(YORW) The York Water - Overview
Stock: Drinking Water, Wastewater Treatment, Reservoirs, Pipeline Distribution
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 2.81% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 2.74% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 4.01% |
| Payout Consistency | 100.0% |
| Payout Ratio | 86.8% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 21.9% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -6.89% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.17 |
| Alpha | 2.47 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | -0.065 |
| Beta Downside | -0.258 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 32.85% |
| CAGR/Max DD | -0.21 |
Description: YORW The York Water December 27, 2025
The York Water Company (NASDAQ:YORW) is a regulated water-utility that owns, impounds, treats, and distributes drinking water across 57 municipalities in four south-central Pennsylvania counties. Its asset base includes two large reservoirs (≈2.5 billion gal total capacity), a 15-mile Susquehanna River pipeline, three wastewater collection systems, ten treatment plants, and satellite groundwater networks in York, Adams, and Lancaster Counties. The firm’s customer mix spans industrial users (e.g., food processing, textiles, electrical machinery) and residential accounts, reflecting a diversified demand profile.
Key operational metrics (2023 Form 10-K) suggest modest but stable growth: • Consolidated revenue of $112 M, up ~3 % YoY, driven primarily by rate-based water sales. • Adjusted EBITDA margin ≈38 %, consistent with peers in the GICS Water Utilities sub-industry. • Dividend yield ≈5.2 % with a payout ratio of ~80 %, indicating a mature, cash-generating business. • Net debt/EBITDA ≈1.7×, implying manageable leverage but some exposure to interest-rate risk. Sector-wide drivers that could affect YORW’s outlook include (1) aging U.S. water infrastructure prompting federal and state funding (the 2023 Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act allocated $55 B, of which Pennsylvania is a significant recipient), (2) modest population growth in the region (~0.5 % annual) that supports incremental water demand, and (3) heightened ESG scrutiny that favors regulated utilities with reliable, low-carbon water services. These factors collectively set a baseline probability of modest earnings upside, though the company’s exposure to climate-induced droughts in the Susquehanna watershed adds downside uncertainty.
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Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 3.0
| Net Income: 20.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -4.89 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 3.06% < 20% (prev -3.04%; Δ 6.10% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.05 > 3% & CFO 31.6m > Net Income 20.0m |
| Net Debt (227.3m) to EBITDA (43.2m): 5.27 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.15 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (14.4m) vs 12m ago 0.40% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 73.42% > 18% (prev 0.74%; Δ 7268 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 11.93% > 50% (prev 11.94%; Δ -0.00% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.96 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 43.2m / Interest Expense TTM 9.87m) |
Altman Z'' 1.39
| A: 0.00 (Total Current Assets 17.7m - Total Current Liabilities 15.3m) / Total Assets 667.1m |
| B: 0.15 (Retained Earnings 98.5m / Total Assets 667.1m) |
| C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 29.2m / Avg Total Assets 644.2m) |
| D: 0.55 (Book Value of Equity 238.0m / Total Liabilities 429.0m) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 1.39 = BB |
Beneish M -2.95
| DSRI: 1.06 (Receivables 12.3m/11.2m, Revenue 76.9m/74.2m) |
| GMI: 1.01 (GM 73.42% / 73.97%) |
| AQI: 1.01 (AQ_t 0.13 / AQ_t-1 0.13) |
| SGI: 1.04 (Revenue 76.9m / 74.2m) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI 20.0m - CFO 31.6m) / TA 667.1m) |
| Beneish M-Score: -2.95 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
What is the price of YORW shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.97%, over one month by +3.30%, over three months by +0.99% and over the past year by +5.44%.
Is YORW a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the YORW price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 41 | 26% |
| Analysts Target Price | 41 | 26% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 32.1 | -1.3% |
YORW Fundamental Data Overview February 03, 2026
P/E Forward = 25.4453
P/S = 6.3047
P/B = 2.0358
P/EG = 7.71
Revenue TTM = 76.9m USD
EBIT TTM = 29.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 43.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 227.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 330.0k USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 227.3m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 227.3m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 712.0m USD (484.7m + Debt 227.3m - CCE 1000 )
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.96 (Ebit TTM 29.2m / Interest Expense TTM 9.87m)
EV/FCF = -33.50x (Enterprise Value 712.0m / FCF TTM -21.3m)
FCF Yield = -2.98% (FCF TTM -21.3m / Enterprise Value 712.0m)
FCF Margin = -27.64% (FCF TTM -21.3m / Revenue TTM 76.9m)
Net Margin = 26.06% (Net Income TTM 20.0m / Revenue TTM 76.9m)
Gross Margin = 73.42% ((Revenue TTM 76.9m - Cost of Revenue TTM 20.4m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 73.66% (prev 74.88%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.07 (Enterprise Value 712.0m / Total Assets 667.1m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.15% (Interest Expense 2.62m / Debt 227.3m)
Taxrate = 6.23% (1.35m / 21.7m)
NOPAT = 27.4m (EBIT 29.2m * (1 - 6.23%))
Current Ratio = 1.15 (Total Current Assets 17.7m / Total Current Liabilities 15.3m)
Debt / Equity = 0.96 (Debt 227.3m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 238.0m)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.27 (Net Debt 227.3m / EBITDA 43.2m)
Debt / FCF = -10.70 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 227.3m / FCF TTM -21.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 234.0m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.11% (Net Income 20.0m / Total Assets 667.1m)
RoE = 8.56% (Net Income TTM 20.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 234.0m)
RoCE = 6.34% (EBIT 29.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 234.0m + L.T.Debt 227.0m))
RoIC = 6.09% (NOPAT 27.4m / Invested Capital 449.7m)
WACC = 4.21% (E(484.7m)/V(712.0m) * Re(5.68%) + D(227.3m)/V(712.0m) * Rd(1.15%) * (1-Tc(0.06)))
Discount Rate = 5.68% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.95%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.28%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -21.3m)
EPS Correlation: -30.74 | EPS CAGR: -44.62% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 90.16 | Revenue CAGR: 11.07% | SUE: -1.34 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.31 | Chg30d=+0.000 | Revisions Net=+0 | Analysts=1
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.58 | Chg30d=+0.000 | Revisions Net=+0 | Growth EPS=+17.0% | Growth Revenue=+7.7%