American States Water Company

Company Profile

American States Water Company had its IPO on 1990-03-26 under the ticker symbol AWR.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Regulated Water industry. American States Water Company has a staff strength of 811 employees.

Stock update

Shares of American States Water Company opened at $88.38 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-03-31.

The stocks traded within a range of $87.84 - $89.01, and closed at $88.89.

This is a +1.21% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 183,929 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of American States Water Company have increased by +6.06%.

American States Water Company's Key Ratios

American States Water Company has a market cap of $3.26 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 5.0289 and a price to sales ratio of 7.2194.

In the last 12-months American States Water Company’s revenue was $491.53 million with a gross profit of $264.96 million and an EBITDA of $175.85 million. The EBITDA ratio measures American States Water Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, American States Water Company’s operating margin was 27.29% while its return on assets stood at 4.26% with a return of equity of 11.24%.

In Q4, American States Water Company’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -8.5% while revenue growth was a positive 7.5%.

American States Water Company’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

35.461

Trailing PE

41.7891

PEG

6.3251

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.11 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 35.461 and a PEG multiple of 6.3251. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into American States Water Company’s profitability.

American States Water Company stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 8.7906 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 24.707. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 7.2194.

American States Water Company stock pays annual dividends of $1.525 per share, indicating a yield of 1.84% and a payout ratio of 73.82%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.03 billion

Total Liabilities

$396.52 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-45367000.00

Capital Expenditure

$44.18 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

73.82%

American States Water Company ended 2023 with $2.03 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.03 billion while shareholder equity stood at $709.55 million.

American States Water Company ended 2023 with $150.76 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $396.52 million in other current liabilities, 260158000.00 in common stock, $449.39 million in retained earnings and $1.12 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $6.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $6.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $257,791,000 while long-term debt stood at $468.55 million.

American States Water Company’s total current assets stands at $151.29 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $11.85 million. Its net receivables were $99.35 million compared to accounts payable of $84.85 million and inventory worth $14.62 million.

In 2023, American States Water Company's operating cash flow was $-45367000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $44.18 million.

Comparatively, American States Water Company paid $0.74 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$88.89

52-Week High

$100.0737

52-Week Low

$70.3003

Analyst Target Price

$92

American States Water Company stock is currently trading at $88.89 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $100.0737 and a 52-week low of $100.0737. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $92.

Its 50-day moving average was $90.41 and 200-day moving average was $87.82 The short ratio stood at 5.07 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 88.5% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7876.3% are held by institutions.