American Water Works' earnings growth is consistenly higher than most regulated electric utilities even though core retail water use has steadily fallen as a result of efficiency savings.
The company operates in constructive regulatory environments that support recovery of prudent costs and support growth investments.
American Water Works' sizable plans for infrastructure replacement and upgrades could run into some pushback from rising rates for water that has traditionally been cheap.
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Metric
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AWK
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NEE
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WTRG
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 26.76 | 22.25 | 20.08 |
Price/Book Value | 2.51 | 3.05 | 1.67 |
Price/Sales | 5.84 | 5.45 | 5.16 |
Price/Cash Flow | 13.58 | 11.06 | 12.88 |
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Metric
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AWK
|
NEE
|
WTRG
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.67 | 0.28 | 0.45 |
Current Ratio | 0.85 | 0.51 | 0.62 |
Interest Coverage | 3.43 | 3.95 | 2.84 |
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Metric
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AWK
|
NEE
|
WTRG
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|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 3.22% | 3.73% | 3.01% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 9.80% | 13.95% | 8.52% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 5.71% | 6.63% | 5.63% |
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