Essential Utilities (WTRG) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2012)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Short-term Investments of $90.2 million for Q1 2012, down 32.91% year-over-year from $134.4 million in Q2 2011, and up 1.45% quarter-over-quarter from $88.9 million in Q4 2011.

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2012) Analysis & Trends

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Short-term Investments for 4 consecutive years, with $90.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2012.

  • In Q1 2012, Short-term Investments fell 32.91% year-over-year to $90.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2012 stood at $90.2 million (down 32.91% YoY), while the FY2011 annual figure was $88.9 million, down 34.19% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments improved to $90.2 million in Q1 2012 per WTRG's latest filing, from $88.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $135.1 million in Q4 2010 and bottomed at $42.3 million in Q3 2010.
  • Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $99.2 million across 4 years, with a median of $90.2 million in 2012.
  • On a YoY basis, Short-term Investments climbed as much as 137.61% in 2011 and fell as far as 34.19% in 2011.
  • Essential Utilities' Short-term Investments stood at $84.8 million in 2009, then jumped by 59.24% to $135.1 million in 2010, then sank by 34.19% to $88.9 million in 2011, then increased by 1.45% to $90.2 million in 2012.
  • Business Quant data shows WTRG's Short-term Investments at $90.2 million in Q1 2012, $88.9 million in Q4 2011, and $100.6 million in Q3 2011.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 26.66 Bn 26.47 Bn -
2 Essential Utilities 11.36 Bn 11.35 Bn -
3 American States Water 3.38 Bn 3.36 Bn 278.03 Mn
4 California Water Service 3.02 Bn 2.93 Bn 263.45 Mn
5 H2O America 2.60 Bn 2.49 Bn 197.11 Mn
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn -
7 Consolidated Water 517.12 Mn 390.79 Mn 10.92 Mn
8 York Water 517.01 Mn 516.45 Mn -
9 Artesian Resources 362.21 Mn 357.96 Mn 26.56 Mn
10 Pure Cycle 274.66 Mn 266.22 Mn 4.29 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2012 90.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 88.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 100.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 134.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 134.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 135.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 42.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 81.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 84.83 Mn