Provides water services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Distributes electricity to customers in mountain communities. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $924.0M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 26× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 18% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 3% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly below the class average.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 16% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 20% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 68 buys and 62 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $2.06 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 18/100.
On our five-subject report card, AWR sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: AWR is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.