WAT Waters Corp
Price (delayed)
$330.71
Market cap
$19.65B
P/E Ratio
30.76
Dividend/share
N/A
EPS
$10.75
Enterprise value
$21.03B
Waters Corporation is a publicly traded Analytical Laboratory instrument and software company headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts. The company employs more than 7,500 people, with manufacturing facilities located in Milford, Taunton,
Highlights
The equity has soared by 59% YoY and by 14% from the previous quarter
Waters's debt has decreased by 30% YoY and by 11% QoQ
The company's quick ratio rose by 9% QoQ but it fell by 3.6% YoY
WAT's price to earnings (P/E) is 7% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 28.8 but 6% less than its last 4 quarters average of 32.7
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of WAT
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
59.41M
Market cap
$19.65B
Enterprise value
$21.03B
Price to earnings (P/E)
30.76
Price to book (P/B)
10.74
Price to sales (P/S)
6.63
EV/EBIT
24.9
EV/EBITDA
20.29
EV/Sales
7.11
Revenue
$2.96B
Gross profit
$1.76B
Operating income
$826.35M
Net income
$637.83M
EBIT
$844.55M
EBITDA
$1.04B
Free cash flow
$619.64M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$10.75
EPS diluted
$10.71
Free cash flow per share
$10.44
Book value per share
$30.8
Revenue per share
$49.86
TBVPS
$45.34
Total assets
$4.55B
Total liabilities
$2.73B
Debt
$1.7B
Equity
$1.83B
Working capital
$879.35M
Debt to equity
0.93
Current ratio
2.11
Quick ratio
1.34
Net debt/EBITDA
1.33
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
35%
Gross margin
59.4%
Net margin
21.6%
Operating margin
27.9%
Return on assets
14.2%
Return on equity
41.8%
Return on invested capital
24.6%
Return on capital employed
22.4%
Return on sales
28.5%
Dividend yield
N/A
DPS
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A
WAT stock price
How has the Waters stock price performed over time
Intraday
4.58%
1 week
2.25%
1 month
-9.51%
1 year
10.52%
YTD
-10.86%
QTD
-10.27%
Financial performance
How have Waters's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.96B
Gross profit
$1.76B
Operating income
$826.35M
Net income
$637.83M
Gross margin
59.4%
Net margin
21.6%
The company's operating income rose by 3.5% QoQ
The company's net income rose by 2.4% QoQ
Growth
What is Waters's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Waters stock price valuation
P/E
30.76
P/B
10.74
P/S
6.63
EV/EBIT
24.9
EV/EBITDA
20.29
EV/Sales
7.11
WAT's price to earnings (P/E) is 7% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 28.8 but 6% less than its last 4 quarters average of 32.7
Waters's EPS has increased by 2.3% from the previous quarter
The P/B is 73% below the 5-year quarterly average of 40.2 and 20% below the last 4 quarters average of 13.4
The equity has soared by 59% YoY and by 14% from the previous quarter
The price to sales (P/S) is 3.9% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 6.9
Efficiency
How efficient is Waters business performance
Waters's ROE has decreased by 44% YoY and by 9% from the previous quarter
The return on invested capital has increased by 11% year-on-year and by 9% since the previous quarter
The ROA has contracted by 6% YoY but it has grown by 2.9% from the previous quarter
Dividends
What is WAT's dividend
DPS
N/A
Dividend yield
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A
There are no recent dividends present for WAT.
Financial health
How did Waters financials performed over time
Waters's total assets is 67% more than its total liabilities
The company's total liabilities fell by 22% YoY and by 6% QoQ
The company's quick ratio rose by 9% QoQ but it fell by 3.6% YoY
Waters's debt is 7% lower than its equity
The equity has soared by 59% YoY and by 14% from the previous quarter
Waters's debt to equity has plunged by 56% YoY and by 22% from the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.