American Water Works Company Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
American Water Works Company has a total shareholder equity of $10.4B and total debt of $13.4B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 128.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $31.8B and $21.4B respectively. American Water Works Company's EBIT is $1.6B making its interest coverage ratio 4. It has cash and short-term investments of $203.0M.
Key information
128.9%
Debt to equity ratio
US$13.35b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 4x |
| Cash | US$203.00m |
| Equity | US$10.36b |
| Total liabilities | US$21.43b |
| Total assets | US$31.79b |
Recent financial health updates
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: AWK's short term assets ($1.2B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($2.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: AWK's short term assets ($1.2B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($19.3B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: AWK's net debt to equity ratio (126.9%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: AWK's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 147.8% to 128.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: AWK's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (14.5%).
Interest Coverage: AWK's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4x coverage).