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Essential Utilities WTRG Operating Segments — Utilities Operating Expense Maintenance And Operations

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$861.8M+10.0%
Operating income$310.6M-8.3%
Net income$224.4M-20.9%
EPS (diluted)$0.79-23.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$75.9M+265%
Total debt$8.4B+9.3%
Total equity$6.9B+6.7%
Total assets$19.8B+7.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$265.4M-11.4%
CapEx$137.7M+25.3%
Free cash flow$127.7M-32.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.41B+4.7%
Enterprise value$18.74B+6.3%
P/E18.7×+2.5×
P/S4.1×-0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin35%-3.4pp
Net margin21.8%-5.3pp
FCF margin31.5%+1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.3%-1.4pp
Debt / equity1.2×0.0×
Current ratio+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Essential Utilities in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:UtilitiesOperatingExpenseMaintenanceAndOperations.

The official record: Essential Utilities’s 10-Q, filed May 9, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — utilities operating expense maintenance and operations mean?
The total ongoing costs required to operate and maintain utility infrastructure and provide service to customers.
How do you interpret operating segments — utilities operating expense maintenance and operations?
An increase may indicate rising maintenance needs or inflationary cost pressures, while a decrease suggests improved operational efficiency or deferred maintenance.
How does operating segments — utilities operating expense maintenance and operations compare across companies?
Comparable to O&M expenses reported by other regulated water and gas utilities, often benchmarked as a percentage of total revenue.