength:
53
Relative Valuation:
Rel. Valuation:
62
Relative Profitability:
Rel. Profitability:
75
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
The company's quick ratio rose by 38% YoY and by 2% QoQ
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 29% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 24.0 and 2.1% less than its last 4 quarters average of 17.4
WTRG's debt is up by 8% YoY
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of WTRG
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
280.47M
Market cap
$11.1B
Enterprise value
$18.88B
Price to earnings (P/E)
16.99
Price to book (P/B)
1.65
Price to sales (P/S)
4.75
PEG
1.2
EV/EBIT
20.2
EV/EBITDA
14.23
EV/Sales
8.08
Revenue
$2.34B
Gross profit
$1.3B
Operating income
$905.89M
Net income
$645.77M
EBIT
$934.72M
EBITDA
$1.33B
Free cash flow
-$497.87M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$2.33
EPS diluted
$2.33
Free cash flow per share
-$1.78
Book value per share
$23.97
Revenue per share
$8.34
TBVPS
$57.84
Total assets
$18.55B
Total liabilities
$11.83B
Debt
$7.8B
Equity
$6.72B
Working capital
-$159.39M
Debt to equity
1.16
Current ratio
0.73
Quick ratio
0.51
Net debt/EBITDA
5.86
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
56.7%
Gross margin
55.5%
Net margin
27.6%
Operating margin
38.7%
Return on assets
3.6%
Return on equity
10.1%
Return on invested capital
4.1%
Return on capital employed
5.2%
Return on sales
40%
Dividend yield
3.33%
DPS
$1.32
Payout ratio
56.6%
WTRG stock price
How has the Essential Utilities stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.23%
1 week
2.06%
1 month
-1.2%
1 year
-1.88%
YTD
9%
QTD
-0.78%
Financial performance
How have Essential Utilities's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.34B
Gross profit
$1.3B
Operating income
$905.89M
Net income
$645.77M
Gross margin
55.5%
Net margin
27.6%
Essential Utilities's operating income has increased by 32% YoY and by 4.6% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has increased by 25% year-on-year and by 4.2% since the previous quarter
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 21% YoY and by 3.6% QoQ
WTRG's net income is up by 16% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
Price vs fundamentals
How does WTRG's price correlate with its fundamentals
Growth
What is Essential Utilities's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Essential Utilities stock price valuation
P/E
16.99
P/B
1.65
P/S
4.75
EV/EBIT
20.2
EV/EBITDA
14.23
EV/Sales
8.08
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 29% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 24.0 and 2.1% less than its last 4 quarters average of 17.4
Essential Utilities's EPS has increased by 14% YoY and by 4.5% QoQ
WTRG's P/B is 17% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.0 but 3.8% above its last 4 quarters average of 1.6
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 9% YoY and by 4% QoQ
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 21% YoY and by 3.6% QoQ
WTRG's P/S is 15% below its 5-year quarterly average of 5.6 and 2.9% below its last 4 quarters average of 4.9
Efficiency
How efficient is Essential Utilities business performance
The ROA has grown by 9% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
The return on equity has grown by 9% year-on-year and by 3.1% since the previous quarter
The return on invested capital has grown by 8% year-on-year and by 2.5% since the previous quarter
Essential Utilities's return on sales has decreased by 3.4% YoY
Dividends
What is WTRG's dividend history
DPS
$1.32
Dividend yield
3.33%
Payout ratio
56.6%
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 57% more than the total liabilities
The company's quick ratio rose by 38% YoY and by 2% QoQ
The current ratio has grown by 26% year-on-year and by 12% since the previous quarter
WTRG's debt is 16% more than its equity
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 9% YoY and by 4% QoQ
WTRG's debt is up by 8% YoY
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.