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The York Water Company

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PositoAI's own ratios from The York Water Company's yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Utilities companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Profit Cash Ratio: Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $144 of operating cash. Lower than 93% of Utilities companies in United States.

Where $100 of sales goes

$64Operating costs$13Interest$26Net profit$16Paid as dividends

Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

$144

Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $144 of operating cash.

Lower than 93% of Utilities companies in United States.

Self-Funding Ratio

0.6×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash paid for 57% of its investment spending (capex); the rest came from other sources such as borrowing, cash reserves or new shares.

Lower than 82% of Utilities companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

$7

For every $100 of sales, $7 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $0 from others' credit three years earlier.

More money tied up than 50% of Utilities companies in United States.

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

3/3 · 1/3

Sales grew in 3 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 1 of 3.

Steadier than 58% of Utilities companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

$3

Sales grew 29% in 3 years; of every extra $100 of sales, $3 became extra profit.

Lower than 80% of Utilities companies in United States.

Asset Productivity Ratio

+29% / +33%

In 3 years sales changed by +29% while total assets changed by +33%. Both moved at about the same pace.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

2.9×

Debt due within a year is covered 2.9 times by its yearly operating cash.

Higher than 72% of Utilities companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

−45%

Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 45% of its market value (net debt).

Higher than 72% of Utilities companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

—

Data incomplete

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

—

Data incomplete

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

+1%

Share count rose 1% in 3 years, so each share's slice of the company became smaller. Dividends paid equalled 57% of profit over the same period.

Smaller rise in share count than 83% of Utilities companies in United States.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)

The York Water Company owes $0.58 for every $1 it owns. Net profit fell 1% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 1% a year on average over 3 years.

Compared with Utilities companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.

P/E ratio

19.7

Investors pay $19.7 for every $1 of The York Water Company's yearly profit, lower than 64% of Utilities companies in United States.

P/B ratio

1.75

The share price is 1.75 times The York Water Company's book value per share, lower than 60% of Utilities companies in United States.

Market cap

$514 M

The total market value of all of The York Water Company's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), smaller than 82% of Utilities companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Mini Cap.

Net worth (book value)

$294 M

What The York Water Company would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).

Book value per share

$18.13

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $31.69 is 1.7 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

9.0%

The York Water Company earned 9.0% on its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 56% of Utilities companies in United States.

Owes vs Owns

0.58×

The York Water Company owes $0.58 for every $1 it owns (moderate), lower than 87% of Utilities companies in United States.

Dividend yield

2.99%

The York Water Company pays 2.99% of its share price as dividends a year, lower than 66% of dividend-paying Utilities companies in United States.

Revenue growth

+3%

Revenue rose 3% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 9% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

-1%

Net profit fell 1% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 1% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit margin

25.9%

The York Water Company keeps $26 of every $100 of revenue as net profit.

Cash quality

1.5×

Cash from The York Water Company's business was 1.5× its reported profit in the year to Dec 2025 — its profit turned into cash.

Interest cover

2.7×

The York Water Company's operating profit covered its interest costs 2.7 times in the year to Dec 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

The York Water Company had $232 M more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.

Questions

What is The York Water Company's P/E ratio?

Investors pay $19.7 for every $1 of The York Water Company's yearly profit, lower than 64% of Utilities companies in United States.

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For The York Water Company: $514 M ÷ $294 M (30 Jun 2026) = 1.7.

What is The York Water Company's return on equity?

The York Water Company earned 9.0% on its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 56% of Utilities companies in United States.

How much does The York Water Company owe compared with what it owns?

The York Water Company owes $0.58 for every $1 it owns (moderate), lower than 87% of Utilities companies in United States.

Does The York Water Company pay a dividend?

Yes. The York Water Company pays 2.99% of its share price as dividends a year, lower than 66% of dividend-paying Utilities companies in United States.

Is The York Water Company's revenue growing?

Revenue rose 3% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 9% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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