American States Water Company cash flow to debt ratio of 24.37% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

American States Water Company's free cash flow has increased -78.66% from $-33.23M last year to $-7.09M, signaling increasing performance

American States Water Company's debt to equity ratio is 0.71, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.

American States Water Company's debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 1.02 last year to 0.71 today, signaling strengthened financials

American States Water Company has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.48x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk

American States Water Company's interest coverage ratio of 4.74 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt

American States Water Company's profit margin has increased (2.45%) in the last year from 20.03% to 20.52%, signaling increasing performance

American States Water Company's short-term assets of $231.07M exceed its short-term liabilities of $174.61M

American States Water Company's return on assets of 5.16% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization

American States Water Company's return on equity of 13.50%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

American States Water Company's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation

American States Water Company had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

American States Water Company has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

American States Water Company has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

American States Water Company's yearly earnings has increased 9.37% since last year from $119.27M to $130.44M, signaling increasing performance

American States Water Company's yearly revenue has increased 10.52% since last year from $595.46M to $658.07M, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 6.45% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.

American States Water Company's 3-year revenue CAGR of 10.22% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

American States Water Company had revenue growth in 3 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

American States Water Company had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

American States Water Company has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

American States Water Company has an earnings yield of 4.20%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings

American States Water Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 21.53 based on EBITDA multiple model

American States Water Company has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 16.26x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

American States Water Company is undervalued relative to its fair value price of 88.18 based on Earnings Fair Value model

American States Water Company has a PEG-ratio over 1 which is considered overvalued

American States Water Company has a price-to-book ratio of 3.04x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

American States Water Company has a price-to-sales ratio of 4.88x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue