Global Water Resources (Global Water Resources) Debt-to-Equity

: 2.25 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Global Water Resources's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.43 Mil. Global Water Resources's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $105.03 Mil. Global Water Resources's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $48.62 Mil. Global Water Resources's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.25.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Global Water Resources's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

GWRS' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.25 Med: 4.38 Max: 7.7
Current: 2.25

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Global Water Resources was 7.70. The lowest was 2.25. And the median was 4.38.

GWRS's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
89.03% of 474 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.84 vs GWRS: 2.25

Global Water Resources Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Water Resources's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Global Water Resources Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

4.65

3.56

3.76

2.50

2.25

Global Water Resources Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																2.50	2.52	2.41	2.22	2.25

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Global Water Resources's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Global Water Resources Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Global Water Resources's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Global Water Resources's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Global Water Resources Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Global Water Resources's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(4.433	+	105.026)	/	48.622
	=	2.25

Global Water Resources's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(4.433	+	105.026)	/	48.622
	=	2.25

Global Water Resources (NAS:GWRS) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Global Water Resources (Global Water Resources) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

21410 N. 19th Avenue, Suite 220, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85027

Website

https://www.gwresources.com

Global Water Resources Inc operates as a water resource management company that owns, operates, and manages water, wastewater, and recycled water utilities in strategically located communities, principally in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. It operate within the State of Arizona.

Executives

Andrew M. Cohn	director	C/O GARY GOTTO, KELLER ROHRBACK LLP, 3101 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE, #1400, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Suzanne Michelle Kitts	officer: Vice President and Controller	C/O GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC., 21410 N 19TH AVE, SUITE 220, PHOENIX AZ 85027
William S Levine	director, 10 percent owner	GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC., 21410 N 19TH AVENUE #220, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Jonathan L Levine	director	21410 N. 19TH AVENUE, SUITE 220, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Debra Coy	director	2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Christopher D Krygier	officer: Chief Strategy Officer	C/O GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC., 21410 N. 19TH AVE, SUITE 220, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Brett Huckelbridge	director	C/O GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC., 21410 N 19TH AVENUE, SUITE 220, PHOENIX AZ 85027
John Carroll Lenderking	officer: VP, Water Resources	C/O GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC., 21410 N 19TH AVENUE, SUITE 220, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Heather M Krupa	officer: Vice President and Controller	C/O GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC.,, 21410 N. 19TH AVENUE, SUITE 220, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Cindy M Bowers	director	21410 N 19TH AVENUE #220, PHOENIX AZ 85027
David Rousseau	director	C/O GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, 21410 N 19TH AVENUE, SUITE 220, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Jason Thuneman	officer: Vice President	C/O GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC., 21410 N 19TH AVENUE, SUITE 220, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Trevor T Hill	director, 10 percent owner	21410 N 19TH AVENUE #220, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Michael J Liebman	officer: See Remarks	C/O GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC., 21410 N 19TH AVENUE, SUITE 220, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Jonathan C. Corwin	officer: Vice President	C/O GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC., 21410 N 19TH AVENUE, SUITE 220, PHOENIX AZ 85027