Stock WTRG ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
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Financials Essential Utilities, Inc.

Equities

WTRG

US29670G1022

Water Utilities

Market Closed - Nyse
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 01:30:02 27/04/2024 am IST 		5-day change 1st Jan Change
36.09 USD -1.31% Intraday chart for Essential Utilities, Inc. +1.83% -3.37%
04/03 Evercore ISI Cuts Essential Utilities' Price Target to $42 From $51, Maintains Outperform Rating MT
01/03 RBC Cuts Price Target on Essential Utilities to $42 From $47, Notes 'Modest Headwinds' Facing Water Utilities; Outperform Kept MT

Valuation

Fiscal Period: December 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Capitalization 1 10,132 11,599 13,570 12,519 10,203 9,871 - -
Enterprise Value (EV) 1 11,348 17,308 19,618 19,335 17,265 17,252 17,802 18,184
P/E ratio 45.1 x 42.2 x 32.1 x 27 x 20.1 x 18.2 x 16.9 x 15.8 x
Yield 1.93% 2.05% 1.93% 2.33% 3.18% 3.54% 3.78% 4.03%
Capitalization / Revenue 11.4 x 7.93 x 7.23 x 5.47 x 4.97 x 4.18 x 3.92 x 3.52 x
EV / Revenue 12.8 x 11.8 x 10.4 x 8.45 x 8.41 x 7.31 x 7.06 x 6.47 x
EV / EBITDA 22.8 x 23.4 x 21.8 x 19.7 x 16.7 x 14.2 x 13.3 x 12.3 x
EV / FCF - -52.8 x -52.2 x -41.8 x -65 x 863 x -52.8 x -64.9 x
FCF Yield - -1.89% -1.92% -2.39% -1.54% 0.12% -1.9% -1.54%
Price to Book 2.67 x 2.48 x 2.67 x 2.34 x 1.73 x 1.59 x 1.51 x 1.44 x
Nbr of stocks (in thousands) 2,15,841 2,45,272 2,52,743 2,62,291 2,73,166 2,73,516 - -
Reference price 2 46.94 47.29 53.69 47.73 37.35 36.09 36.09 36.09
Announcement Date 26/02/20 24/02/21 23/02/22 27/02/23 22/02/24 - - -
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Income Statement Evolution (Annual data)

Fiscal Period: December 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Net sales 1 889.7 1,463 1,878 2,288 2,054 2,360 2,521 2,808
EBITDA 1 496.6 740.3 900.7 982.4 1,036 1,214 1,336 1,481
EBIT 1 340.2 483.3 602.7 661.2 692.1 841.9 946.6 1,070
Operating Margin 38.23% 33.04% 32.09% 28.9% 33.7% 35.67% 37.56% 38.09%
Earnings before Tax (EBT) 1 211.5 265 422 450.9 431.8 570 654.3 694
Net income 1 224.5 284.8 431.6 465.2 498.2 548.1 601.8 666.3
Net margin 25.24% 19.47% 22.98% 20.33% 24.26% 23.22% 23.87% 23.72%
EPS 2 1.040 1.120 1.670 1.770 1.860 1.986 2.133 2.283
Free Cash Flow 1 - -327.6 -375.8 -462.5 -265.5 20 -337.4 -280
FCF margin - -22.4% -20.01% -20.21% -12.93% 0.85% -13.38% -9.97%
FCF Conversion (EBITDA) - - - - - 1.65% - -
FCF Conversion (Net income) - - - - - 3.65% - -
Dividend per Share 2 0.9066 0.9700 1.038 1.110 1.188 1.278 1.364 1.454
Announcement Date 26/02/20 24/02/21 23/02/22 27/02/23 22/02/24 - - -
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Income Statement Evolution (Quarterly data)

Fiscal Period: December 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2023 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2024 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2025 Q1
Net sales 1 361.9 535.7 699.3 448.8 434.6 705.4 726.4 436.7 411.3 479.4 750.1 458.2 447.9 608 788
EBITDA 176 215.9 306 216.9 208.6 250.9 - - - - - - - - -
EBIT 1 101.5 139.6 227.6 137.7 125.9 170 - 155.2 - 174 238.8 175.2 157.8 205.5 -
Operating Margin 28.04% 26.06% 32.55% 30.69% 28.96% 24.09% - 35.55% - 36.29% 31.84% 38.24% 35.22% 33.79% -
Earnings before Tax (EBT) 1 52.27 - - 90.39 73.44 104.9 - 91 76.36 104.6 175.1 111.5 94.03 141.7 -
Net income 1 50.5 116.5 199.4 82.29 68.64 114.9 191.4 91.27 80.08 135.4 195.8 108.1 93.76 152.4 -
Net margin 13.96% 21.75% 28.51% 18.34% 15.79% 16.29% 26.35% 20.9% 19.47% 28.25% 26.11% 23.59% 20.93% 25.06% -
EPS 2 0.1900 0.4400 0.7600 0.3100 0.2600 0.4400 0.7200 0.3400 0.3000 0.5000 0.7760 0.3775 0.3309 0.5397 0.7400
Dividend per Share 2 0.2682 0.2682 0.2682 0.2682 0.2870 0.2870 0.2870 0.2870 0.3071 0.3071 0.3271 0.3271 0.3271 0.3271 0.3475
Announcement Date 01/11/21 23/02/22 09/05/22 03/08/22 07/11/22 27/02/23 08/05/23 07/08/23 06/11/23 22/02/24 - - - - -
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Balance Sheet Analysis

Fiscal Period: December 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Net Debt 1 1,216 5,709 6,048 6,816 7,062 7,381 7,931 8,313
Net Cash position 1 - - - - - - - -
Leverage (Debt/EBITDA) 2.449 x 7.712 x 6.715 x 6.939 x 6.818 x 6.08 x 5.936 x 5.611 x
Free Cash Flow 1 - -328 -376 -462 -266 20 -337 -280
ROE (net income / shareholders' equity) 7.62% 6.65% 8.75% 8.81% 8.84% 8.97% 9.19% 9.56%
ROA (Net income/ Total Assets) - - 3.04% 3.06% 3.06% 3.2% 3.3% 3.7%
Assets 1 - - 14,182 15,189 16,280 17,128 18,235 18,007
Book Value Per Share 2 17.60 19.10 20.10 20.40 21.60 22.70 23.90 25.10
Cash Flow per Share 1.580 2.210 2.900 3.050 2.980 - - -
Capex 1 550 836 1,021 1,063 1,199 1,359 1,512 1,392
Capex / Sales 61.85% 57.13% 54.34% 46.45% 58.38% 57.59% 59.98% 49.55%
Announcement Date 26/02/20 24/02/21 23/02/22 27/02/23 22/02/24 - - -
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Ratings for Essential Utilities, Inc.

Trading Rating
Investor Rating
ESG Refinitiv
B-
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Analysts' Consensus

Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
BUY
Number of Analysts
11
Last Close Price
36.09 USD
Average target price
43.77 USD
Spread / Average Target
+21.29%
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