Waters Stock Price To Earning

WAT Stock

USD 384.72 1.85 0.48%

Waters fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Waters' financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Waters Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Waters' intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Waters stock.

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Waters Company Price To Earning Analysis

Waters' Price to Earnings ratio is typically used for current valuation of a company and is one of the most popular ratios that investors monitor daily. Holding a low PE stock is less risky because when a company's profitability falls, it is likely that earnings will also go down as well. In other words, if you start from a lower position, your downside risk is limited. There are also some investors who believe that low Price to Earnings ratio reflects the low pricing because a given company is in trouble. On the other hand, a higher PE ratio means that investors are paying more for each unit of profit.

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Current Waters Price To Earning

40.43 X

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Waters Price To Earning Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Waters is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Waters Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Price To Earning. Since Waters' main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Waters' historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Waters' interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Accounts Payable	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Good Will	Common Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Current Deferred Revenue	Short Term Investments	Treasury Stock	Long Term Debt	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Long Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.75	0.75	0.37	0.15	0.6	0.55	0.88	0.52	0.22	0.17	0.71	0.25	0.48	0.67	-0.2	0.81	0.51	0.81	0.45	-0.17	-0.3	0.12	0.25	0.14	-0.19
Total Stockholder Equity	0.75		0.59	-0.16	0.36	-0.02	0.04	0.91	0.43	-0.01	-0.05	0.31	-0.24	-0.17	0.9	0.42	0.26	0.88	0.37	-0.19	-0.72	0.17	0.46	0.72	0.69	-0.17
Net Debt	0.75	0.59		0.39	-0.29	0.34	0.61	0.72	0.74	0.33	0.32	0.43	0.29	0.28	0.59	-0.18	0.68	0.41	0.74	0.34	-0.25	-0.4	-0.17	0.14	0.07	0.18
Retained Earnings	0.37	-0.16	0.39		-0.2	0.8	0.94	0.01	-0.03	0.74	0.73	0.7	0.97	0.85	-0.35	-0.93	0.72	-0.52	0.67	0.9	0.61	-0.77	-0.46	-0.71	-0.8	0.54
Accounts Payable	0.15	0.36	-0.29	-0.2		-0.1	-0.18	0.24	-0.35	-0.05	-0.11	0.18	-0.16	-0.19	0.24	0.27	-0.08	0.32	0.02	-0.23	-0.19	0.5	0.22	0.35	0.37	-0.12
Net Receivables	0.6	-0.02	0.34	0.8	-0.1		0.76	0.23	0.17	0.34	0.31	0.79	0.69	0.95	-0.12	-0.84	0.85	-0.28	0.72	0.92	0.57	-0.72	-0.19	-0.54	-0.63	-0.05
Total Liab	0.55	0.04	0.61	0.94	-0.18	0.76		0.25	0.19	0.75	0.73	0.75	0.89	0.78	-0.09	-0.82	0.82	-0.31	0.82	0.83	0.44	-0.69	-0.55	-0.52	-0.64	0.52
Total Current Assets	0.88	0.91	0.72	0.01	0.24	0.23	0.25		0.64	-0.07	-0.12	0.51	-0.13	0.05	0.92	0.17	0.47	0.82	0.59	0.02	-0.59	-0.02	0.29	0.49	0.51	-0.22
Short Term Debt	0.52	0.43	0.74	-0.03	-0.35	0.17	0.19	0.64		-0.22	-0.26	0.23	-0.21	0.0	0.64	0.06	0.38	0.53	0.42	0.03	-0.4	-0.2	-0.07	0.17	0.24	-0.26
Intangible Assets	0.22	-0.01	0.33	0.74	-0.05	0.34	0.75	-0.07	-0.22		0.99	0.41	0.81	0.45	-0.32	-0.52	0.47	-0.41	0.45	0.55	0.37	-0.44	-0.48	-0.28	-0.51	0.75
Good Will	0.17	-0.05	0.32	0.73	-0.11	0.31	0.73	-0.12	-0.26	0.99		0.34	0.82	0.45	-0.36	-0.52	0.45	-0.45	0.42	0.54	0.4	-0.44	-0.48	-0.29	-0.52	0.77
Common Stock	0.71	0.31	0.43	0.7	0.18	0.79	0.75	0.51	0.23	0.41	0.34		0.58	0.66	0.18	-0.63	0.71	0.03	0.74	0.63	0.21	-0.42	-0.18	-0.32	-0.34	0.15
Property Plant Equipment	0.25	-0.24	0.29	0.97	-0.16	0.69	0.89	-0.13	-0.21	0.81	0.82	0.58		0.8	-0.46	-0.89	0.64	-0.61	0.6	0.85	0.67	-0.68	-0.51	-0.68	-0.81	0.63
Current Deferred Revenue	0.48	-0.17	0.28	0.85	-0.19	0.95	0.78	0.05	0.0	0.45	0.45	0.66	0.8		-0.29	-0.89	0.83	-0.46	0.67	0.97	0.71	-0.75	-0.27	-0.6	-0.75	0.06
Short Term Investments	0.67	0.9	0.59	-0.35	0.24	-0.12	-0.09	0.92	0.64	-0.32	-0.36	0.18	-0.46	-0.29		0.5	0.18	0.95	0.33	-0.32	-0.77	0.28	0.37	0.71	0.77	-0.36
Treasury Stock	-0.2	0.42	-0.18	-0.93	0.27	-0.84	-0.82	0.17	0.06	-0.52	-0.52	-0.63	-0.89	-0.89	0.5		-0.64	0.66	-0.54	-0.91	-0.76	0.77	0.48	0.87	0.93	-0.36
Long Term Debt	0.81	0.26	0.68	0.72	-0.08	0.85	0.82	0.47	0.38	0.47	0.45	0.71	0.64	0.83	0.18	-0.64		-0.03	0.92	0.82	0.39	-0.58	-0.33	-0.21	-0.39	0.0
Net Tangible Assets	0.51	0.88	0.41	-0.52	0.32	-0.28	-0.31	0.82	0.53	-0.41	-0.45	0.03	-0.61	-0.46	0.95	0.66	-0.03		0.09	-0.47	-0.85	0.43	0.51	0.79	0.86	-0.42
Long Term Debt Total	0.81	0.37	0.74	0.67	0.02	0.72	0.82	0.59	0.42	0.45	0.42	0.74	0.6	0.67	0.33	-0.54	0.92	0.09		0.69	0.21	-0.47	-0.37	-0.15	-0.25	0.14
Capital Surpluse	0.45	-0.19	0.34	0.9	-0.23	0.92	0.83	0.02	0.03	0.55	0.54	0.63	0.85	0.97	-0.32	-0.91	0.82	-0.47	0.69		0.69	-0.81	-0.35	-0.65	-0.8	0.18
Long Term Investments	-0.17	-0.72	-0.25	0.61	-0.19	0.57	0.44	-0.59	-0.4	0.37	0.4	0.21	0.67	0.71	-0.77	-0.76	0.39	-0.85	0.21	0.69		-0.38	-0.55	-0.71	-0.85	0.14
Short Long Term Debt	-0.3	0.17	-0.4	-0.77	0.5	-0.72	-0.69	-0.02	-0.2	-0.44	-0.44	-0.42	-0.68	-0.75	0.28	0.77	-0.58	0.43	-0.47	-0.81	-0.38		0.12	0.64	0.69	-0.27
Cash And Equivalents	0.12	0.46	-0.17	-0.46	0.22	-0.19	-0.55	0.29	-0.07	-0.48	-0.48	-0.18	-0.51	-0.27	0.37	0.48	-0.33	0.51	-0.37	-0.35	-0.55	0.12		0.46	0.54	-0.48
Net Invested Capital	0.25	0.72	0.14	-0.71	0.35	-0.54	-0.52	0.49	0.17	-0.28	-0.29	-0.32	-0.68	-0.6	0.71	0.87	-0.21	0.79	-0.15	-0.65	-0.71	0.64	0.46		0.93	-0.4
Net Working Capital	0.14	0.69	0.07	-0.8	0.37	-0.63	-0.64	0.51	0.24	-0.51	-0.52	-0.34	-0.81	-0.75	0.77	0.93	-0.39	0.86	-0.25	-0.8	-0.85	0.69	0.54	0.93		-0.4
Capital Stock	-0.19	-0.17	0.18	0.54	-0.12	-0.05	0.52	-0.22	-0.26	0.75	0.77	0.15	0.63	0.06	-0.36	-0.36	0.0	-0.42	0.14	0.18	0.14	-0.27	-0.48	-0.4	-0.4

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Waters Retained Earnings

Retained Earnings

9.61 Billion

At this time, Waters' Retained Earnings are comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Based on the latest financial disclosure, Waters has a Price To Earning of 40.43 times. This is 56.46% higher than that of the Life Sciences Tools & Services sector and 55.2% higher than that of the Health Care industry. The price to earning for all United States stocks is 40.77% lower than that of the firm.

Waters Price To Earning Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Waters' direct or indirect competition against its Price To Earning to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Waters could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Waters by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Waters is currently under evaluation in price to earning category among its peers.

Waters ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Waters' sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Waters' managers, analysts, and investors.

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Waters Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.5
	Return On Asset	0.11
	Profit Margin	0.21 %
	Operating Margin	0.29 %
	Current Valuation	24.53 B
	Shares Outstanding	59.38 M
	Shares Owned By Institutions	96.80 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	2.08 M
	Price To Earning	40.43 X
	Price To Book	14.32 X
	Price To Sales	7.86 X
	Revenue	2.96 B
	Gross Profit	1.72 B
	EBITDA	817.68 M
	Net Income	642.23 M
	Cash And Equivalents	481.39 M
	Cash Per Share	7.01 X
	Total Debt	2.44 B
	Debt To Equity	4.00 %
	Current Ratio	2.10 X
	Book Value Per Share	27.00 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	602.81 M
	Short Ratio	4.04 X
	Earnings Per Share	10.48 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	3.63 X
	Target Price	375.45
	Number Of Employees	7.9 K
	Beta	0.97
	Market Capitalization	22.84 B
	Total Asset	4.63 B
	Retained Earnings	9.15 B
	Working Capital	963.29 M
	Current Asset	3.21 B
	Current Liabilities	564.08 M
	Net Asset	4.63 B

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