American States Water Company

NYSE:AWR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.0b

American States Water Balance Sheet Health

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American States Water has a total shareholder equity of $879.5M and total debt of $937.6M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 106.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $2.4B and $1.5B respectively. American States Water's EBIT is $183.4M making its interest coverage ratio 4.3. It has cash and short-term investments of $16.5M.

Key information

106.6%

Debt to equity ratio

US$937.63m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio4.3x
CashUS$16.47m
EquityUS$879.47m
Total liabilitiesUS$1.54b
Total assetsUS$2.42b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Dec 05
American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

American States Water Delivers 70 Consecutive Years Of Dividend Increases

Nov 21

Here's What To Make Of American States Water's (NYSE:AWR) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Nov 16
Here's What To Make Of American States Water's (NYSE:AWR) Decelerating Rates Of Return

American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 26% Below Its Share Price

Oct 26
American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 26% Below Its Share Price

We Think American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Sep 14
We Think American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

American States Water: A Dividend King On Sale Now

Sep 10

American States Water: Rating Upgrade On Solid Underlying Growth

Aug 08

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.4655

Aug 04
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.4655

Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Hit The Brakes

Jun 26
Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Hit The Brakes

American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Jun 11
American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

American States Water: Buy This Storied Dividend Grower Now

May 28

American States Water: Buy America's Most Battle-Tested Dividend King Now

Apr 09

Are American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Mar 14
Are American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

American States Water Company: Favorable Long-Term Outlook, But Overvalued Now

Feb 29

Returns At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Are On The Way Up

Feb 16
Returns At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Are On The Way Up

American States Water: There Are Better Ways To DRIP Your Income Stream

Feb 16

American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Jan 08
American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

These 4 Measures Indicate That American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Using Debt Extensively

Dec 21
These 4 Measures Indicate That American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Using Debt Extensively

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Presents An Opportunity

Dec 05
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Presents An Opportunity

American States Water: America's Most Legendary Dividend Growth Stock Is A Buy

Dec 01

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Nov 17
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

American States Water: Time To Finally Buy The Longest-Reigning Dividend King

Sep 26

Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) A Risky Investment?

Sep 05
Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) A Risky Investment?

Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Hit The Brakes

Aug 18
Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Hit The Brakes

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Jul 17
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

American States Water: Increase In Military Spending Supports The Business

Jul 12

Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Stalled

May 19
Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Stalled

These 4 Measures Indicate That American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Using Debt Extensively

May 06
These 4 Measures Indicate That American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Using Debt Extensively

American States Water declares $0.3975 dividend

Feb 09

Does American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Feb 05
Does American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Return Trends At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Aren't Appealing

Jan 20
Return Trends At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Aren't Appealing

American States Water: Water Is Life, But This Is Too Expensive

Dec 15

American States Water declares $0.3975 dividend

Nov 03

Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 24
Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Oct 08
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

American States Water: Not The Stability Your Portfolio Needs

Sep 29

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.3975

Jul 31
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.3975

American States Water Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Jul 29

Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?

Jul 19
Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?

American States Water Is Still Expensive

Jul 18

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR)

Jun 29
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR)

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: AWR's short term assets ($222.4M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($321.4M).

Long Term Liabilities: AWR's short term assets ($222.4M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($1.2B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: AWR's net debt to equity ratio (104.7%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: AWR's debt to equity ratio has increased from 79.8% to 106.6% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: AWR's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (15.5%).

Interest Coverage: AWR's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.3x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:56
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

American States Water Company is covered by 14 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ParkerBaird
Eric BeaumontBarclays
Ross Allen FowlerBofA Global Research