Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG)

Industry Utilities - Regulated Water

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Aqua America Inc is the holding company for regulated utilities providing water or wastewater services concentrated in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, and Virginia.

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Income statement

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2023	2024
	2,054m	2,086m
	1,126m	1,222m
	692m	758m
	33.70	36.32
	498m	595m
	1,059m	1,245m
Sales, General and administrative	-	-
Interest expenses	283m	302m
Provision for income taxes	-66m	-22m
Operating expenses	434m	464m
Income before taxes	432m	573m
Net income available to common shareholders	498m	595m
	1.86	2.17
Net interest income	-280m	-299m
Advertising and promotion	-	-
Net investment income, net	-	-
Realised capital gains (losses), net	-	-
Total benefits, claims and expenses	-	-
Earnings per share (diluted)	1.86	2.17
Free cash flow per share	-1.2515	-1.8453
Book value/share	21.6708	22.4906
Debt equity ratio	1.163551	1.193105

Balance sheet

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2023	2024
Current assets	492m	486m
Current liabilities	798m	975m
Total capital	12,722m	13,567m
Total debt	7,088m	7,725m
Total equity	5,896m	6,199m
Total non current liabilities	-	-
Loans	6,826m	7,368m
Total assets	16,841m	18,027m
Total liabilities	-	-
Cash and cash equivalents	5m	9m
Common stock	273m	275m

Cash flow

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2023	2024
Cash at beginning of period	11m	5m
Cash dividends paid	-317m	-346m
	-266m	-559m
Investments (gains) losses	-1,222m	-1,163m
	5m	9m
Net income	-	-
	934m	770m
	-1,199m	-1,330m

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