Much of Britain's water infrastructure is more than 200 years old and requires major upgrades, notably to reduce storm overflows. This will result in a material investment increase in the five-year regulatory regime that started in April 2025, Asset Management Plan 8, which will support earnings growth.
Higher investments and returns under AMP8 will boost earnings growth.
Ofgem could clear only a limited portion of the investment increase requested by United Utilities in its re-opener processes. The investments step-up of AMP8 involves execution risk.
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Metric
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UU.
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 13.75 |
Price/Book Value | 5.46 |
Price/Sales | 3.72 |
Price/Cash Flow | 7.13 |
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Metric
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UU.
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Quick Ratio | 2.52 |
Current Ratio | 2.55 |
Interest Coverage | 2.72 |
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Metric
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UU.
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 3.42% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 33.82% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 6.16% |
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AWK
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SBS
| — | LOCK|L#N$ | $24B | |||
| United Utilities Group PLC Class A
UUGWF
| LOCK|JYCsw!L | LOCK|f^ | $14B | |||
| United Utilities Group PLC ADR
UUGRY
| LOCK|FzfgW! | LOCK|^D | $14B | |||
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SVTRF
| — | LOCK|!?yYx | $12B | |||
| Severn Trent PLC ADR
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| — | LOCK|tp>#F | $12B | |||
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WTRG
| LOCK|^?%Qc^ | LOCK|YqkC | $11B | |||
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GGDVY
| — | LOCK|&t> | $7B | |||
| American States Water Co
AWR
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