Mueller Water Products, Inc.
Business
Mueller Water Products, Inc. manufactures and markets products and solutions for the transmission, distribution and measurement of water for municipalities and the residential and non-residential construction industries. It offers water infrastructure and flow control products and services including iron gate and specialty valves, service brass, fire hydrants, repair and installation products, natural gas fittings, metering, leak detection, and pressure management solutions. The company operates through two business segments: Water Flow Solutions and Water Management Solutions. Its products are primarily sold in the United States and Canada through national and regional waterworks distributors and direct municipal contracts.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-19
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 1,430 | 1,315 | 1,276 | 1,247 | 1,111 | |
| Cost of sales | 913 | 856 | 896 | 883 | 753 | |
| Gross profit | 517 | 459 | 380 | 364 | 359 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 247 | 245 | 242 | 239 | 219 | |
| Restructuring Charges | 9 | 16 | 10 | 7 | — | |
| Goodwill, Impairment Loss | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total operating expenses | 256 | 277 | 252 | 253 | 227 | |
| Operating income | 261 | 182 | 127 | 112 | 132 | |
| Pension (benefit) expense other than service | −200,000 | 4 | 4 | −4 | −3 | |
| Interest expense, net | 7 | 13 | 15 | 17 | — | |
| Other expense | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Income before income taxes | 254 | 163 | 109 | 99 | 95 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 63 | 48 | 24 | 22 | 25 | |
| Net income | 192 | 116 | 86 | 77 | 70 | |
| Net income (loss) per basic share | 1.23 | 0.74 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.44 | |
| Net income (loss) per diluted share | 1.22 | 0.74 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.44 | |
| Basic, in shares | 156 | 156 | 156 | 157 | 158 | |
| Diluted, in shares | 158 | 157 | 157 | 158 | 159 | |
| Dividends declared per share, in dollars per share | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.22 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 432 | 310 | 160 | 147 | 228 | |
| Receivables, net | 212 | 209 | 217 | 228 | 212 | |
| Inventories, net | 329 | 302 | 298 | 279 | 185 | |
| Other current assets | 57 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 29 | |
| Total current assets | 1,029 | 858 | 707 | 680 | 654 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 336 | 319 | 312 | 302 | 283 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 307 | 310 | 334 | 361 | 393 | |
| Net goodwill | 89 | 81 | 94 | 99 | 115 | |
| Other noncurrent assets | 78 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 73 | |
| Total assets | 1,839 | 1,636 | 1,505 | 1,498 | 1,518 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 1 | 800,000 | 700,000 | 800,000 | 1 | |
| Accounts payable | 134 | 110 | 103 | 123 | 92 | |
| Other current liabilities | 155 | 147 | 115 | 117 | 127 | |
| Total current liabilities | 290 | 258 | 219 | 241 | 220 | |
| Long-term debt | 450 | 449 | 447 | 446 | 446 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 51 | 55 | 74 | 86 | 95 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 66 | 64 | 54 | 55 | 62 | |
| Total liabilities | 857 | 826 | 794 | 829 | 823 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock: par value $0.01 per share; 60,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Common stock: par value $0.01 per share; 600,000,000 shares authorized; 156,331,004 and 156,227,170 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,159 | 1,205 | 1,240 | 1,280 | 1,342 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −174 | −366 | −482 | −567 | −644 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −5 | −31 | −49 | −45 | −5 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 982 | 810 | 712 | 669 | 695 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 1,839 | 1,636 | 1,505 | 1,498 | 1,518 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | 40 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 31 | |
| Amortization | 7 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | |
| Non-cash asset impairment | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| (Gain) loss on sale of assets | −200,000 | 500,000 | −4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
| Pension cost | 500,000 | 5 | 4 | −3 | −2 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −7 | −22 | −14 | −4 | −5 | |
| Inventory reserves provision | 2 | 5 | 400,000 | 2 | 3 | |
| Other, net | 900,000 | 1 | 900,000 | 1 | 1 | |
| Receivables | −2 | 8 | 11 | −18 | −30 | |
| Inventories | −27 | −8 | −20 | −98 | −24 | |
| Other current assets and other noncurrent assets | −20 | −8 | −3 | 1 | −5 | |
| Accounts payable | 18 | 7 | −20 | 32 | 23 | |
| Other current liabilities | 4 | 32 | −2 | −9 | 38 | |
| Long-term liabilities | 800,000 | 9 | −800,000 | −6 | 3 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 219 | 239 | 109 | 52 | 157 | |
| Capital expenditures | −47 | −47 | −48 | −55 | −63 | |
| Proceeds from sales of assets | 200,000 | 200,000 | 6 | 0 | 700,000 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −47 | −47 | −42 | −55 | −82 | |
| Dividends paid | −42 | −40 | −38 | −37 | −35 | |
| Stock repurchased under buyback program | −15 | −10 | −10 | −35 | −10 | |
| Employee taxes related to stock-based compensation | −5 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | |
| Common stock issued | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Debt issuance costs | 0 | −900,000 | 0 | 0 | −6 | |
| Payments for finance lease obligations | −1 | −900,000 | −1 | −700,000 | −400,000 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −58 | −46 | −49 | −72 | −59 | |
| Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash | 8 | 4 | −4 | −6 | 2 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 122 | 150 | 14 | −81 | 19 | |
| Cash paid for interest, net | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 25 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net | 69 | 74 | 38 | 27 | 17 | |
| Property, plant and equipment accrued and unpaid | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Property, plant and equipment accrued and unpaid | 3 | 2 | 900,000 | — | — |