Financial Performance - Net income for Q1 2025 was 16.6million,a4111.7 million in Q1 2024, with diluted EPS rising to 0.49,a3616.7 million, a 43% increase compared to the prior year, with adjusted diluted EPS at 0.50,a3916,551,000, up 41.5% from 11,699,000inQ12024[31].−Dilutedearningspershareincreasedto0.49 in Q1 2025, compared to 0.36inQ12024,reflectingagrowthof36.1167.6 million, up 12% from 149.4millioninthesamequarterlastyear,drivenbyrateincreasesof17.2 million and higher customer usage of 1.0million[5].−OperatingrevenueforQ12025was167,599,000, an increase of 12.2% compared to 149,382,000inQ12024[31].−OperatingexpensesforQ12025were131.7 million, an 8% increase from 121.5millioninQ12024,primarilyduetohigherwaterproductionandadministrativecosts[5].−Totaloperatingexpensesroseto131,703,000 in Q1 2025, a 8.5% increase from 121,469,000inQ12024[31].CapitalExpendituresandInvestments−CapitalexpendituresinQ12025totaled78.2 million, representing approximately 17% of the planned 473millionforthefullyear[6].−ConnecticutWaterreceiveda1.6 million revenue increase effective April 1, 2025, for infrastructure investment projects [12]. - Maine Water anticipates a decision on a GRC application requesting a 15.9% increase in annual revenues, expected in Q2 2025 [14]. Dividends and Shareholder Returns - The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of 0.42pershare,withanexpectedannualizeddividendof1.68 per share for 2025, compared to 1.60persharein2024[19].GuidanceandFutureProjections−Thecompanyaffirms2025adjusteddilutedEPSguidanceof2.90 to 3.00,withlong−termgrowthprojectedat523,696,000 as of March 31, 2025, up from 11,114,000atDecember31,2024[34].−TotalassetsasofMarch31,2025,were4,728,810,000, an increase from 4,658,309,000atDecember31,2024[36].−Stockholders′equityroseto1,397,337,000 as of March 31, 2025, compared to 1,366,974,000atDecember31,2024[36].−Thecurrentportionoflong−termdebtincreasedto18,665,000 as of March 31, 2025, from 3,648,000atDecember31,2024[36].MergersandAcquisitions−Thecompanyincurred254,000 in expenses related to merger and acquisition activities during Q1 2025 [39].