Essential Utilities Overview

  • Founded
  • 1886
Founded
  • Status
  • Public
  • Employees
  • 3,180
Employees
  • Stock Symbol
  • WTRG
Stock Symbol
  • Investments
  • 164
  • Share Price
  • $45.94
  • (As of Thursday Closing)

Essential Utilities General Information

Description

Essential Utilities Inc is a holding company for regulated utilities providing water or wastewater services to states in the Midwest, East, and South. Aqua America's services include operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities, water repair services, and building water systems. The company derives the majority of its revenue from Pennsylvania, where it is headquartered. The firm derives the majority of its revenue from water services and secondarily from wastewater services. Aqua America has a diversified customer base, deriving most of its revenue from residential customers. The company also sells to commercial, fire protection, industrial, and wastewater customers.

Contact Information

Website
www.essential.co
Formerly Known As
Philadelphia Suburban, Philadelphia Suburban Corporation, Philadelphia Suburban Water Company, Aqua America
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Primary Industry
Water Utilities
Other Industries
Environmental Services (B2B)
Stock Exchange
NYS
Primary Office
  • 762 West Lancaster Avenue
  • Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
  • United States
+1 (610) 000-0000
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Essential Utilities Stock Performance

(As of Thursday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$45.94 $45.35 $37.37 - $48.89 $11.3B 246M 1.05M $1.63

Essential Utilities Financials Summary

In Thousands,
USD 		TTM 31-Mar-2021 FY 2020 31-Dec-2020 FY 2019 31-Dec-2019 FY 2018 31-Dec-2018
EV 16,756,344 17,083,015 11,204,180 8,488,692
Revenue 1,790,678 1,462,698 889,692 838,091
EBITDA 895,894 705,102 467,979 423,894
Net Income 416,757 284,849 224,543 191,988
Total Assets 13,821,915 13,705,277 9,361,985 6,964,496
Total Debt 5,756,722 5,769,940 3,096,691 2,567,408
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Essential Utilities Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Essential Utilities Comparisons

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HQ Location
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Post Valuation
Last Financing Details
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Essential Utilities Competitors (19)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
American Water Corporation Camden, NJ 0000 00000000000
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0000000000 00000 0 Corporation San Jose, CA 0000
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0000 00000000000 Corporation Paris, France 00000 000000&0
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Essential Utilities Executive Team (39)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Christopher Franklin Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
Ed Kolodziej Jr. President and Chief Operating Officer, Aqua Ohio
Daniel Schuller Ph.D Chief Financial Officer, Finance & Executive Vice President
Richard Fox Chief Operating Officer, Operations & Executive Vice President
Robert Rubin Chief Accounting Officer, Accounting & Controller, Finance
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Essential Utilities Board Members (8)

Name Representing Role Since
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Essential Utilities Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %ile
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Essential Utilities Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Essential Utilities Investments & Acquisitions (164)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
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0000000 0000000 00 16-Mar-2020 000000000000000000 00.000 Energy Transportation 00000000000 00000000
0000 00 00000000'0 24-Jan-2020 000000000000000000 00.00 Water Utilities
Cheltenham Township Wastewater System 19-Dec-2019 Merger/Acquisition 000.00 Water Utilities 00000000000 00000000
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Essential Utilities Subsidiaries (4)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Stony Creek Farms (Pennsylvania) Water Utilities Worcester, PA 2009
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0000 000000000000 Bryn Mawr, PA 0000
0000000 0000000 00 Energy Transportation Pittsburgh, PA 0000
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Essential Utilities Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
000000000 00000 00 07-Apr-2004 000000000000000000 Completed
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