American States Water Company

NYSE:AWR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.2b

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 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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