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United Utilities Group PLC Fundamentals

Company NameUnited Utilities Group PLCLast Updated2025-03-07
IndustryUtilities - Regulated WaterSectorUtilities
Shares in Issue681.888 mMarket Cap£6.53 bn
PE Ratio57.72Dividend per Share£0.47
Dividend Yield5.27Dividend Cover0.40
EPS£0.19EPS Growth (%)0
PEG0.40DPS Growth (%)0.0625
Debt Ratio0.6501Debt Equity Ratio5.1595
Asset Equity Ratio8.4899Cash Equity Ratio0.9354
Quick Ratio1.6847Current Ratio1.79
Price To Book Value3.3704ROCE0

United Utilities Group PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Interim2024-11-282025-01-13GBP0.1728
Prelim2024-06-202024-08-01GBP0.3319
Interim2023-12-212024-02-01GBP0.1659
Prelim2023-06-222023-08-01GBP0.3034
Interim2022-12-222023-02-01GBP0.1517
Prelim2022-06-232022-08-01GBP0.2900

United Utilities Group PLC Company Financials

Assets202420232022
Tangible Assets£13.04 bn£12.57 bn£12.15 bn
Intangible Assets£124.50 m£142.30 m£160.80 m
Investments£12.40 m£16.50 m£16.60 m
Total Fixed Assets£13.88 bn£13.84 bn£13.82 bn
Stocks£21.50 m£13.10 m£18.20 m
Debtors£226.80 m£190.50 m£222.70 m
Cash & Equivalents£1.40 bn£340.40 m£240.90 m
Other Assets£703.20 m£1.11 bn£1.50 bn
Total Assets£15.65 bn£14.53 bn£14.44 bn
Liabilities202420232022
Creditors within 1 year£1.11 bn£575.90 m£688.60 m
Creditors after 1 year£12.49 bn£11.44 bn£10.79 bn
Other Liabilities000
Total Liabilities£13.60 bn£12.02 bn£11.48 bn
Net assets£2.06 bn£2.51 bn£2.96 bn
Equity202420232022
Called up share capital£34.10 m£34.10 m£34.10 m
Share Premium£1.04 bn£1.04 bn£1.04 bn
Profit / Loss£170.00 m£256.30 m£439.90 m
Other Equity£2.06 bn£2.51 bn£2.96 bn
Preference & Minorities000
Total Capital Employed£2.06 bn£2.51 bn£2.96 bn
Ratios202420232022
Debt Ratio£0.82£0.77£0.72
Debt-to-Equity£4.55£3.29£2.59
Assets / Equity8.48998.48998.4899
Cash / Equity0.93540.93540.9354
EPS£0.21-£0.01£0.00
Cash Flow202420232022
Cash from operating activities£745.10 m£787.50 m£934.40 m
Cashflow before financing£1.78 bn£702.50 m£124.70 m
Increase in Cash000
Income202420232022
Turnover£1.95 bn£1.80 bn£1.86 bn
Cost of sales£291.40 m£263.50 m£190.40 m
Gross Profit£1.66 bn£1.54 bn£1.67 bn
Operating Profit£480.20 m£440.80 m£610.00 m
Pre-Tax profit£170.00 m£256.30 m£439.90 m

United Utilities Group PLC Company Background

SectorUtilities
ActivitiesUnited Utilities Group is primarily a holding company for United Utilities Water, the country's largest regulated water and wastewater utility, serving customers in northwest England, including Manchester and Liverpool.
Latest Interim Date14 Nov 2024
Latest Fiscal Year End Date16 May 2024

United Utilities Group PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2020-07-24Mr. John Russell Houlden Executive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2020-07-24Ms. Sara Vivienne Weller CBENon-Executive Director
2015-06-18Mr. Nicholas R Salmon Non-Executive Director
2016-07-22Dr. Catherine Elisabeth Dorcas Bell CBNon-Executive Director
2022-07-22Mr. Mark Sydney ClareNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
2009-02-18Mr. John Andrew Pinder CBENon-Executive Director
2019-12-30Dr. John David Gibson McAdam CBENon-Executive Director,Chairman
2011-08-09Mr. Charlie CornishExecutive Director,Managing Dir, Busin Dvlpt andInternational
2023-03-31Mr. Steven Lewis MogfordExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2024-06-19Mr. Douglas Russell WebbNon-Executive Director
2012-07-27Mr. David Harold Jones CBENon-Executive Director
2011-08-09Mr. Timothy Peter WellerExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2021-05-25Mr. Brian Michael MayNon-Executive Director
2019-08-29Mr. Steven Richard Fraser Executive Director,Chief Operating Officer
2022-07-22Mr. Stephen Andrew Carter CBENon-Executive Director
2008-07-28Sir Richard Harry Evans CBENon-Executive Director,Chairman
2013-07-26Mr. Paul HeidenNon-Executive Director
2019-06-17Mr. Simon Roger GardinerCompany Secretary
2024-06-19Mrs. Kathleen Mary CatesNon-Executive Director
2024-06-19Ms. Alison J P GoligherNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2024-07-19Ms. Paulette RoweNon-Executive Director
2024-06-19Sir David HigginsNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2025-02-12Mr. Philip AspinExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2024-06-19Mr. Liam ButterworthNon-Executive Director
2025-02-12Ms. Louise BeardmoreExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2024-06-19Mr. Michael LewisNon-Executive Director
2024-05-28Mr. Clare HaywardNon-Executive Director

United Utilities Group PLC Contact Details

Company NameUnited Utilities Group PLC
AddressLingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Haweswater House, Warrington, WA5 3LP
Telephone+44 7769556858
Websitehttps://www.unitedutilities.com

United Utilities Group PLC Advisors

SolicitorEversheds Sutherland
Phone+44 2079194500
Fax+44 2079194919
AuditorKPMG
Phone+44 1612464000
Fax+44 1612464040
RegistrarEquiniti Limited
StockbrokerJ.P. Morgan Cazenove Ltd
Phone+44 2077424000
StockbrokerDeutsche Bank AG London
Phone+44 2075458000
Fax+44 2075454577
Remuneration ConsultantMercer Human Resource Consulting
Phone+44 2076266000
Fax+44 2079297445
Remuneration ConsultantNew Bridge Street
Phone+44 2070868000
Fax+44 2076211511
Financial AdviserDeutsche Bank AG London
Phone(020) 7545 8000
Fax(020) 7547 4577
SolicitorSlaughter and May
Phone+44 2076001200
Fax+44 2070905000
Financial PR AdviserTulchan Communications LLP
Phone+44 2073534200
Fax+44 2073534201
Auditor Deloitte LLP
Phone+44 1189508141
Fax+44 1189508101

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