Unitil UTL
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Unitil (UTL) Gross Margin (2017 - 2019)

Unitil (UTL) posted Gross Margin of 72.58% for Q1 2019, down 26.18% sequentially from 98.33% in Q4 2018, and up 489.0% YoY from 12.32% in Q1 2018.

Unitil (UTL) Gross Margin (2017 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Unitil has reported Gross Margin for 3 years, with the latest figure at 72.58% in Q1 2019.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 489.0% year-over-year to 72.58% in Q1 2019, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2019 was 76.53% (down 79.0% YoY) and the FY2018 annual result came in at 77.66%, up 573.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin retreated to 72.58% in Q1 2019 per UTL's latest filing, from 98.33% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 98.33% in Q4 2018 and troughed at 59.75% in Q3 2018.
  • A 3-year average of 77.16% and a median of 73.42% in 2017 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The widest YoY moves for Gross Margin: up 2406 bps in 2018, down 3037 bps in 2018.
  • Over 3 years, Gross Margin stood at 74.26% in 2017, then soared by 32 bps to 98.33% in 2018, then fell by 26 bps to 72.58% in 2019.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 72.58%, 98.33%, and 59.75% for Q1 2019, Q4 2018, and Q3 2018 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Aes 10.53 Bn 8.67 Bn 692.00 Mn 20.22%
2 Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 7.90 Bn 4.39 Bn 1.59 Bn 24.53%
3 Algonquin Power & Utilities 4.48 Bn 4.41 Bn 325.50 Mn 59.85%
4 Avista 3.18 Bn 2.99 Bn - -
5 Unitil 970.86 Mn 961.66 Mn 93.20 Mn 79.66%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2019 72.58%
Dec 31, 2018 98.33%
Sep 30, 2018 59.75%
Jun 30, 2018 68.76%
Mar 31, 2018 67.70%
Dec 31, 2017 74.26%
Sep 30, 2017 90.12%
Jun 30, 2017 85.77%