The York Water Company YORW R2K
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water · United States
The York Water Company impounds, purifies, and distributes drinking water. It owns and operates three wastewater collection systems; twelve wastewater collection and treatment systems; and two reservoirs, including Lake Williams and Lake Redman, which hold approximately 2.5 billion gallons of water. The company operates a 15-mile pipeline from the Susquehanna River to Lake Redman; and owns satellite groundwater systems in York, Adams, and Lancaster Counties, as well as two impounding dams on primary system located in York and Springfield Townships. It serves customers in the fixtures and furniture, electrical machinery, food products, paper, ordnance units, textile products, air conditioning systems, laundry detergents, barbells, and motorcycle industries in 58 municipalities within four counties in south-central Pennsylvania. The York Water Company was incorporated in 1816 and is based in York, Pennsylvania.
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Market & Price
Market Cap
$484.66M
Current Price
$29.90
High / Low (52W)
$33.71 / $29.01
Beta
0.61
Valuation
Stock P/E
20.34
Industry PE
19.80
Forward P/E
19.54
PEG Ratio
4.10
Book Value
$16.64
Price to Book
1.80
P/S
6.13
EV/EBITDA
16.94
Dividend Yield
3.05%
Profitability & Returns
ROCE
4.52%
ROE
8.95%
ROA
2.66%
Profit Margin
26.84%
Op Margin
32.30%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.33
EPS (TTM)
$1.47
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Debt/Equity
0.98
Quick Ratio
0.50
Current Ratio
0.72
Debt
$237.79M
Total Assets
$680.89M
Current Assets
$18.44M
Working Capital
$-9.19M
Ownership
Promoter Holding
1.04%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
54.20%
Chg in FII Hold
-
Financial Snapshot
Enterprise Value
$722.45M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$79.11M
EBITDA
$42.64M
Free Cash Flow
$-28.94M
Operating Cash Flow
$29.22M
Shares Outstanding
16.21M
Gross Margin
72.70%
Payout Ratio
60.84%
Growth (CAGR)
Revenue 5Y
8.86%
Profit 5Y
0.81%
Revenue (YoY)
8.80%
Earnings (YoY)
32.00%
PROS
- Excellent profit margin of 26.8%.
- Attractive dividend yield of 3.05%.
CONS
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2014 | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.17M | 12.14M | 12.57M | - | 11.52M | 11.90M | 12.57M | 11.71M | 12.92M | 13.55M | 12.74M | 13.18M | 14.12M | 12.94M | 13.66M | 14.37M | 14.11M | 14.77M | 15.69M | 15.27M | 18.64M | 18.64M | 17.51M | 18.64M | 19.60M | 18.46M | 19.20M | 20.36M | 19.47M | 20.07M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.21M | 4.82M | 5.36M | 5.41M | 5.99M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.24M | 14.38M | 15.00M | 14.06M | 14.08M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.96M | 7.29M | 7.08M | 7.64M | 7.73M |
| Operating Income | 6.09M | 5.43M | 5.13M | 5.68M | 6.35M | 5.49M | 5.21M | 5.70M | 6.41M | 5.57M | 5.16M | 5.83M | 6.45M | 5.94M | 5.14M | 5.32M | 6.43M | 5.29M | 6.07M | 6.71M | 5.62M | 6.29M | 7.02M | 5.35M | 5.90M | 6.68M | 5.30M | 6.57M | 6.86M | 5.42M | 8.52M | 8.43M | 6.21M | 7.06M | 8.05M | 6.28M | 7.09M | 7.91M | 6.42M | 6.35M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.09M | 10.71M | 11.80M | 11.14M | 10.34M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.42M | 2.52M | 2.62M | 2.71M | 2.71M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.11M | 4.68M | 5.62M | 4.83M | 3.97M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 472.00K | -367.00K | -583.00K | -338.00K | -845.00K |
| Net Income | 3.06M | 3.55M | 2.53M | 2.92M | 3.52M | 3.52M | 2.49M | 2.85M | 3.57M | 2.94M | 2.58M | 2.94M | 3.93M | 3.53M | 2.59M | 3.31M | 3.80M | 2.81M | 3.72M | 4.48M | 4.00M | 4.18M | 4.70M | 3.71M | 4.48M | 4.79M | 3.86M | 5.03M | 5.68M | 3.65M | 6.52M | 7.57M | 4.33M | 4.99M | 5.86M | 3.64M | 5.05M | 6.20M | 5.17M | 4.81M |
| Diluted EPS | - | - | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.26 | 0.45 | 0.53 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.33 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48.12M | 47.93M | 51.06M | 53.30M | 54.57M | 60.06M | 71.03M | 74.96M | 77.49M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.13M | 17.36M | 19.67M | 20.81M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45.93M | 53.67M | 55.29M | 56.68M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.45M | 24.14M | 27.25M | 28.97M |
| Operating Income | 17.39M | 19.77M | 19.88M | 20.57M | 20.76M | 22.08M | 22.66M | 22.89M | 23.69M | 22.52M | 23.79M | 24.43M | 23.40M | 24.48M | 29.53M | 28.04M | 27.70M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34.85M | 43.83M | 43.54M | 43.74M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.11M | 7.05M | 8.90M | 10.26M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.59M | 25.03M | 21.68M | 19.24M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.00K | 1.28M | 1.35M | -816.00K |
| Net Income | 7.51M | 8.93M | 9.08M | 9.30M | 9.65M | 11.48M | 12.49M | 11.85M | 12.97M | 13.38M | 14.40M | 16.60M | 16.98M | 19.58M | 23.76M | 20.32M | 20.06M |
| Diluted EPS | - | - | - | - | - | 0.89 | 0.97 | 0.92 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 1.66 | 1.42 | 1.39 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 8.86% |
| 1 Year: | 8.80% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 0.81% |
| 1 Year: | 32.00% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -5.84% |
| 6 Months: | -5.74% |
| 3 Months: | -9.06% |
| 1 Month: | +2.75% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 259.93M | 274.22M | 282.49M | 282.53M | 304.34M | 310.53M | 320.49M | 332.03M | 345.14M | 363.53M | 406.96M | - | 510.60M | 588.21M | 633.47M | 680.89M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.23M | 15.58M | 16.45M | 18.44M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0 | 0 | 1.33M | 4.01M | 4.01M | 7.57M | 1.49M | 2.88M | 4.21M | 2.00K | 2.00K | 2.00K | 2.00K | - | 1.00K | 1.00K | 1.00K | 1.00K |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.33M | 3.11M | 3.41M | 3.36M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.07M | 8.25M | 8.39M | 8.76M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 303.41M | 367.03M | 402.28M | 440.54M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 5.33M | 5.28M | 5.47M | 7.84M | 5.93M | 6.20M | 8.18M | 9.14M | 10.84M | 15.16M | 11.99M | - | 16.98M | 18.14M | 18.29M | 27.63M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 85.13M | 84.97M | 84.93M | 84.89M | 84.84M | 84.52M | 84.61M | 90.10M | 93.33M | 94.53M | 123.57M | - | 139.47M | 180.01M | 205.56M | 221.90M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 139.47M | 180.01M | 205.56M | 232.23M |
| Total Equity | 69.77M | 86.92M | 91.26M | 95.27M | 99.83M | 103.51M | 104.56M | 109.07M | 114.06M | 119.41M | 126.19M | 134.19M | 143.25M | - | 207.18M | 221.18M | 231.19M | 240.35M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.29M | 14.33M | 14.39M | 14.45M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 15.80M | 14.76M | 17.47M | 16.42M | 18.44M | - | 20.71M | 19.36M | 20.11M | 18.37M | 18.88M | 20.23M | - | 22.02M | 31.91M | 30.56M | 29.86M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -15.21M | -10.47M | -9.43M | -12.17M | -9.35M | - | -14.19M | -12.53M | -25.07M | -16.77M | -20.54M | -32.63M | - | -53.92M | -65.27M | -49.01M | -48.73M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -590.00K | -2.96M | -5.36M | -4.24M | -5.54M | - | -5.13M | -5.51M | 756.00K | -1.60M | 1.66M | 17.39M | - | 31.90M | 33.36M | 18.45M | 18.86M |
| Capital Expenditure | -12.54M | -10.54M | -9.47M | -11.54M | -9.85M | -14.14M | -13.84M | -13.16M | -24.60M | -16.88M | - | - | - | -53.92M | -65.27M | -49.01M | -48.73M |
| Free Cash Flow | 3.27M | 4.21M | 8.00M | 4.88M | 8.59M | - | 6.87M | 6.21M | -4.49M | 1.49M | - | - | - | -31.90M | -33.36M | -18.45M | -18.86M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -5.00M | - | - | - | - |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1.77M | 5.69M | 2.55M | 1.34M | 1.26M | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 76.5% | 75.6% | 73.8% | 73.1% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49.2% | 47.0% | 46.6% | 45.8% | 42.9% | 40.8% | 41.6% | 37.4% | 35.8% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.0% | 27.9% | 28.2% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 32.6% | 33.4% | 27.1% | 25.9% |
| ROE % | 8.6% | 9.8% | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 10.6% | 10.7% | 11.6% | - | 9.5% | 10.7% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
| ROCE % | - | 7.8% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 6.2% | - | 5.0% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 4.2% |
Shareholding Pattern
Insiders
1.04%
Institutions
54.20%
Public Float
54.77%
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 6.65% | 1.08M | $32.24M |
| 2 | Zimmer Partners, Lp | 4.52% | 732.68K | $21.91M |
| 3 | Morgan Stanley | 4.08% | 661.95K | $19.79M |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.03% | 653.99K | $19.55M |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.13% | 344.63K | $10.30M |
| 6 | Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 2.02% | 326.73K | $9.77M |
| 7 | State Street Corporation | 2.00% | 324.94K | $9.72M |
| 8 | Legal & General Group PLC | 1.85% | 299.70K | $8.96M |
| 9 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 1.83% | 295.88K | $8.85M |
| 10 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 1.81% | 293.01K | $8.76M |
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