earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.60
Middlesex Water Q3 net income falls 45% to $0.56 EPS; revenue drops to $46.7M
MIDDLESEX WATER CO
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$1.44
revenue$46,715,000
- Q3 2023 net income decreased $4.3M to $0.56 diluted EPS vs $0.80 YoY.
- Revenues fell $1.0M to $46.7M due to lower customer demand in NJ and DE systems.
- Operations and maintenance expenses rose $2.3M on higher purchased water and treatment costs.
- Board declared $0.325 quarterly dividend, a 4% increase from $0.3125, payable Dec 1, 2023.
- YTD diluted EPS $1.44 vs $1.99; net income down $9.5M.