United Utilities Group Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 1/6
United Utilities Group has a total shareholder equity of £2.2B and total debt of £9.1B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 417.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £15.0B and £12.8B respectively. United Utilities Group's EBIT is £429.4M making its interest coverage ratio 1.8. It has cash and short-term investments of £828.8M.
Key information
417.9%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£9.09b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 1.8x |
| Cash | UK£828.80m |
| Equity | UK£2.17b |
| Total liabilities | UK£12.84b |
| Total assets | UK£15.01b |
Recent financial health updates
Is United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) A Risky Investment?
Dec 06
Is United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) A Risky Investment?
Sep 02United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
May 27United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt
Dec 11United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Aug 30Does United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Dec 28Recent updates
United 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 19United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.1659
Dec 13Is United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) A Risky Investment?
Dec 06United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Could Be At Risk Of Shrinking As A Company
Sep 20Is United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) A Risky Investment?
Sep 02Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU.)
Jul 31United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital
Jun 14United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
May 27Estimating The Fair Value Of United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU.)
Apr 12United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital
Jan 31United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 21% Below Its Share Price
Dec 26United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt
Dec 11United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.1517
Nov 26United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Aug 30United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.29
Jun 21United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Feb 04Does United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Dec 28United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.14
Nov 27Returns At United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Appear To Be Weighed Down
Oct 24An Intrinsic Calculation For United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU.) Suggests It's 49% Undervalued
Sep 07Does United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jul 30Here's Why United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) CEO Compensation Is The Least Of Shareholders' Concerns
Jul 17The Returns At United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Aren't Growing
Jun 15Is United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU.) Trading At A 41% Discount?
Mar 10United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU.) Investors Should Think About This Before Buying It For Its Dividend
Feb 24Should United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU.) Focus On Improving This Fundamental Metric?
Feb 09United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Jan 27
What Type Of Shareholders Make Up United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) Share Registry?
Jan 15Returns On Capital At United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Paint An Interesting Picture
Jan 05Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: UU.'s short term assets (£1.2B) exceed its short term liabilities (£689.5M).
Long Term Liabilities: UU.'s short term assets (£1.2B) do not cover its long term liabilities (£12.2B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: UU.'s net debt to equity ratio (379.8%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: UU.'s debt to equity ratio has increased from 260.1% to 417.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: UU.'s debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (8.4%).
Interest Coverage: UU.'s interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.8x coverage).