United Utilities Group Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 1/6
United Utilities Group has a total shareholder equity of £1.9B and total debt of £10.6B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 548.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £16.5B and £14.5B respectively. United Utilities Group's EBIT is £579.8M making its interest coverage ratio 2. It has cash and short-term investments of £1.8B.
Key information
548.4%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£10.63b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 2x |
| Cash | UK£1.81b |
| Equity | UK£1.94b |
| Total liabilities | UK£14.52b |
| Total assets | UK£16.46b |
Recent financial health updates
United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Dec 07
United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Jul 12Recent updates
United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Dec 07United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital
Nov 04Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) P/E
Sep 22Here's What's Concerning About United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Returns On Capital
Jul 30United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Jul 12United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Jun 19United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk
May 06United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU.) Shares Could Be 31% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Apr 09United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Returns On Capital Tell Us There Is Reason To Feel Uneasy
Feb 25United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Jan 19Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: UU.'s short term assets (£2.3B) exceed its short term liabilities (£1.3B).
Long Term Liabilities: UU.'s short term assets (£2.3B) do not cover its long term liabilities (£13.2B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: UU.'s net debt to equity ratio (454.8%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: UU.'s debt to equity ratio has increased from 277.2% to 548.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: UU.'s debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (7.9%).
Interest Coverage: UU.'s interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 01:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
Data Sources
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
United Utilities Group PLC is covered by 32 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Myriam Cohen | AlphaValue |
| Dominic Nash | Barclays |
| Harry Wyburd | Barclays |