Overview

* Artesian Q3 net income rises 2.2% yr/yr, driven by temporary rate increase and customer growth

* Diluted EPS for Q3 increases to $0.68, reflecting strategic growth initiatives

* Company invested $40.5 mln in infrastructure to enhance service reliability and compliance

Outlook

* Artesian Resources ( ARTNB ) focuses on operational excellence and regulatory compliance for future stability

* Company continues strategic growth plan with infrastructure investments

* Artesian invests in infrastructure to meet future regulatory standards

Result Drivers

* TEMPORARY RATE INCREASE - Water sales revenue rose due to a temporary rate increase and more customers served, despite lower consumption

* CUSTOMER GROWTH - Increase in wastewater revenue attributed to growth in customer base

* INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT - $40.5 mln invested in water and wastewater infrastructure to enhance service reliability

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q3 Water $24.83

Sales mln

Q3 EPS $0.68

Q3 Net $6.96

Income mln

Q3 Basic $0.68

EPS

Q3 $8.61

Operatin mln

g Income

Q3 $13.43

Utility mln

Operatin

g

Expenses

Analyst Coverage

* The one available analyst rating on the shares is "strong buy"

* The average consensus recommendation for the water & related utilities peer group is "buy."

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Artesian Resources Corp ( ARTNB ) is $46.00, about 29.4% above its October 29 closing price of $32.47

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