American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) on Decifer Markets

Why it ranks here

On making cash and being able to carry its debts it is safer than 51 in 100 companies we measure.
It earns about 4% a year on the money put into the business, better than 21 in 100 companies we measure.
It costs about 26 times its yearly profit; the middle of its industry is 22. Cheaper than 35 in 100 companies we measure, against their own industries.
Its share count barely changed over the last year. On not spreading the company over more shares it stands ahead of 42 in 100 companies we measure.
Its assets grew about 8% over the last year. On keeping expansion modest it stands ahead of 48 in 100 companies we measure.
Its share price rose about 2% over the past year, leaving out the latest month. Stronger than 37 in 100 companies we measure.

The current read

The evidence on AWK lines up on the supportive side: the intelligence feed flags this name as connected to what is moving markets now. The independent signals we track are telling the same story.

Themes

Water Infrastructure & Resource Resilience: Municipal water systems in developed markets are past their design life at the same time as data centres, chip fabs and hotter summers raise industrial draw, so replacement spending is being forced by regulation rather than chosen.

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