secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)
CIK:        0000078128
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-08-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001552781-22-000523
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Essential Utilities Q2 EPS $0.31 (down YoY); raises dividend 7%, reaffirms FY guidance
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- Net income $82.3M vs $80.9M; EPS $0.31 vs $0.32 in Q2 2021.
- Revenue up 13% to $448.8M; regulated water +8.5%, natural gas +18.5%.
- Quarterly dividend raised 7% to $0.2870, payable Sept 1, record Aug 12; 32nd increase in 31 years.
- Reaffirmed FY 2022 EPS guidance $1.75-$1.80; $1B annual capex through 2024.
- Aqua PA selected for >$1.1B wastewater acquisition from BCWSA; $276.5M DELCORA deal pending.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278122000523/0001552781-22-000523-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278122000523/e22390_wtrg-8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-22-000523

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