WAT Waters Corp

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  3. NYSE: WAT

Price (delayed)

$266.44

Market cap

$16.57B

P/E Ratio

31.72

Dividend/share

N/A

EPS

$8.4

Enterprise value

$17.58B

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Diagnostics & Research
Website: https://www.waters.com/nextgen/us/en.html

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

Waters's debt has decreased by 18% YoY and by 13% QoQ
Waters's revenue has increased by 3.1% QoQ
WAT's price to earnings (P/E) is 72% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 112.8 but 29% more than its last 4 quarters average of 24.5
The company's quick ratio fell by 19% YoY but it rose by 2.4% QoQ

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of WAT
Market
Shares outstanding
62.19M
Market cap
$16.57B
Enterprise value
$17.58B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
31.72
Price to book (P/B)
71.21
Price to sales (P/S)
6.99
EV/EBIT
26.64
EV/EBITDA
22.39
EV/Sales
7.43
Earnings
Revenue
$2.37B
EBIT
$659.98M
EBITDA
$785.35M
Free cash flow
$618.12M
Per share
EPS
$8.4
Free cash flow per share
$9.95
Book value per share
$3.74
Revenue per share
$38.09
TBVPS
$34.41
Balance sheet
Total assets
$2.84B
Total liabilities
$2.61B
Debt
$1.45B
Equity
$232.14M
Working capital
$596.05M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
6.26
Current ratio
1.74
Quick ratio
1.26
Net debt/EBITDA
1.29
Margins
EBITDA margin
33.2%
Gross margin
57.4%
Net margin
22.1%
Operating margin
27.2%
Efficiency
Return on assets
19.3%
Return on equity
N/A
Return on invested capital
24.7%
Return on capital employed
32.4%
Return on sales
27.9%
Dividend
Dividend yield
N/A
DPS
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A

WAT stock price

How has the Waters stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.84%
1 week
-2.72%
1 month
-6.01%
1 year
33.94%
YTD
7.69%
QTD
7.69%

Financial performance

How have Waters's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.37B
Gross profit
$1.36B
Operating income
$643.71M
Net income
$521.57M
Gross margin
57.4%
Net margin
22.1%
The company's net income fell by 12% YoY but it rose by 3.5% QoQ
Waters's net margin has decreased by 10% YoY
The company's operating income fell by 9% YoY but it rose by 4.9% QoQ
The company's operating margin fell by 7% YoY

Growth

What is Waters's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Waters stock price valuation
P/E
31.72
P/B
71.21
P/S
6.99
EV/EBIT
26.64
EV/EBITDA
22.39
EV/Sales
7.43
WAT's price to earnings (P/E) is 72% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 112.8 but 29% more than its last 4 quarters average of 24.5
Waters's EPS has increased by 5% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 4.1% YoY
The price to sales (P/S) is 32% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 5.3 and 17% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 6.0
Waters's revenue has increased by 3.1% QoQ

Efficiency

How efficient is Waters business performance
The return on invested capital has declined by 14% year-on-year but it has increased by 9% since the previous quarter
The ROA has contracted by 9% YoY
Waters's ROS has decreased by 8% YoY

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 9% more than its total liabilities
The current ratio has contracted by 22% YoY and by 2.8% from the previous quarter
The company's quick ratio fell by 19% YoY but it rose by 2.4% QoQ
Waters's debt to equity has soared by 176% YoY and by 116% from the previous quarter
Waters's debt has decreased by 18% YoY and by 13% QoQ

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.