{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/chesapeake-utilities-grew-profit-6-cash-fell-73",
  "title": "Chesapeake Utilities grew profit 6%. Cash fell 73%.",
  "summary": "Cash dropped to $400,000 in the three months ended June 30, even as net income rose to $25.4 million.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-06T21:28:01.709037+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "Chesapeake Utilities Corporatio",
    "ticker": "CPK",
    "cik": "1628280",
    "sector": "Utilities",
    "industry": "Utilities - Regulated Gas"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-08-06",
    "accession": "0001628280-26-054477",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19745/000162828026054477/cpk-20260630.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-08-07",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19745/000162828025039014/cpk-20250630.htm"
  },
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 930000000,
      "display": "$930.0M",
      "unit": "usd",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
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        "label": "Filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
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        "filing_date": "2026-08-06"
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": 18.140243902439025,
      "display": "+18.1%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001628280-26-054477",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-06"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Operating margin",
      "value": 27.516129032258064,
      "display": "+27.5%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001628280-26-054477",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-06"
      }
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  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "demand",
      "statement": "Chesapeake says peak-heating demand normally drives much of annual income and subsequent receivables increases, making seasonal cash conversion a recurring exposure.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "We normally generate a large portion of our annual net income and subsequent increases in our accounts receivable in the first and fourth quarters of each year due to significant volumes of natural gas, electricity, and propane delivered by our distribution operations, and our natural gas transmission operations to customers during the peak-heating season.",
      "source_date": "2026-08-06"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "CPK"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}