H2O AMERICA · Water Supply

HTO

Moderate riskNext report: Around Feb 24, 2027 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Raised its dividend (2.9% yield)

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 1.1% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (169 bought, 131 sold)
Held by George Soros (Soros Fund)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$58.48-0.7% that day

Company value: $2.8B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 23.0x; You pay about $23 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 3.4x; Company value is 3.4 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 2.9%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 20%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 67%; Debt as a share of company value

From HTO'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, Sep '26

$250.2M+4.0% vs a year earlier

Dec '23Tap a barSep '26

Last 12 months: $838.2M, up 4.2% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 7.4% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+4% a yearRecently: +4.2% a yearProfit margin13%Last 12 months: 12.5%P/E at the end23xToday: 23.0x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+5% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.0B

Profit in 5 years$133M

Price these guesses point to$49.44-15% vs $58.48 todayAbout -3.3% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 13% margin and a 23x P/E, sales would have to grow about 7.6% 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

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

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

3/6Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.7.1%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.1.23x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.12.7%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$244.8M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+15.4% in 3 years

Revenue: $805.6M; +7.6% vs prior year
5-year growth: +7.4%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $1.9B; 1.23x equity
Current ratio: 0.70x; 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.