American States Water Co AWR

Morningstar Rating
$83.77 +0.07 (0.08%)
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Price vs Fair Value

AWR is trading at a 773% premium.
Price
$83.84
Fair Value
$44.72
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
$45.13
5-Star Price
$53.12
Economic Moat
Zzptyqx
Capital Allocation

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$83.70
Day Range
$82.8684.07
52-Week Range
$66.0385.72
Bid/Ask
$83.30 / $84.06
Market Cap
$3.14 Bil
Volume/Avg
151,118 / 208,750

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
30.80
Price/Sales
5.49
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.10%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.22%
Total Yield
2.10%

Company Profile

American States Water Co is water and utilities holding company based in California. The segments of the firm include water, electric, and contracted services. Within these segments, American States Water conducts water and electric operations through Golden State Water Company and Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc while contracted services through American States Utility Services and its subsidiaries. Golden State Water conducts its operations across various counties in California and is regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission. American States Utility Services has contracted with the U.S. government to provide water services to various military installations. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from water services from commercial and residential customers.
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Water
Stock Style Box
Small Core
Total Number of Employees
815

Comparables

Valuation

Metric
AWR
GWRS
MSEX
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
30.8041.5130.75
Price/Book Value
3.766.262.61
Price/Sales
5.495.746.49
Price/Cash Flow
19.8713.8517.48
Price/Earnings
AWR
GWRS
MSEX

Financial Strength

Metric
AWR
GWRS
MSEX
Quick Ratio
0.471.860.82
Current Ratio
0.701.860.90
Interest Coverage
3.772.414.06
Quick Ratio
AWR
GWRS
MSEX

Profitability

Metric
AWR
GWRS
MSEX
Return on Assets (Normalized)
4.71%1.83%3.15%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
13.45%13.98%9.14%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
8.11%6.30%6.04%
Return on Assets
AWR
GWRS
MSEX

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