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AWR.O
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Awr.O
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Mcap
3,3B USD
P/E
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EV / Rev
—
Div yield
2,26 %
Op margin
30,9 %
ROE
12,5 %
Net margin
19,8 %
Debt / equity
0,75
Beta
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52w range
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Volume
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Day range
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Prev close
$85,64
Open
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Next earnings
2026-08-05
Ex-dividend
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TR 1Y
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About
American States Water Co operates as a utility company, generating revenue through regulated water services, though specific operational details are limited in the current data set.
Business. American States Water Co operates as a utility company, generating revenue through regulated water services, though specific operational details are limited in the current data set.
Classification99 %
SectorUtilities
Industry groupWater & Related Utilities
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
—consensus pending
— buy— hold— sell
Avg 12m price target—
At a glance
Score
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not yet scored
Valuation
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valuation pending
Analysts
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not yet wired
Ownership→
First Trust Advisors L.P.
largest disclosed fund holder
Profitability→
12,5 %
return on equity
Quality
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not yet scored
What drives this business
The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.
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News & coverage
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Developing storylines
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Analysis
AI analysis
Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04
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Opportunity
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Upcoming catalysts
Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.
- Company
- EarningsQ2 2026 earnings (expected)2026-08-05 · estimated
- Macro
- Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
- Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
- Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
- Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
- Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
- Macro & political
- ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
Pre-earnings brief
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Signals & dispatch
peak dispatch · —
Composite-score breakdown
Synthesis
Business
American States Water Co operates as a utility company, generating revenue through regulated water services, though specific operational details are limited in the current data set.
Classification99 %
SectorUtilities
Industry groupWater & Related Utilities
AI synthesis
GENERATED(a) Capital structure and liquidity: The company maintains a market capitalization of $3.35 billion with a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.66. Total assets stand at $2.72 billion, supported by total equity of $1.05 billion. Long-term debt is $782.7 million, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75. Cash and equivalents are minimal at $18.8 million, leading to a negative net cash position after subtracting total debt. Operating cash flow is $229.7 million, which exceeds capital expenditures of $236.8 million only slightly, indicating tight free cash flow generation.
(b) Profitability and returns: The company reports revenue of $658.1 million and net income of $130.4 million. Return on equity is 12.48%, while return on assets is 4.8%. The enterprise value to EBITDA multiple is 20.22, and the EV-to-revenue multiple is 6.25. Without cohort median data, these returns are assessed in isolation, showing moderate profitability relative to the asset base.
Key takeaways
- The company trades at a P/E of 25.66x with an EV/EBITDA of 20.22x, reflecting a premium valuation typical of regulated utilities.
- Net cash is negative due to $782.7M in long-term debt against only $18.8M in cash, creating a medium liquidity risk profile.
- Operating cash flow of $229.7M nearly covers capital expenditures of $236.8M, suggesting limited free cash flow for dividends or buybacks.
- Dilution risk is low as basic and diluted share counts are identical, implying no significant equity-based compensation dilution.
- Classification confidence is low (0.20), and lack of segment/geographic data limits granular risk assessment.
Bull / Bear case
analysis pipeline— missing data
In focus — financials by report
Valuation
Market price
$84,75
Market cap
$3.35B
Enterprise valueⓘ
$4.11B
P/Eⓘ
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Non-GAAP P/Eⓘ
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EV / Revenueⓘ
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EV / Op incomeⓘ
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EV / OCFⓘ
17.9x
P / Bⓘ
—
P / Tangible bookⓘ
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Tangible book
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Net cashⓘ
-$763.9M
Current ratioⓘ
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Debt / equityⓘ
0.8
ROAⓘ
4.8%
ROEⓘ
12.5%
Cash conversionⓘ
176.0%
CapEx / revenueⓘ
36.0%
SBC / revenueⓘ
—
Dilution ratioⓘ
0.0%
Revenue by segment
Business relationships
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Supply chain
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Peer comparison
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Market position
Stress test
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Predictor forecast
Options
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Short squeeze
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Earnings-call key lines
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Consensus distribution
sell-side coverageRecommendation distribution2 analysts
Strong buy0
Buy0
Hold1
Sell1
Strong sell0
12-month price target$76,00 · Median $76,00
Low $76,00High $76,00
Operating income · consensus225,6M USD
EPS surprise
−9,2 %
reported vs consensus · miss
Revenue surprise
−6,0 %
reported vs consensus · miss
Estimate revisions
consensus EPS · 26-week trend— missing data
Sell-side observations
Low$76,00
Mean$76,00
Median$76,00
High$76,00
Spot$84,75
−10.3 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot
Themes
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ESG
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Risk factors
Dilution riskLow
Liquidity riskMedium
Filing-based flags
- Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
Benchmarks vs cohort
Op Margin30,9 %Above P75
Net Margin19,8 %Above median
ROE12,5 %Above P75
Capex / Rev36,0 %Best in class
D/E0,75Below median
Cash Conv1,76Above median
Corporate actions / M&A
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FX exposure
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Comparable transactions
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Derivatives & instruments
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Actions
Ask Handelsavisen
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Data sources
- Reference data
- Market data cache
- Issuer disclosures
- Public news
- Earnings transcripts
- Consensus estimates
- ESG data
How metrics are computed
- Cash Conversion Ratiooperating_cash_flow / net_income
- Market Priceinput from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
- Ev To Revenueenterprise_value / revenue
- Net Cashcash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
- Return On Equitynet_income / total_equity
- Market Capmarket_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
Source documents
- American States Water Co Market data — financials · 2026-08-03
- reconciler_enqueue (reconciler) on AWR.O · 2026-08-03
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,05 %$63M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$36M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$18M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$56M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2022-09-300,01 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,01 %$480M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$14M
- Funds · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$48M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$98M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$156M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$35M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,01 %$361M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$25M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$33M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$71M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$8M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,00 %$9M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$18M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$8M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$4M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$4M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$4M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
Insider activity
Net selling4 buys · 2 sellsnet -$79K18 insiders · last 365d
- Director · Common SharesSold 662 @ $75,58$50K · 2026-05-20
- Director · Common SharesOther 527 @ $75,92$40K · 2026-05-19
- Director · Common SharesBought 527 @ $75,92$40K · 2026-05-19
- Director · Common SharesOther 527 @ $75,92$40K · 2026-05-19
- Director · Common SharesOther 527 @ $75,92$40K · 2026-05-19
- Director · Common SharesOther 527 @ $75,92$40K · 2026-05-19
- Director · Common SharesOther 527 @ $75,92$40K · 2026-05-19
- Director, No · Common SharesOther 527 @ $75,92$40K · 2026-05-19
- Director · Common SharesOther 527 @ $75,92$40K · 2026-05-19
- Director · Common SharesBought 135 @ $75,92$10K · 2026-05-18
- Director · Common SharesOther 23 @ $75,92$2K · 2026-05-18
- SVP OF OPERATIONS · Common SharesSold 1 304 @ $76,05$99K · 2026-05-15
- VP of Asset Management · Common SharesOther 104 @ $74,44$8K · 2026-03-13
- VP of Asset Management · Common SharesOther 98 @ $74,44$7K · 2026-03-13
- Vice President Water Operation · Common SharesOther 77 @ $74,44$6K · 2026-03-13
- Vice President Water Operation · Common SharesOther 81 @ $74,44$6K · 2026-03-13
- Vice President Water Operation · Common SharesOther 260 @ $74,44$19K · 2026-03-13
- SVP OF OPERATIONS · Common SharesOther 107 @ $74,44$8K · 2026-03-13
- SVP OF OPERATIONS · Common SharesOther 113 @ $74,44$8K · 2026-03-13
- SVP OF OPERATIONS · Common SharesOther 360 @ $74,44$27K · 2026-03-13
- Vice President · Common SharesOther 85 @ $74,44$6K · 2026-03-13
- Vice President · Common SharesOther 89 @ $74,44$7K · 2026-03-13
- Vice President · Common SharesOther 399 @ $74,44$30K · 2026-03-13
- SVP of ASUS · Common SharesOther 424 @ $74,44$32K · 2026-03-13
- SVP of ASUS · Common SharesOther 109 @ $74,44$8K · 2026-03-13
Short positioning
1.0Mshares short+17.6% vs prior
3.39days to cover
59.9%short of daily vol
1.0Kfails-to-deliver
as of 2026-07-15 · short-interest report (free)
Geographic breakdown
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Listings · one canonical issuer
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AWR.OCanonical
NASDAQ · USD
Intel & risk
peak dispatch · —
OSINT findings
Dilution riskLow
Liquidity riskMedium
Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Cost of revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 11.1%Derived (calculated)
- Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 9.4%Derived (calculated)
- Current ratio (FY 2025-12-31): 1.32xDerived (calculated)
- Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 8.6%Derived (calculated)
- Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): 4.8%Derived (calculated)
- Long-term debt (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 22.2%Derived (calculated)
- Operating income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 10.2%Derived (calculated)
- Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): 12.5%Derived (calculated)
- Net margin (FY 2025-12-31): 19.8%Derived (calculated)
- Capex (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 2.1%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 6.3%Derived (calculated)
- Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -29.4%Derived (calculated)
- Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 15.6%Derived (calculated)
- Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 13.6%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 6.3%Derived (calculated)
- Revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 10.5%Derived (calculated)
- Current assets (annual): USD 231.07MSEC XBRL filing
- Shares outstanding (annual): 39.08MSEC XBRL filing
- Capex (annual): USD 236.82MSEC XBRL filing
- Long-term debt (annual): USD 782.7MSEC XBRL filing
- Current liabilities (annual): USD 174.61MSEC XBRL filing
- EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 3SEC XBRL filing
- Operating income (annual): USD 203.28MSEC XBRL filing
- Net income (annual): USD 130.44MSEC XBRL filing
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The Thread
Everything we know, in order2026-08-05 00:00 UTCTRANSCRIPTUpcomingEarnings call — Q3 2026
2026-08-05EVENTUpcomingQ2 2026 earnings (expected) estimated date
2026-05-20 00:00 UTCINSIDER12 insider transactions — 2026-05 · net buy $183k
2026-05-20INSIDERHOLLOWAY ANNE M sold 662 sh Common Shares — Director ~$50k
2026-05-19INSIDERDAVIS STEVEN D transacted 527 sh Common Shares — Director ~$40k
2026-05-19INSIDERHOLLOWAY ANNE M bought 527 sh Common Shares — Director ~$40k
2026-05-19INSIDEREichelberger Thomas A. transacted 527 sh Common Shares — Director ~$40k
2026-05-19INSIDERLevin Carl James transacted 527 sh Common Shares — Director ~$40k
2026-05-19INSIDERErvin Roger M transacted 527 sh Common Shares — Director ~$40k
2026-05-19INSIDERHopkins Mary Ann transacted 527 sh Common Shares — Director ~$40k
2026-05-19INSIDERWinn Caroline Ann transacted 527 sh Common Shares — Director, No ~$40k
2026-05-19INSIDERBONTA DIANA M transacted 527 sh Common Shares — Director ~$40k
2026-05-18INSIDERHOLLOWAY ANNE M bought 135 sh Common Shares — Director ~$10k
2026-05-18INSIDERBONTA DIANA M transacted 23 sh Common Shares — Director ~$2k
2026-05-15INSIDERRowley Paul J sold 1.3k sh Common Shares — SVP OF OPERATIONS ~$99k
2026-03-13 00:00 UTCINSIDER78 insider transactions — 2026-03 · net buy $885k
2026-03-13INSIDERKubiak Patrick transacted 104 sh Common Shares — VP of Asset Management ~$8k
2026-03-13INSIDERKubiak Patrick transacted 98 sh Common Shares — VP of Asset Management ~$7k
2026-03-13INSIDERSchickling David R transacted 77 sh Common Shares — Vice President Water Operation ~$6k
2026-03-13INSIDERSchickling David R transacted 81 sh Common Shares — Vice President Water Operation ~$6k
2026-03-13INSIDERSchickling David R transacted 260 sh Common Shares — Vice President Water Operation ~$19k
2026-03-13INSIDERRowley Paul J transacted 107 sh Common Shares — SVP OF OPERATIONS ~$8k
2026-03-13INSIDERRowley Paul J transacted 113 sh Common Shares — SVP OF OPERATIONS ~$8k
2026-03-13INSIDERRowley Paul J transacted 360 sh Common Shares — SVP OF OPERATIONS ~$27k
2026-03-13INSIDERMiller Susan P. transacted 85 sh Common Shares — Vice President ~$6k
2026-03-13INSIDERMiller Susan P. transacted 89 sh Common Shares — Vice President ~$7k
2026-03-13INSIDERMiller Susan P. transacted 399 sh Common Shares — Vice President ~$30k
2026-03-13INSIDERConnor Christopher H transacted 424 sh Common Shares — SVP of ASUS ~$32k
2026-03-13INSIDERConnor Christopher H transacted 109 sh Common Shares — SVP of ASUS ~$8k
2026-02-23 00:00 UTCINSIDER14 insider transactions — 2026-02
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