WTRG Essential Utilities Inc

Price (delayed)

$38.43

Market cap

$10.78B

P/E Ratio

16.49

Dividend/share

$1.3

EPS

$2.33

Enterprise value

$18.56B

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 34% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 24.8 and 5% 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
Shares outstanding
280.47M
Market cap
$10.78B
Enterprise value
$18.56B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
16.49
Price to book (P/B)
1.6
Price to sales (P/S)
4.61
EV/EBIT
19.85
EV/EBITDA
13.99
EV/Sales
7.94
Earnings
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
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
Balance sheet
Total assets
$18.55B
Total liabilities
$11.83B
Debt
$7.8B
Equity
$6.72B
Working capital
-$159.39M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
1.16
Current ratio
0.73
Quick ratio
0.51
Net debt/EBITDA
5.86
Margins
EBITDA margin
56.7%
Gross margin
55.5%
Net margin
27.6%
Operating margin
38.7%
Efficiency
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
Dividend yield
3.39%
DPS
$1.3
Payout ratio
55.9%

WTRG stock price

How has the Essential Utilities stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.37%
1 week
4.43%
1 month
4.17%
1 year
-3.39%
YTD
5.81%
QTD
3.47%

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
16.49
P/B
1.6
P/S
4.61
EV/EBIT
19.85
EV/EBITDA
13.99
EV/Sales
7.94
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 34% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 24.8 and 5% 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 20% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.0
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 19% below its 5-year quarterly average of 5.7 and 6% below its last 4 quarters average of 4.9

Efficiency

How efficient is Essential Utilities business performance
The return on equity has grown by 9% year-on-year and by 3.1% since the previous quarter
The ROA has grown by 9% YoY and by 6% from 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
$1.3
Dividend yield
3.39%
Payout ratio
55.9%
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.