ScoreComparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is Essential Utilities, Inc. ?
1
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 16.07% and Operating profit at 15.40%
2
Flat results in Jun 25
- NET SALES(Q) At USD 514.91 MM has Fallen at -8.77%
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD 112.43 MM has Fallen at -22.48%
- NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 107.85 MM has Fallen at -29.51%
3
With ROCE of 6.10%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.30 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -2.46%, its profits have risen by 7.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.7
4
Company is among the highest 1% of companies rated by MarketsMojo across all 4,000 stocks
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -2.46% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Essential Utilities, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Other Utilities should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Other Utilities)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Essential Utilities, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Essential Utilities, Inc.
-1.29%
0.08
23.04%
S&P 500
26.39%
0.70
20.15%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
11.09%
EBIT Growth (5y)
13.66%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.75
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
6.53
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.20
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.16
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
60.83%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
84.57%
ROCE (avg)
5.61%
ROE (avg)
8.97%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.68
EV to EBIT
21.53
EV to EBITDA
14.82
EV to Capital Employed
1.31
EV to Sales
8.01
PEG Ratio
18.77
Dividend Yield
3.21%
ROCE (Latest)
6.08%
ROE (Latest)
8.97%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend13What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 976.34 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 6.55
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 43.31%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 110.7 MM
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 23.49 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 861.76 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 229.73 MM has Grown at 48.48%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 223.37 MM has Grown at 45.2%
-6What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At USD 357.48 MM has Grown at -23.57%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 8.34%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 15.74% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 121.39 %
Here's what is working for Essential Utilities, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 976.34 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Sales
At USD 861.76 MM has Grown at 39.3%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 618.65 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.55 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 861.76 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 229.73 MM has Grown at 48.48%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 154.72 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 223.37 MM has Grown at 45.2%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 153.84 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 110.7 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 23.49 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 43.31%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Depreciation
Highest at USD 110.73 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Essential Utilities, Inc.
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 121.39 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 15.74% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
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