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Price (delayed)
$38.56
Market cap
$10.81B
P/E Ratio
17.29
Dividend/share
$1.3
EPS
$2.23
Enterprise value
$18.58B
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 has surged by 52% QoQ and by 11% YoY
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 33% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 25.7 and 3.9% less than its last 4 quarters average of 18.0
WTRG's debt is up by 10% YoY
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of WTRG
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
280.34M
Market cap
$10.81B
Enterprise value
$18.58B
Price to earnings (P/E)
17.29
Price to book (P/B)
1.64
Price to sales (P/S)
4.7
EV/EBIT
20.81
EV/EBITDA
14.61
EV/Sales
8.23
Revenue
$2.26B
Gross profit
$1.25B
Operating income
$865.91M
Net income
$613.33M
EBIT
$892.8M
EBITDA
$1.27B
Free cash flow
-$535.21M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$2.23
EPS diluted
$2.23
Free cash flow per share
-$1.94
Book value per share
$23.5
Revenue per share
$8.2
TBVPS
$58.08
Total assets
$18.33B
Total liabilities
$11.87B
Debt
$7.79B
Equity
$6.46B
Working capital
-$262.13M
Debt to equity
1.21
Current ratio
0.65
Quick ratio
0.5
Net debt/EBITDA
6.11
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
56.3%
Gross margin
55.1%
Net margin
27.2%
Operating margin
38.4%
Return on assets
3.4%
Return on equity
9.8%
Return on invested capital
4%
Return on capital employed
5.1%
Return on sales
39.5%
Dividend yield
3.38%
DPS
$1.3
Payout ratio
58.4%
WTRG stock price
How has the Essential Utilities stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.85%
1 week
1.05%
1 month
-6.39%
1 year
0.08%
YTD
6.17%
QTD
-2.45%
Financial performance
How have Essential Utilities's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.26B
Gross profit
$1.25B
Operating income
$865.91M
Net income
$613.33M
Gross margin
55.1%
Net margin
27.2%
Essential Utilities's operating income has increased by 24% YoY and by 14% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has increased by 19% year-on-year and by 10% since the previous quarter
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 16% YoY and by 8% QoQ
WTRG's net margin is down by 8% YoY and by 4.6% from 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
17.29
P/B
1.64
P/S
4.7
EV/EBIT
20.81
EV/EBITDA
14.61
EV/Sales
8.23
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 33% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 25.7 and 3.9% less than its last 4 quarters average of 18.0
Essential Utilities's EPS has increased by 6% YoY and by 2.8% QoQ
WTRG's P/B is 18% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.0 and 3.5% below its last 4 quarters average of 1.7
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 6% YoY and by 4.2% QoQ
WTRG's P/S is 22% below its 5-year quarterly average of 6.0 and 8% below its last 4 quarters average of 5.1
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 16% YoY and by 8% QoQ
Efficiency
How efficient is Essential Utilities business performance
Essential Utilities's return on sales has decreased by 6% QoQ and by 6% YoY
Dividends
What is WTRG's dividend history
DPS
$1.3
Dividend yield
3.38%
Payout ratio
58.4%
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 54% more than the total liabilities
The company's quick ratio has surged by 52% QoQ and by 11% YoY
The current ratio has grown by 30% since the previous quarter and by 4.8% year-on-year
WTRG's debt is 21% more than its equity
WTRG's debt is up by 10% YoY
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 6% YoY and by 4.2% QoQ
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.