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 $82.25 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $81.68 - $82.66, and closed at $82.08.

This is a -0.57% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 117,427 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of American States Water Company have slipped by -2.37%.

American States Water Company's Key Ratios

American States Water Company has a market cap of $3.31 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 $544.38 million with a gross profit of $264.96 million and an EBITDA of $202.47 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 29.28% while its return on assets stood at 5.01% with a return of equity of 13.91%.

In Q1, American States Water Company’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 143% while revenue growth was a positive 48.7%.

American States Water Company’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

35.461

Trailing PE

33.6692

PEG

6.3251

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.66 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 $1.558 per share, indicating a yield of 1.78% and a payout ratio of 59.77%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.06 billion

Total Liabilities

$307.69 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-49165000.00

Capital Expenditure

$49.34 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

59.77%

American States Water Company ended 2024 with $2.06 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.06 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.31 billion.

American States Water Company ended 2024 with $149.20 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $307.69 million in other current liabilities, 261792000.00 in common stock, $469.06 million in retained earnings and $1.12 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $2.13 million and cash and short-term investments were $2.13 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $177,810,000 while long-term debt stood at $601.43 million.

American States Water Company’s total current assets stands at $139.69 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $91.89 million compared to accounts payable of $65.71 million and inventory worth $16.28 million.

In 2024, American States Water Company's operating cash flow was $-49165000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $49.34 million.

Comparatively, American States Water Company paid $0.60 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$82.08

52-Week High

$99.6372

52-Week Low

$69.9937

Analyst Target Price

$93.33

American States Water Company stock is currently trading at $82.08 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $99.6372 and a 52-week low of $99.6372. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $93.33.

Its 50-day moving average was $86.03 and 200-day moving average was $89.34 The short ratio stood at 5.33 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 84.7% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7872.9% are held by institutions.