Executive Summary
Gelsenwasser AG supplies gas, electricity, and water to people and businesses in Germany. More Details
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Risk Analysis
No risks detected for WWG from our risk checks.
Snowflake Analysis
Average dividend payer with adequate balance sheet.
Share Price & News
How has Gelsenwasser's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: WWG is not significantly more volatile than the rest of German stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 7% a week.
Volatility Over Time: WWG's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-3.3%
WWG
-0.9%
DE Integrated Utilities
1.3%
DE Market
1 Year Return
40.4%
WWG
11.7%
DE Integrated Utilities
1.1%
DE Market
Return vs Industry: WWG exceeded the German Integrated Utilities industry which returned 12.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WWG exceeded the German Market which returned 0.4% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| WWG | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -3.3% | -0.9% | 1.3% |
| 30 Day | -11.0% | -2.6% | 4.5% |
| 90 Day | -13.6% | -5.7% | 1.0% |
| 1 Year | 42.5%40.4% | 15.7%11.7% | 4.3%1.1% |
| 3 Year | 72.4%61.7% | 38.5%22.9% | 4.3%-4.8% |
| 5 Year | 160.5%131.0% | 78.6%49.1% | 21.2%4.0% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Gelsenwasser's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is Gelsenwasser undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
43.79x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: WWG (€1460) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€1416.26)
Significantly Below Fair Value: WWG is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: WWG is poor value based on its PE Ratio (43.8x) compared to the DE Integrated Utilities industry average (29x).
PE vs Market: WWG is poor value based on its PE Ratio (43.8x) compared to the German market (22.9x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate WWG's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: WWG is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (6.1x) compared to the DE Integrated Utilities industry average (2.2x).
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Future Growth
How is Gelsenwasser forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
13.6%
Forecasted Utilities industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Gelsenwasser has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Examine Gelsenwasser's financial health to determine how well-positioned it is against times of financial stress by looking at its level of debt over time and how much cash it has left.
- Gelsenwasser competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Utilities industry.
Past Performance
How has Gelsenwasser performed over the past 5 years?
4.3%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: WWG has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: WWG's current net profit margins (7%) are higher than last year (5.2%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WWG's earnings have grown by 4.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: WWG's earnings growth over the past year (3.1%) is below its 5-year average (4.3% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: WWG earnings growth over the past year (3.1%) underperformed the Integrated Utilities industry 4%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: WWG's Return on Equity (14%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Gelsenwasser's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: WWG's short term assets (€709.1M) do not cover its short term liabilities (€711.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: WWG's short term assets (€709.1M) do not cover its long term liabilities (€925.4M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: WWG is debt free.
Reducing Debt: WWG has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 8.6%.
Debt Coverage: WWG has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: WWG has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Gelsenwasser current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.45%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: WWG's dividend (1.45%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the German market (1.12%).
High Dividend: WWG's dividend (1.45%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the German market (3.64%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: WWG's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: WWG's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (63.5%), WWG's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years and that it will be covered by earnings.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
7.9yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Henning Deters (52 yo)
9.83yrs
Tenure
€1,184,105
Compensation
Mr. Henning R. Deters has been the Chairman of Management Board and Member of Management Board at Gelsenwasser AG since 2011. Mr. Deters serves as Head of the Commercial Division and Head of The Department...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Henning's total compensation ($USD1.41M) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD3.85M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Henning's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board | no data | €30.00k | no data | |
| Chairman of Supervisory Board | 6.33yrs | €59.70k | no data | |
| Employee Representative Vice Chairman of Supervisory Board | 9.42yrs | €44.70k | no data | |
| Member of Supervisory Board | 15.58yrs | €29.90k | no data | |
| Member of Supervisory Board | no data | €29.90k | no data | |
| Member of Supervisory Board | no data | €29.90k | no data | |
| Member of Supervisory Board | no data | €30.20k | no data | |
| Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board | no data | €30.10k | no data | |
| Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board | no data | €30.00k | no data | |
| Deputy Chairman of Supervisory Board | no data | €45.00k | no data | |
| Member of Supervisory Board | no data | €30.00k | no data | |
| Member of Supervisory Board | 0.83yr | no data | no data |
7.9yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Board: WWG's board of directors are considered experienced (7.9 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Gelsenwasser AG's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Gelsenwasser AG
- Ticker: WWG
- Exchange: DB
- Founded: 1887
- Industry: Multi-Utilities
- Sector: Utilities
- Market Cap: €5.088b
- Shares outstanding: 3.44m
- Website: https://www.gelsenwasser.de
Number of Employees
Location
- Gelsenwasser AG
- Willy-Brandt-Allee 26
- Gelsenkirchen
- 45891
- Germany
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWG | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jan 1992 |
| 0ORL | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | GB | EUR | Jan 1992 |
Biography
Gelsenwasser AG supplies gas, electricity, and water to people and businesses in Germany. It also provides various water supply services for municipalities, sanitation companies, and industry and commerce ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/11/24 21:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/11/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.