WAT Waters Corp
Price (delayed)
$374.82
Market cap
$22.26B
P/E Ratio
35.66
Dividend/share
N/A
EPS
$10.51
Enterprise value
$23.83B
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 77% YoY and by 14% from the previous quarter
Waters's debt has decreased by 27% YoY and by 9% QoQ
Waters's EPS has decreased by 5% YoY but it has increased by 4.4% from the previous quarter
The company's net income fell by 4.7% YoY but it rose by 4.5% QoQ
WAT's price to earnings (P/E) is 26% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 28.2 and 12% more than its last 4 quarters average of 31.7
The company's quick ratio fell by 5% YoY
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of WAT
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
59.38M
Market cap
$22.26B
Enterprise value
$23.83B
Price to earnings (P/E)
35.66
Price to book (P/B)
13.88
Price to sales (P/S)
7.66
EV/EBIT
29.17
EV/EBITDA
23.64
EV/Sales
8.2
Revenue
$2.91B
Gross profit
$1.74B
Operating income
$798.31M
Net income
$622.64M
EBIT
$816.87M
EBITDA
$1.01B
Free cash flow
$620.14M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$10.51
EPS diluted
$10.48
Free cash flow per share
$10.45
Book value per share
$27.01
Revenue per share
$48.94
TBVPS
$44.02
Total assets
$4.51B
Total liabilities
$2.91B
Debt
$1.9B
Equity
$1.6B
Working capital
$831.68M
Debt to equity
1.19
Current ratio
2.02
Quick ratio
1.23
Net debt/EBITDA
1.56
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
34.7%
Gross margin
59.7%
Net margin
21.4%
Operating margin
27.5%
Return on assets
13.8%
Return on equity
45.9%
Return on invested capital
22.6%
Return on capital employed
22.1%
Return on sales
28.1%
Dividend yield
N/A
DPS
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A
WAT stock price
How has the Waters stock price performed over time
Intraday
-1.57%
1 week
1.38%
1 month
-9.42%
1 year
13.75%
YTD
1.04%
QTD
1.04%
Financial performance
How have Waters's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.91B
Gross profit
$1.74B
Operating income
$798.31M
Net income
$622.64M
Gross margin
59.7%
Net margin
21.4%
The company's net income fell by 4.7% YoY but it rose by 4.5% QoQ
The company's operating income fell by 4.9% YoY but it rose by 4.1% QoQ
The company's operating margin rose by 3% QoQ
Waters's revenue has decreased by 3% YoY
Growth
What is Waters's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Waters stock price valuation
P/E
35.66
P/B
13.88
P/S
7.66
EV/EBIT
29.17
EV/EBITDA
23.64
EV/Sales
8.2
WAT's price to earnings (P/E) is 26% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 28.2 and 12% more than its last 4 quarters average of 31.7
Waters's EPS has decreased by 5% YoY but it has increased by 4.4% from the previous quarter
The equity has soared by 77% YoY and by 14% from the previous quarter
The P/B is 67% below the 5-year quarterly average of 42.0 and 4.9% below the last 4 quarters average of 14.6
The price to sales (P/S) is 20% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 6.4 and 14% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 6.7
Waters's revenue has decreased by 3% YoY
Efficiency
How efficient is Waters business performance
Waters's ROE has plunged by 51% YoY and by 9% from the previous quarter
The ROA has contracted by 17% YoY but it has grown by 4.5% from the previous quarter
The return on invested capital has increased by 9% since the previous quarter but it has declined by 7% year-on-year
Waters's ROS has increased 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 55% more than its total liabilities
The company's total liabilities fell by 19% YoY and by 4.2% QoQ
The current ratio has contracted by 8% YoY and by 3.8% from the previous quarter
Waters's debt is 19% higher than its equity
The equity has soared by 77% YoY and by 14% from the previous quarter
Waters's debt to equity has plunged by 58% YoY and by 20% from the previous quarter
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