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American Water Works AWK Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Service Charge — Rate increase (decrease), amount

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '20

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.2B+5.7%
Operating income$391.0M+5.4%
Net income$196.0M-4.4%
EPS (diluted)$1.00-4.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$171.0M+8.9%
Total debt$14.2B-1.3%
Total equity$11.0B+4.8%
Total assets$35.3B+6.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$305.0M-7.9%
CapEx$659.0M+20.3%
Free cash flow-$354.0M-63.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$24.42B-7.6%
Enterprise value$38.46B-5.6%
P/E22.2×-2.5×
P/S4.7×-0.8×

Profitability

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Operating margin36.5%-0.1pp
Net margin21.2%-1.1pp
FCF margin-23.1%+14.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.2%-0.2pp
Debt / equity1.3×-0.1×
Current ratio0.4×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by American Water Works in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PublicUtilitiesApprovedRateIncreaseDecreaseAmount.

The official record: American Water Works’s 10-K, filed February 24, 2021, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does water & wastewater infrastructure service charge — rate increase (decrease), amount mean?
This metric represents the periodic adjustment in the fixed service fees charged to customers to recover capital expenditures related to water and wastewater infrastructure improvements. These rate changes are typically subject to regulatory approval and reflect the company's ability to pass through the costs of system upgrades, maintenance, and expansion to the end-user. It serves as a primary indicator of revenue growth potential within the regulated utility segment.