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The York Water Company YORW

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for The York Water Company

Overview of The York Water Company

YORW NMS
Utilities Utilities - Regulated Water Framework: Regulated Utilities Small Cap
The York Water Company (YORW), is a Small Cap company, in the Utilities - Regulated Water industry, last closed at $32.10, about 71.3% overvalued vs fair value, -1.1% 1Y return, placing in the top 10% of its sector.
Metrics P/E 22.9× Rev Growth 3.4% ROE 8.5% Gross Margin 73.1% Div Yield 2.75%
USD 32.10
1.61%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 19.8%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$520.90M
Enterprise Value
$710.05M
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Good
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Good
Growth
Good
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Good
Completeness: 100%
Confidence: 97%
Updated: Oct 31
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.yorkwater.com
HQ York, PA
Employees 129
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Nov 5 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$8
$9
$11
Current: $32.10 -71% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Regulated Utilities - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Total Revenue
$77.5M
3.4%%
EBITDA
$43.7M
0.5%%
Operating Income (EBIT)
$27.7M
-1.2%%
Net Income
$20.1M
-1.3%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Regulated Utilities

Quality & Reliability Indicators

FFO / Total Debt
14.5%
Fair

FFO ÷ Total Debt — the primary S&P/Moody's credit metric for utility ratings. >15% is investment-grade; >20% signals strong credit quality.

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$12.6M
37.6% of FFO

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
1/4
Improving
1
High Impact
1
Critical
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Moat Analysis Regulated Utilities

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating The York Water Company's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
62
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • Strong Regulated Margins Regulated margin level is strong (score 0.85), indicating favourable rate-case outcomes.
  • Strong Operating Cash Generation Operating cash generation is strong (score 0.69), supporting dividend sustainability.

Key risks

  • Deteriorating Operational Efficiency Efficiency trend is negative (score 0.15), which warrants monitoring.
  • Weak Return on Invested Capital ROIC is weak vs peers (score 0.39), raising capital efficiency concerns.

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Regulatory Franchise

Moderate
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Signals, strengths and risks for Essential Service Resilience

Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Regulated Utilities vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing YORW's balance between Growth (24.7%), Profitability (44.8%), and Safety (30.6%). Growth 25% Safety 31% Profitability 45%

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Growth

39th percentile vs peers
39
Key Signals
Asset Growth YoY 7.5% 41p Revenue CAGR 3Y 8.9% 69p Rev Growth YoY 3.4% 25p EPS Growth YoY -1.7% 32p Equity Growth YoY 4.0% 30p
Strengths
  • Operating Margin in top 20% of peers (35.8%, 90th percentile)
  • EBITDA Margin in top 20% of peers (56.5%, 85th percentile)
  • Operating Cash Flow Margin in top 20% of peers (38.5%, 82th percentile)
  • Consistently strong margins across 3 metrics
Risks
  • Growth below peer median (percentile: 39)

Profitability

71th percentile vs peers
71
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Safety

48th percentile vs peers
49
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for The York Water Company.

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Bear
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- upside
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Base
$9.21
- - -
-71.3% vs current
Snapshot base estimate
Bull
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