Unitil Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 0/6

Unitil has a total shareholder equity of $502.4M and total debt of $707.6M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 140.8%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $1.7B and $1.2B respectively. Unitil's EBIT is $92.0M making its interest coverage ratio 2.6. It has cash and short-term investments of $6.3M.

Key information

140.8%

Debt to equity ratio

US$707.60m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio2.6x
CashUS$6.30m
EquityUS$502.40m
Total liabilitiesUS$1.23b
Total assetsUS$1.74b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Dec 19
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Some Confidence Is Lacking In Unitil Corporation's (NYSE:UTL) P/E

Oct 17
Some Confidence Is Lacking In Unitil Corporation's (NYSE:UTL) P/E

With EPS Growth And More, Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Makes An Interesting Case

Sep 17
With EPS Growth And More, Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Makes An Interesting Case

Does Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jul 15
Does Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Estimating The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

May 29
Estimating The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Increases to Unitil Corporation's (NYSE:UTL) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now

Apr 25
Increases to Unitil Corporation's (NYSE:UTL) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now

Unitil: Strong Dividend Growth And Clean Energy Projects Make It Attractive

Feb 21

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Jan 12
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Sep 29
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Unitil Corporation: Conservative Play With EPS Growth Expected, And Undervalued

Aug 09

New Forecasts: Here's What One Analyst Thinks The Future Holds For Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Aug 04
New Forecasts: Here's What One Analyst Thinks The Future Holds For Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

With EPS Growth And More, Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Makes An Interesting Case

May 31
With EPS Growth And More, Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Makes An Interesting Case

Broker Revenue Forecasts For Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) Are Surging Higher

May 07
Broker Revenue Forecasts For Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) Are Surging Higher

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.405

May 04
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.405

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Mar 30
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Unitil reports FY results

Feb 14

Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Jan 29
Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Returns On Capital At Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Paint A Concerning Picture

Oct 28
Returns On Capital At Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Paint A Concerning Picture

Unitil declares $0.39 dividend

Oct 26

Calculating The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Oct 06
Calculating The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Unitil Non-GAAP EPS of $0.30 beats by $0.05, revenue of $98.9M beats by $1.36M

Aug 02

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jun 29
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

A Look At The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Jun 14
A Look At The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Slowing Rates Of Return At Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Leave Little Room For Excitement

May 25
Slowing Rates Of Return At Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Leave Little Room For Excitement

We Think Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Mar 04
We Think Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Feb 16
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jan 31
Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of US$0.38

Nov 01
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of US$0.38

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Re-Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.38

Aug 01
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Re-Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.38

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: UTL's short term assets ($162.6M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($179.2M).

Long Term Liabilities: UTL's short term assets ($162.6M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($1.1B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: UTL's net debt to equity ratio (139.6%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: UTL's debt to equity ratio has increased from 129.6% to 140.8% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: UTL's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (18.5%).

Interest Coverage: UTL's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.6x coverage).


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DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/29 15:28
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Unitil Corporation is covered by 8 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
Julien Dumoulin-SmithBofA Global Research
Michael GauglerBrean Capital