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Type the tickers into the box above — up to five at once. Every row is read from the companies' own annual filings, so a comparison shows the same measure computed the same way for each of them rather than whatever each company chose to highlight.
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Latest annual figures from each company's filings
| Metric | WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc. | AWKAmerican Water Works Company, Inc. | AWRAMERICAN STATES WATER CO | CWTCALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP | Median of the restexcluding WTRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $43.30▲ 2.56 (6.28%) | $143.23▲ 8.47 (6.29%) | $85.05▲ 2.91 (3.54%) | $47.54▲ 1.63 (3.55%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 7.3/10 | 4.7/10 | 7.0/10 | 6.0/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Market value | $11.90B | $27.92B | $3.32B | $2.84B | |
| Revenue | $2.47B | $5.12B | $658.1M | $963.7M | |
| Profit | $616.4M | $1.11B | $130.4M | $128.2M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 18.6% | 10.1% | 10.5% | 6.4% | 10.1% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | — | — | 90.8% | — | 90.8% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 37.2% | 36.7% | 30.9% | 17.7% | 30.9% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 24.9% | 21.7% | 19.8% | 13.3% | 19.8% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | — | -20.8% | -1.1% | — | -11.0% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 9.0% | 10.3% | 12.5% | 7.6% | 10.3% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | 6.1% | 5.8% | 8.6% | 4.3% | 5.8% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 19.31x | 25.13x | 25.48x | 22.11x | 25.13x |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | 14.94x | 15.21x | 16.32x | 13.44x | 15.21x |
| Price to book | 1.74x | 2.58x | 3.18x | 1.68x | 2.58x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 1.84x | 2.27x | 1.60x | 2.35x | 2.27x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 7/8 | 8/8 | 6/9 | 5/8 | 6.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | grey | distress | grey | distress |
How WTRG compares with the others
- WTRG's operating margin of 37.2% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (30.9%).
- Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 18.6% against 10.1%.
- It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 19.3x against 25.1x.
- Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.8x against 2.3x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.