What You Need to Know About Essential Utilities, Inc.'s Q4 Earnings
Essential Utilities, Inc.'s fiscal Q4 earnings report was released on Tuesday, November 04. Let's dive in to see if (WTRG) missed or beat analyst's expectations.Omar Beirat
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COMPANY SUMMARY
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, and natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water; and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It also provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households; gas marketing and production activities; and natural gas distribution services. The company serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | WTRG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $11,467.5 | $2,815.6 | 79% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 284.1 | 54.3 | 82% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.7% | 93.7% | 92% |
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| Float (Mil) | 282.8 | 59.1 | 79% |
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| Beta | 0.63 | 0.58 | 37% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 1,731 | 135 | 79% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
3.1% | 93.9% | 47% |
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| Growth | WTRG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 11.1% | 7.3% | 62% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 16.7% | 9.0% | 67% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 14.5% | 7.0% | 55 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 6.6% | 4.0% | 84% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 15.0% | (11.9%) | 73% |
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| # of Estimates | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
| Current EPS | $0.349 | $2.226 | $2.383 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.349 | $2.247 | $2.380 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.345 | $2.235 | $2.397 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (5.7%) | 1.2% | 14.5% | |
| Financials | WTRG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $2,569 | $763 | 64% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $555 | $127 | 80% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $1.961 | $1.400 | 71% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $1,028 | $237 | 81% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($16) | ($6) | 27% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $8,440 | $1,677 | 90% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $19,847 | $4,333 | 83% |
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| Valuation | WTRG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 1.63 | 1.89 | 42% |
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| P/E | 20.7 | 22.6 | 53% |
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| Dividend Yield | 3.6% | 2.7% | 88% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 1.4 | 3.4 | 57% |
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| Ratios | WTRG | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 56.7% | 56.8% | 69% |
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| Net Margin | 21.6% | 20.4% | 80% |
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| ROA | 2.9% | 3.3% | 61% |
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| ROE | 8.1% | 9.6% | 52% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 64.8% | 66.7% | 60% |
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| F-Score | 5 | 5 | 50% |
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