
Essential Utilities (WTRG) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025Income Metrics
Revenue
783.6M
Gross Profit
461.2M
58.85%
Operating Income
338.9M
43.25%
Net Income
283.8M
36.21%
EPS (Diluted)
$1.03
Balance Sheet Metrics
Total Assets
18.3B
Total Liabilities
11.9B
Shareholders Equity
6.5B
Debt to Equity
1.84
Cash Flow Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
347.3M
Free Cash Flow
29.0M
Revenue & Profitability Trend
Essential Utilities Income Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 2.1B | 2.1B | 2.3B | 1.9B | 1.5B |
Cost of Goods Sold | 864.3M | 927.8M | 1.2B | 890.8M | 694.4M |
Gross Profit | 1.2B | 1.1B | 1.1B | 987.3M | 768.3M |
Gross Margin % | 58.6% | 54.8% | 46.9% | 52.6% | 52.5% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | - | - | - | - | - |
Selling, General & Administrative | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | -20.8M | -12.7M |
Total Operating Expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | -20.8M | -12.7M |
Operating Income | 757.7M | 692.1M | 661.2M | 602.7M | 434.7M |
Operating Margin % | 36.3% | 33.7% | 28.9% | 32.1% | 29.7% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | 3.3M | 3.4M | 3.7M | 2.4M | 5.4M |
Interest Expense | 302.5M | 283.4M | 238.1M | 207.7M | 188.4M |
Other Non-Operating Income | 115.0M | 19.6M | 24.2M | 24.6M | 13.4M |
Pre-tax Income | 573.5M | 431.8M | 450.9M | 422.0M | 265.0M |
Income Tax | -21.8M | -66.4M | -14.3M | -9.6M | -19.9M |
Effective Tax Rate % | -3.8% | -15.4% | -3.2% | -2.3% | -7.5% |
Net Income | 595.3M | 498.2M | 465.2M | 431.6M | 284.8M |
Net Margin % | 28.5% | 24.3% | 20.3% | 23.0% | 19.5% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | 1.1B | 1.0B | 985.5M | 905.9M | 697.1M |
EPS (Basic) | $2.17 | $1.86 | $1.77 | $1.68 | $1.14 |
EPS (Diluted) | $2.17 | $1.86 | $1.77 | $1.67 | $1.12 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 273914000 | 267171000 | 262246000 | 257487000 | 249768000 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 273914000 | 267171000 | 262246000 | 257487000 | 249768000 |
Income Statement Trend
Essential Utilities Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 9.2M | 4.6M | 11.4M | 10.6M | 4.8M |
Short-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Accounts Receivable | 211.2M | 200.0M | 265.5M | 197.8M | 189.3M |
Inventory | 93.9M | 112.7M | 199.7M | 109.6M | 58.4M |
Other Current Assets | 74.0M | 129.0M | 59.0M | 56.7M | 43.7M |
Total Current Assets | 485.9M | 492.0M | 658.2M | 437.8M | 380.2M |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 2.0B | 1.9B | 1.8B | 1.8B | 1.7B |
Goodwill | 4.7B | 4.7B | 4.7B | 4.7B | 4.7B |
Intangible Assets | 3.3M | 3.6M | 4.6M | 5.8M | 7.2M |
Long-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Assets | 114.1M | 103.8M | 200.1M | 285.2M | 113.3M |
Total Non-Current Assets | 17.5B | 16.3B | 15.1B | 14.2B | 13.3B |
Total Assets | 18.0B | 16.8B | 15.7B | 14.7B | 13.7B |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 258.6M | 221.2M | 238.8M | 192.9M | 177.5M |
Short-term Debt | 329.3M | 227.5M | 427.9M | 197.1M | 162.6M |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | 1.8M | 31.3M | 38.5M | 384.0K | 19.9M |
Total Current Liabilities | 974.7M | 797.9M | 1.0B | 675.1M | 603.9M |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 7.4B | 6.9B | 6.4B | 5.8B | 5.6B |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | 1.8B | 1.6B | 1.3B | 1.4B | 1.3B |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 712.8M | 669.2M | 638.8M | 639.8M | 630.5M |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 10.9B | 10.1B | 9.3B | 8.8B | 8.4B |
Total Liabilities | 11.8B | 10.9B | 10.3B | 9.5B | 9.0B |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 139.1M | 138.3M | 133.5M | 128.0M | 124.3M |
Retained Earnings | 1.9B | 1.7B | 1.5B | 1.4B | 1.3B |
Treasury Stock | 89.6M | 86.5M | 83.7M | 83.6M | 81.3M |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 6.2B | 5.9B | 5.4B | 5.2B | 4.7B |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 7.7B | 7.1B | 6.8B | 6.0B | 5.7B |
Working Capital | -488.8M | -305.9M | -363.7M | -237.3M | -223.7M |
Balance Sheet Composition
Essential Utilities Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | 595.3M | 498.2M | 465.2M | 431.6M | 284.8M |
Depreciation & Amortization | 369.6M | 343.7M | 321.2M | 298.0M | 257.1M |
Stock-Based Compensation | 9.8M | 11.3M | 12.2M | 10.1M | 8.2M |
Working Capital Changes | -103.3M | 190.0M | -223.3M | -109.6M | -35.3M |
Operating Cash Flow | 813.7M | 925.0M | 519.9M | 613.7M | 478.2M |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | -1.3B | -1.2B | -1.1B | -1.0B | -835.6M |
Acquisitions | 166.8M | -3.5M | -115.8M | -34.5M | -3.5B |
Investment Purchases | - | - | - | - | - |
Investment Sales | - | - | - | - | - |
Investing Cash Flow | -1.2B | -1.2B | -1.2B | -1.1B | -4.3B |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | -4.0M | -4.0M | -1.2M | -3.3M | -4.4M |
Dividends Paid | -346.4M | -316.8M | -288.6M | -258.6M | -232.6M |
Debt Issuance | 1.6B | 1.2B | 1.6B | 1.1B | 3.4B |
Debt Repayment | -1.0B | -876.4M | -977.2M | -769.5M | -1.8B |
Financing Cash Flow | 395.0M | 281.1M | 576.4M | 412.9M | 2.0B |
Free Cash Flow | -559.4M | -265.5M | -462.5M | -375.8M | -327.6M |
Net Change in Cash | 45.5M | -15.7M | -82.0M | -29.4M | -1.9B |
Cash Flow Trend
Essential Utilities Key Financial Ratios
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM)
16.82
Forward P/E
18.40
Price to Book
1.64
Price to Sales
4.70
PEG Ratio
0.47
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
27.62%
Operating Margin
35.92%
Return on Equity
10.03%
Return on Assets
3.14%
Financial Health
Current Ratio
0.73
Debt to Equity
116.11
Beta
0.76
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)
$2.33
Book Value per Share
$23.96
Revenue per Share
$8.47
Peer Financial Comparison
Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | Profit Margin | Debt/Equity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
wtrg | 11.0B | 16.82 | 1.64 | 10.03% | 27.62% | 116.11 |
American Water Works | 28.7B | 26.60 | 2.69 | 10.40% | 21.91% | 141.10 |
American States | 2.9B | 22.88 | 2.95 | 13.82% | 20.26% | 97.74 |
California Water | 2.8B | 20.66 | 1.70 | 8.44% | 13.71% | 92.71 |
SJW | 1.9B | 18.29 | 1.34 | 7.49% | 12.89% | 133.31 |
Aris Water Solutions | 1.4B | 28.26 | 1.88 | 8.04% | 6.00% | 65.04 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.