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HTO (H2O America) Debt-to-Equity : 1.33 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is H2O America Debt-to-Equity?

H2O America's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $171.3 Mil. H2O America's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $1,691.5 Mil. H2O America's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $1,397.3 Mil. H2O America's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.33.

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 H2O America's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

HTO' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 1.34   Max: 1.68
Current: 1.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of H2O America was 1.68. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 1.34.

HTO's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
64.67% of 467 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.9 vs HTO: 1.33

H2O America Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for H2O America'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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H2O America Debt-to-Equity Chart

H2O America Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.68 1.54 1.49 1.42 1.34

H2O America Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.43 1.39 1.33 1.34 1.33

Competitive Comparison of H2O America's Debt-to-Equity

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, H2O America'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.


H2O America's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, H2O America's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where H2O America's Debt-to-Equity falls into.


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H2O America Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

H2O America's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

H2O America's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

* 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.


H2O America  (NAS:HTO) 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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H2O America Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
110 West Taylor Street, San Jose, CA, USA, 95110
H2O America is a national investor-owned network of local water and wastewater utilities united by one purpose: delivering clean, high-quality water to the communities it calls home. Across approximately 407,000 water and wastewater service connections, the company invests in critical infrastructure to strengthen the water supply for generations to come.
Executives
Bruce A Hauk officer: Chf. Crp. Dev. & Str. Offcr. 110 W. TAYLOR STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Craig J Patla officer: President of CTWS CONNECTICUT WATER COMPANY, 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
Denise L Kruger director
Carl Guardino director 110 W. TAYLOR STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Mohammed G. Zerhouni officer: SVP of Fin., Prin. Acct. Ofcr. 110 W. TAYLOR STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Andrew Gere officer: President and COO 1221 SOUTH BASCOM AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95128
James Patrick Lynch officer: CFO/Treasurer 1675 LAURELWOOD DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Rebecca A Klein director 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Katharine Armstrong director 919 CONGRESS AVENUE #1400, AUSTIN TX 78701
Brown Willie D. Jr. officer: VP, Gen Counsel, & Corp Sec 110 W. TAYLOR STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Wendy Avila-walker officer: VP of Finance, Controller 110 W. TAYLOR STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Andrew F Walters officer: Chief Administrative Officer 8 RIVER TERRACE, APT 8-T, NEW YORK NY 10282
Daniel B. More director 56 W BROTHER DRIVE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Douglas R King director 465 EL CENTRO ROAD, HILLSBOROUGH CA 94010
Mary Ann Hanley director 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413