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Essential Utilities (FRA:A2A) EV-to-EBITDA : 16.23 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Essential Utilities EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Essential Utilities's enterprise value is €15,948 Mil. Essential Utilities's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €982 Mil. Therefore, Essential Utilities's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 16.23.

The historical rank and industry rank for Essential Utilities's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:A2A' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.13   Med: 17.43   Max: 31.11
Current: 16.3

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Essential Utilities was 31.11. The lowest was 13.13. And the median was 17.43.

FRA:A2A's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
80.79% of 479 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 9.53 vs FRA:A2A: 16.30

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-05-02), Essential Utilities's stock price is €34.18. Essential Utilities's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €1.725. Therefore, Essential Utilities's PE Ratio for today is 19.81.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Essential Utilities EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Essential Utilities's EV-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Essential Utilities EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Essential Utilities Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.47 24.39 21.12 19.22 16.33

Essential Utilities Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.22 18.04 16.88 15.47 16.33

Competitive Comparison of Essential Utilities's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Essential Utilities's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Essential Utilities's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Essential Utilities's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Essential Utilities's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Essential Utilities EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Essential Utilities's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=15947.891/982.426
=16.23

Essential Utilities's current Enterprise Value is €15,948 Mil.
Essential Utilities's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €982 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Essential Utilities  (FRA:A2A) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Essential Utilities's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=34.18/1.725
=19.81

Essential Utilities's share price for today is €34.18.
Essential Utilities's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €1.725.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Essential Utilities (FRA:A2A) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
762 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA, 19010-3489
Essential Utilities is a Pennsylvania-based holding company for U.S. water, wastewater, and natural gas distribution utilities. The company's water business serves 3 million people in eight states. Nearly three fourths of its water earnings come from Pennsylvania, primarily suburban Philadelphia. Its Peoples subsidiary serves more than 700,000 gas distribution customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Essential exited its noncore competitive water and energy services businesses.

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