American States Water Co
$4.28B- Market cap
- $3.51B
- Debt
- +$794.31M
- Cash
- −$18.82M
Capital structure 82% equity / 18% debt · EV / Revenue 6.51x · EV / EBITDA 19.71x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: AWR stock price near parity vs VMI $88.53 current versus $96.64 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at VMI's multiple
Implied fair value · at AWR's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Value edge
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: AWR FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · VMI FY 2025 (ended Dec 27, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 82% equity / 18% debt · EV / Revenue 6.51x · EV / EBITDA 19.71x
Capital structure 92% equity / 8% debt · EV / Revenue 2.41x · EV / EBITDA 19.74x
VMI carries the larger enterprise value at $9.90B against $4.28B; VMI trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (2.41x vs 6.51x); AWR on the lower EV / EBITDA (19.71x vs 19.74x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
AMERICAN STATES WATER CO · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
Valmont Industries, Inc. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.76x
0.49x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
3.57x
1.21x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$18.82M
$187.14M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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