Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Earnings Report, Financial Results, Financial analysis

Essential Utilities Inc reported in the forth quarter of 2024 net earnings per share of $0.65 an increase by 34.23 % year on year from $0.49 and an improvement of 161.31 % from $0.25 realized in III. Quarter (Sep 30 2024).

*forth quarter of 2024*
Earnings Per Share	Revenues
$ 0.65	$ 604 Mill
$+0.16 +34.23 %	$+125M +26.07 %

Essential Utilities Inc 's Revenue rose by 26.07 % in forth quarter of 2024 (Dec 31 2024) year on year, to $604 million and advanced by 38.86 % sequentially.

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WTRG's NET INCOME

Essential Utilities Inc 's net income of $184.755 million in the forth quarter of 2024 increased by 36.4 % from net earnings of $135.448 million achieved in IV. Quarter a year ago.

Sequentially net earnings grew by 166.21 % from net income of $69.402 million realized in previous quarter.

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Essential Utilities Inc Inventories
Inventories declined by -30.48 % to $45.31 million from IV. Quarter a year ago, sequentially inventories fell by -16.11 %. WTRG's Cash flow In the forth quarter of 2024 company's net cash flow was $1 million, capital expenditures fell by -324.61222.40%, to $-397 millions compare to same quarter a year ago

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Earnings quality

Essential Utilities Inc payed out dividend of $1.26 per share in last 52 weeks representing 58.60 % of net earning per share in trailing twelve-month period.

During the same period Essential Utilities Inc earned $ 2.81 cash per share, on a free-cash flow basis 130.6 % of net earning per share.

Book value grew by 0.36 % sequentially to $22.60 per share, 27.1% of net income per share in trailing twelve-month period were contributed to shareholder value.
Tangible Book value grew to $ 14.05 per share from $ 13.98.

Company repurchased 0.20 million shares or 0.07 % in Dec 31 2024.
Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.9. Debt Coverage Ratio was 0.12.

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Market Capitalization (Millions)	10,732
Shares Outstanding (Millions)	274
Total Debt (Millions $)	7,511
Revenue (TTM) (Millions $)	2,086
Net Income (TTM) (Millions $)	595
Cash Flow (TTM) (Millions $)	5
Capital Exp. (TTM) (Millions $)	-1,330
Dividend TTM ($)	1.26 $
Dividend Yield TTM (%)	3.32 %
Employees (TTM) $	3,258

Earnings quality

Essential Utilities Inc payed out dividend of $1.26 per share in the last 52 weeks representing 58.60 % of net earning per share in trailing twelve-month period.

During the same period Essential Utilities Inc had $ 2.81 cash flow per share, on a free-cash flow basis 130.6 % of net earning per share.

Book value grew by 0.36 % sequentially to $22.60 per share, 27.1% of net income per share in trailing twelve-month period were contributed to shareholder value.
Tangible Book value grew to $ 14.05 per share from $ 13.98.

Company repurchased 0.20 million shares or 0.07 % in Dec 31 2024.
Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.9. Debt Coverage Ratio was 0.12.

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Market Capitalization (Millions)	10,732
Shares Outstanding (Millions)	274
Total Debt (Millions $)	7,511
Revenue (TTM) (Millions $)	2,086
Net Income (TTM) (Millions $)	595
Cash Flow (TTM) (Millions $)	5
Capital Exp. (TTM) (Millions $)	-1,330
Dividend TTM ($)	1.26 $
Dividend Yield TTM (%)	3.32 %
Employees (TTM) $	3,258

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