Essential Utilities, Inc. WTRG · NYSE
$39.85 +1.43% (+$0.56)
Summary
65 / 100 · Bulios Score
What speaks for it
- Out of every 100 USD of revenue, 22 USD is left as net profit.
- Earnings per share grew by 7.5% a year over the last 3 years.
- It has raised its dividend 11 years in a row.
- The share price is below the Bulios Fair Price.
What to watch
- Repaying its net debt would take 6.3 years of operating profit.
- It reports a profit, yet spends more cash than it brings in.
- Revenue growth is slowing: 2.6% a year over the last 3 years against 11% over 5 years.
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Score in detailPrice
Is it expensive?
Looks cheapBulios Fair Price is an estimate of a stock's fair value from the Bulios valuation model. It is an input for your own analysis, not investment advice. How does it work?
Today you pay 20.4 USD for 1 USD of yearly profit. Over the last five years it was 22.7 USD on average.
Valuation in detailIs it growing?
Yes, fastRevenue (USD)
Diluted EPS (USD)
- Analyst estimate
Revenue grew by 11% a year over 5 years. Over the last 3 years it grew by 2.6% a year. Earnings per share grew by 7.5% a year over the last 3 years.
Growth in detailDoes it make money?
ReasonablyWhere 100 USD of revenue goes
- Cost of sales 47 USD
- Sales and administration 18 USD
- Taxes and other 13 USD
- Net profit 22 USD
Net profit, industry median (Regulated Water) 15 USD
Out of every 100 USD of revenue, 22 USD is left as net profit.
Profitability in detailIs it financially healthy?
Debt is a burdenOver the last 12 months it spent more cash than it brought in. Its debt is larger than its cash.
Financial health in detailDoes it pay a dividend?
Small, at risk- Yield
- 3.48%
- Paid out of profit
- 71%
- Raised in a row
- 11 years
You receive $1.39 per share a year. The payout is more than the company can comfortably cover.
Dividends in detailWhat do analysts expect?
Mildly positive- Buy 10
- Hold 7
- Sell 1
Today's price within the analysts' price targets
The average target of $44.5 is 12% above today's price. 56% of the analysts recommend buying.
Analysts in detailWhat does it earn on?
Fiscal year 2025By product
- Natural Gas 45%
- Water 44%
- Wastewater 9.0%
- Other 1.7%
By region
- Water 100%
Natural Gas brings in 45% of revenue. Other grew fastest, by 32% a year.
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