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The Screen · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water

York Water Co

YORW · NASDAQ · USD · Market cap $510M · 129 employees

The York Water Company impounds, purifies, and distributes drinking water.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
31.45 USD

At the last full screen
2025-12-31

Screened 2025-12-31 · the tape above runs as of 23:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

PRICE · FAIR-VALUE RANGE1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y5Y
25.8325.8329.71

What this means: price 31.45 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 25.83, over the last year.

Current read
Markdown ?
Screened · screened 2025-12-31
  • Trend Markdown
  • Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
  • Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
  • Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
  • Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price31.45 USD
Fair value25.83
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-09-18Read Markdown31.45+0.0% to today
2026-08-19Read Markup31.45+0.0% to today ✓
2026-07-02Read Accumulation29.96+5.0% to today ✓

Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against today's price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.

The full research record, in depth, below
The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its markdown label.

York Water Co holds its Markdown at $31.45. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 8 days.

As held on the ledger · 2025-12-31
PhaseMarkdown · caution
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the buyers, held for 8 days
Price at the screen$31.45
Valuation21.39 trailing · 20.56 forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 70.0
Beta0.62
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Debt ratio

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Permissible Core business clean Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. Pass
Debt load 34.11% Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is 34.1% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash 0.00% Below 33% Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. Pass
Receivables 1.29% Below 49% Money owed to the company is 1.3% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
Revenue purity 0.00% Below 5% Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. Pass

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

What the Numbers Say It Is Worth

The Fair Value Range

25.83Conservative25.83Base case29.71Growth case 31.45Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2025-12-31 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 17.9% above the base estimate.

Reading the gap · Both our model and the Street see limited upside at this price.

Price History & Projections
$48.7$36.4$24.1TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONStreet avg$30.00 -1%Street high$30.00 -1%Conservative$25.83 -15%Our fair value$25.83 -15%

Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2025-12-31 screen.

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The Business, in Plain Words
The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E20.6xexpensive even after accounting for its growth
Trailing P/E21.4xa premium valuation
EPS, trailing1.47
EPS, forward1.53
Revenue growth+8.8%steady growth
Profit margin26.8%healthy profit margins
Return on equity9.0%a modest return on shareholder capital
FCF yield-5.68%
Dividend yield304.00%
Debt to equity0.98moderate, manageable leverage
Current ratio0.72below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets
Beta0.62steadier than the market
Short interest, float0.04%
52-week range28.26 - 34.30
MoatNONE
Market cap$510M
Employees129

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Where & How to Trade

YORW trades on NASDAQ. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-09-18 Markdown · changed $31.45 +0.0% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from markup to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 7%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $30.

2026-08-19 Markup · changed $31.45 +5.0% Entry 4

The framework has shifted from accumulation to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 5.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 7%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $30.

2026-07-18 Accumulation $29.96 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 7%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $30.

2026-07-03 Accumulation $29.96 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Accumulation $29.96 Entry 1

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

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What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $29.56 +2.4% · $1,024 +2.4%
2 months $32.28 -6.2% · $938 -6.2%
3 months $31.30 -3.3% · $967 -3.3%
6 months $32.84 -7.8% $0.46 $936 -6.4%
1 year $31.77 -4.7% $0.89 $981 -1.9%
2 years $34.31 -11.8% $1.75 $933 -6.7%
3 years $41.70 -27.4% $2.58 $788 -21.2%
5 years $47.01 -35.6% $4.14 $732 -26.8%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever YORW does next, these words stay.

York Water Co · YORW · Markdown · $31.45
Recorded 2025-12-31 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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