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AWR

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Sales up 11% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Sales up 11% last year

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 3.9% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (228 bought, 133 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$85.20-0.3% that day

Company value: $3.4B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 23.3x; You pay about $23 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 4.8x; Company value is 4.8 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 2.3%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 1%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 23%; Debt as a share of company value

From AWR's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$181.3M+11% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $697.5M, up 13% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 6.2% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of AWR. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+13% a yearRecently: +13% a yearProfit margin21%Last 12 months: 20.5%P/E at the end23xToday: 23.3x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.3B

Profit in 5 years$270M

Price these guesses point to$149.00+75% vs $85.20 todayAbout +12% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 21% margin and a 23x P/E, sales would have to grow about 1.0% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

2/6Weak

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.13.3%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.75x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.19.8%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
MissFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.-$7.1M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+4.4% in 3 years

Revenue: $658.1M; +10.5% vs prior year
5-year growth: +6.2%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $782.7M; 0.75x equity
Current ratio: 1.32x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.