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United Utilities Group Plc (UU.) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

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    SWOT Analysis

  • 51 Pages
  • September 2022
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 5661578
United Utilities Group Plc (UU.) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company's businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by the publisher to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company's key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:

  • Business description - A detailed description of the company's operations and business divisions.
  • Corporate strategy - Analyst's summarization of the company's business strategy.
  • SWOT Analysis - A detailed analysis of the company's strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
  • Company history - Progression of key events associated with the company.
  • Major products and services - A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
  • Key competitors - A list of key competitors to the company.
  • Key employees - A list of the key executives of the company.
  • Executive biographies - A brief summary of the executives' employment history.
  • Key operational heads - A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
  • Important locations and subsidiaries - A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
  • Detailed financial ratios for the past five years - The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
  • Interim ratios for the last five interim periods - The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

Highlights

United Utilities Group Plc (United Utilities) is a provider of water and wastewater services that collects water from reservoirs, lakes, boreholes and streams; and collects and treats wastewater, and deposits it into rivers and sea. The company extracts water from Lake Vyrnwy in Wales for customers in Merseyside and Cheshire, and the rest is taken from the River Dee, boreholes, and streams. United Utilities collects wastewater from houses, and transports it for treatment works; and treats sewage sludge and generates renewable energy. It holds licenses to provide water and wastewater services to people and businesses in the North West of England. United Utilities is headquartered in Warrington, the UK.

United Utilities Group Plc Key Recent Developments

  • Sep 20, 2022: Next phase confirmed for Vyrnwy Aqueduct Modernisation Programme
  • Sep 02, 2022: Update on Audenshaw water main burst
  • Aug 09, 2022: Consortium of Levidian and United Utilities win BEIS funding to explore LOOP deployment for biogas-to-hydrogen system
  • Aug 03, 2022: New water treatments works opens as first West Cumbrians receive their water from Thirlmere
  • Jul 24, 2022: Update on Liverpool water supplies

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Table of Contents

Section 1 - About the Company
  • United Utilities Group Plc - Key Facts
  • United Utilities Group Plc - Key Employees
  • United Utilities Group Plc - Key Employee Biographies
  • United Utilities Group Plc - Major Products and Services
  • United Utilities Group Plc - History
  • United Utilities Group Plc - Company Statement
  • United Utilities Group Plc - Locations And Subsidiaries
  • Head Office
  • Other Locations & Subsidiaries
  • Joint Venture
Section 2 - Company Analysis
  • Company Overview
  • United Utilities Group Plc - Business Description
  • Product Category: Household retail charges
  • Overview
  • Performance
  • Product Category: Other
  • Performance
  • Product Category: Wholesale wastewater charges
  • Overview
  • Performance
  • Key Stats
  • Product Category: Wholesale water charges
  • Overview
  • Performance
  • Key Stats
  • United Utilities Group Plc - Corporate Strategy
  • United Utilities Group Plc - SWOT Analysis
  • SWOT Analysis - Overview
  • United Utilities Group Plc - Strengths
  • United Utilities Group Plc - Weaknesses
  • United Utilities Group Plc - Opportunities
  • United Utilities Group Plc - Threats
  • United Utilities Group Plc - Key Competitors
Section 3 - Company Financial Ratios
  • Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
  • Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
  • Performance Chart
  • Financial Performance
  • Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
  • Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
Section 4 - Company’s, Power Financial Deals and Alliances
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Power, Deals By Year, 2016 to YTD 2022
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Power, Deals By Type, 2016 to YTD 2022
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Recent Deals Summary
Section 5 - Company’s Recent Developments
  • Sep 20, 2022: Next phase confirmed for Vyrnwy Aqueduct Modernisation Programme
  • Sep 02, 2022: Update on Audenshaw water main burst
  • Aug 09, 2022: Consortium of Levidian and United Utilities win BEIS funding to explore LOOP deployment for biogas-to-hydrogen system
  • Aug 03, 2022: New water treatments works opens as first West Cumbrians receive their water from Thirlmere
  • Jul 24, 2022: Update on Liverpool water supplies
  • Jul 22, 2022: United Utilities Group Poll Results of Annual General Meeting
  • Jul 20, 2022: North West developers save £44m with United Utilities water efficient homes
  • Jul 08, 2022: United Utilities achieves record renewable energy generation and uses electricity exclusively from green sources
  • Apr 27, 2022: United Utilities Group announces Directorate Change
  • Mar 16, 2022: Europe’s largest Nereda wastewater treatment plant now online to boost Fylde coast bathing waters
Section 6 - Appendix
  • Methodology
  • Ratio Definitions
  • About the Publisher
  • Contact the Publisher
  • Disclaimer
List of Tables
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Key Facts
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Key Employees
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Key Employee Biographies
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Major Products and Services
  • United Utilities Group Plc, History
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Subsidiaries
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Joint Venture
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Key Competitors
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Ratios based on current share price
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Annual Ratios
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Annual Ratios (Cont...1)
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Annual Ratios (Cont...2)
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Interim Ratios
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Power, Deals By Year, 2016 to YTD 2022
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Power, Deals By Type, 2016 to YTD 2022
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Recent Deals Summary
  • Currency Codes
  • Capital Market Ratios
  • Equity Ratios
  • Profitability Ratios
  • Cost Ratios
  • Liquidity Ratios
  • Leverage Ratios
  • Efficiency Ratios
List of Figures
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Performance Chart (2018 - 2022)
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Ratio Charts
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Power, Deals By Year, 2016 to YTD 2022
  • United Utilities Group Plc, Power, Deals by Type, 2016 to YTD 2022

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Dee Valley Group Plc
  • South Staffordshire Plc
  • Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
  • Anglian Water Services Ltd
  • Pennon Group Plc
  • Thames Water Utilities Ltd
  • Severn Trent Plc
  • Northumbrian Water Group Ltd
  • Wessex Water Services Ltd
  • South Staffordshire Plc
  • Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
  • Anglian Water Services Ltd
  • Wessex Water Services Ltd
  • Northumbrian Water Group Ltd
  • Thames Water Utilities Ltd
  • Severn Trent Plc
  • Dee Valley Group Plc
  • Pennon Group Plc