Essential Utilities Statistics Share Statistics Essential Utilities has 280.47M
shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 2.44%
in one year.
Shares Outstanding 280.47M Shares Change (YoY) 2.44% Shares Change (QoQ) 1.75% Owned by Institutions (%) 79.87% Shares Floating 279.78M Failed to Deliver (FTD) Shares 75,003 FTD / Avg. Volume 3.51%
Short Selling Information The latest short interest is 4.7M, so 1.7% of the outstanding
shares have been sold short.
Short Interest 4.7M Short % of Shares Out 1.7% Short % of Float 1.92% Short Ratio (days to cover) 2.7
Valuation Ratios The PE ratio is 16.71 and the forward
PE ratio is 17.4.
Essential Utilities's PEG ratio is
1.
PE Ratio 16.71 Forward PE 17.4 PS Ratio 4.77 Forward PS 4.4 PB Ratio 1.6 P/FCF Ratio -17.78 PEG Ratio 1
Financial Ratio History Enterprise Valuation Essential Utilities has an Enterprise Value (EV) of 17.66B.
EV / Sales 8.47 EV / EBITDA 14.18 EV / EBIT 22.93 EV / FCF -31.58
Financial Position The company has a current ratio of 0.5,
with a Debt / Equity ratio of 1.25.
Current Ratio 0.5 Quick Ratio 0.4 Debt / Equity 1.25 Debt / EBITDA 6.2 Debt / FCF -13.81 Interest Coverage 2.5
Financial Efficiency Return on Equity is 9.6% and Return on Invested Capital is 4.53%.
Return on Equity 9.6% Return on Assets 3.3% Return on Invested Capital 4.53% Revenue Per Employee $633.88K Profits Per Employee $180.89K Employee Count 3,291 Asset Turnover 0.12 Inventory Turnover 9.2
Taxes Income Tax -21.84M Effective Tax Rate -3.81%
Stock Price Statistics The stock price has increased by -0.2% in the
last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.76, so Essential Utilities's
price volatility has been higher than the market average.
Beta 0.76 52-Week Price Change -0.2% 50-Day Moving Average 37.6 200-Day Moving Average 38.02 Relative Strength Index (RSI) 61.93 Average Volume (20 Days) 2,139,100
Income Statement In the last 12 months, Essential Utilities had revenue of 2.09B
and earned 595.31M
in profits. Earnings per share was 2.17.
Revenue 2.09B Gross Profit 1.22B Operating Income 757.67M Net Income 595.31M EBITDA 1.25B EBIT 875.95M Earnings Per Share (EPS) 2.17
Full Income Statement Balance Sheet The company has 9.16M in cash and 7.73B in
debt, giving a net cash position of -7.72B.
Cash & Cash Equivalents 9.16M Total Debt 7.73B Net Cash -7.72B Retained Earnings 1.95B Total Assets 18.55B Working Capital -159.38M
Full Balance Sheet Cash Flow In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 770.34M
and capital expenditures -1.33B, giving a free cash flow of -559.4M.
Operating Cash Flow 770.34M Capital Expenditures -1.33B Free Cash Flow -559.4M FCF Per Share -2.04
Full Cash Flow Statement Margins Gross margin is 58.57%, with operating and profit margins of 36.32% and 28.54%.
Gross Margin 58.57% Operating Margin 36.32% Pretax Margin 27.49% Profit Margin 28.54% EBITDA Margin 59.7% EBIT Margin 36.32% FCF Margin -26.82%
Dividends & Yields WTRG pays an annual dividend of $1.64,
which amounts to a dividend yield of 3.4%.
Dividend Per Share $1.64 Dividend Yield 3.4% Dividend Growth (YoY) 5.99% Payout Ratio 70.58% Earnings Yield 5.98% FCF Yield -5.62%
Dividend Details Analyst Forecast The average price target for WTRG is $43.5,
which is 11.5% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is "Buy".
Price Target $43.5 Price Target Difference 11.5% Analyst Consensus Buy Analyst Count 6
Stock Forecasts Fair Value There are several formulas that can be used to estimate the
intrinsic value of a stock.
Lynch Fair Value $29.82 Lynch Upside -23.6% Graham Number 33.27 Graham Upside -14.76%
Stock Splits The last stock split was on Sep 3, 2013. It was a
forward
split with a ratio of 5:4.
Last Split Date Sep 3, 2013 Split Type forward Split Ratio 5:4
Scores Altman Z-Score 0.83 Piotroski F-Score 6
