WTRG Essential Utilities Inc

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  3. NYSE: WTRG

Price (delayed)

$48.65

Market cap

$11.94B

P/E Ratio

29.66

Dividend/share

$1

EPS

$1.64

Enterprise value

$17.68B

Highlights
Essential Utilities's revenue has surged by 90% YoY and by 22% QoQ
The gross profit has surged by 72% year-on-year and by 27% since the previous quarter
The company's gross margin fell by 9% YoY but it rose by 3.6% QoQ
WTRG's debt is up by 9% YoY
Sector: Utilities
Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water
Website: https://www.essential.co/home
Peers: MSEX

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of WTRG
Market
Shares outstanding
245.39M
Market cap
$11.94B
Enterprise value
$17.68B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
29.66
Price to book (P/B)
2.48
Price to sales (P/S)
6.92
EV/EBIT
28.84
EV/EBITDA
19.72
EV/Sales
9.87
Earnings
Revenue
$1.79B
EBIT
$612.85M
EBITDA
$896.61M
Free cash flow
-$280.66M
Per share
EPS
$1.64
Free cash flow per share
-$1.1
Book value per share
$19.6
Revenue per share
$7.03
TBVPS
$45.07
Balance sheet
Total assets
$13.82B
Total liabilities
$9.01B
Debt
$5.76B
Equity
$4.81B
Working capital
-$155.29M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
1.2
Current ratio
0.69
Quick ratio
0.54
Net debt/EBITDA
6.4
Margins
EBITDA margin
50.1%
Gross margin
49%
Net margin
23.3%
Operating margin
33.1%
Efficiency
Return on assets
3.1%
Return on equity
8.9%
Return on invested capital
3.8%
Return on capital employed
4.6%
Return on sales
34.2%
Dividend
Dividend yield
2.06%
DPS
$1
Payout ratio
61.2%

WTRG stock price

How has the Essential Utilities stock price performed over time
Intraday
2.62%
1 week
0.81%
1 month
5.65%
1 year
6.04%
YTD
2.88%
QTD
6.46%

Financial performance

How have Essential Utilities's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$1.79B
Gross profit
$877.3M
Operating income
$593.54M
Net income
$416.76M
Gross margin
49%
Net margin
23.3%
Essential Utilities's revenue has surged by 90% YoY and by 22% QoQ
The gross profit has surged by 72% year-on-year and by 27% since the previous quarter
Essential Utilities's operating income has soared by 71% YoY and by 37% from the previous quarter
WTRG's net income has surged by 61% year-on-year and by 46% since the previous quarter

Growth

What is Essential Utilities's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Essential Utilities stock price valuation
P/E
29.66
P/B
2.48
P/S
6.92
EV/EBIT
28.84
EV/EBITDA
19.72
EV/Sales
9.87
Essential Utilities's EPS has increased by 44% QoQ and by 40% YoY
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 17% less than its last 4 quarters average of 35.9 and 12% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 33.7
WTRG's P/B is 11% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.8 but 8% above its last 4 quarters average of 2.3
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 4.3% YoY and by 2.7% QoQ
Essential Utilities's revenue has surged by 90% YoY and by 22% QoQ
WTRG's P/S is 16% below its 5-year quarterly average of 8.2 and 15% below its last 4 quarters average of 8.1

Efficiency

How efficient is Essential Utilities business performance
The ROA has grown by 48% from the previous quarter and by 24% YoY
The return on equity has grown by 46% since the previous quarter and by 39% year-on-year
The return on invested capital has grown by 31% since the previous quarter and by 12% year-on-year
Essential Utilities's return on sales has decreased by 15% YoY but it has increased by 10% QoQ

Dividends

What is WTRG's dividend history
DPS
$1
Dividend yield
2.06%
Payout ratio
61.2%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Essential Utilities financials performed over time
The total assets is 53% more than the total liabilities
The current ratio has surged by 57% year-on-year and by 10% since the previous quarter
The company's quick ratio has surged by 50% YoY and by 17% QoQ
WTRG's debt is 20% more than its equity
WTRG's debt is up by 9% YoY
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 4.3% YoY and by 2.7% QoQ

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