
Waters (WAT) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025Income Metrics
Revenue
661.7M
Gross Profit
385.0M
58.18%
Operating Income
151.7M
22.93%
Net Income
121.4M
18.34%
EPS (Diluted)
$2.03
Balance Sheet Metrics
Total Assets
4.6B
Total Liabilities
2.6B
Shareholders Equity
2.0B
Debt to Equity
1.34
Cash Flow Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
259.6M
Free Cash Flow
233.8M
Revenue & Profitability Trend
Waters Income Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 3.0B | 3.0B | 3.0B | 2.8B | 2.4B |
Cost of Goods Sold | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.0B |
Gross Profit | 1.8B | 1.8B | 1.7B | 1.6B | 1.4B |
Gross Margin % | 59.4% | 59.6% | 58.0% | 58.5% | 57.4% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | 183.0M | 174.9M | 176.2M | 168.4M | 140.8M |
Selling, General & Administrative | 690.1M | 736.0M | 658.0M | 627.0M | 553.7M |
Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Operating Expenses | 873.2M | 911.0M | 834.2M | 795.3M | 694.5M |
Operating Income | 837.9M | 817.7M | 883.2M | 826.9M | 653.6M |
Operating Margin % | 28.3% | 27.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 27.6% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | 17.4M | 16.6M | 11.0M | 12.2M | 16.3M |
Interest Expense | 89.7M | 98.9M | 48.8M | 44.9M | 49.1M |
Other Non-Operating Income | -10.8M | 807.0K | -7.6M | 12.0M | -9.9M |
Pre-tax Income | 754.9M | 736.2M | 837.8M | 806.2M | 610.9M |
Income Tax | 117.0M | 94.0M | 130.1M | 113.4M | 89.3M |
Effective Tax Rate % | 15.5% | 12.8% | 15.5% | 14.1% | 14.6% |
Net Income | 637.8M | 642.2M | 707.8M | 692.8M | 521.6M |
Net Margin % | 21.6% | 21.7% | 23.8% | 24.9% | 22.1% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | 1.0B | 1.0B | 1.0B | 988.0M | 793.5M |
EPS (Basic) | $10.75 | $10.87 | $11.80 | $11.25 | $8.40 |
EPS (Diluted) | $10.71 | $10.84 | $11.73 | $11.17 | $8.36 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 59333000 | 59076000 | 59985000 | 61575000 | 62094000 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 59333000 | 59076000 | 59985000 | 61575000 | 62094000 |
Income Statement Trend
Waters Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 324.4M | 395.1M | 480.5M | 501.2M | 436.7M |
Short-term Investments | 934.0K | 898.0K | 862.0K | 68.1M | 6.5M |
Accounts Receivable | 733.4M | 702.2M | 722.9M | 612.6M | 573.3M |
Inventory | 477.3M | 516.2M | 455.7M | 356.1M | 304.3M |
Other Current Assets | 133.1M | 138.5M | 103.9M | 90.9M | 80.3M |
Total Current Assets | 1.7B | 1.8B | 1.8B | 1.6B | 1.4B |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 753.4M | 749.3M | 641.5M | 622.5M | 589.8M |
Goodwill | 3.2B | 3.2B | 1.1B | 1.1B | 1.1B |
Intangible Assets | 567.9M | 629.2M | 227.4M | 242.4M | 258.6M |
Long-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Assets | 295.7M | 215.7M | 191.1M | 153.1M | 148.6M |
Total Non-Current Assets | 2.9B | 2.9B | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.4B |
Total Assets | 4.6B | 4.6B | 3.3B | 3.1B | 2.8B |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 99.9M | 84.7M | 93.3M | 96.8M | 72.2M |
Short-term Debt | 25.5M | 77.8M | 76.4M | 27.9M | 177.8M |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | 149.3M | 168.7M | 140.3M | 155.1M | 197.1M |
Total Current Liabilities | 789.8M | 789.6M | 785.7M | 680.5M | 805.0M |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 1.7B | 2.4B | 1.6B | 1.6B | 1.3B |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 183.8M | 137.8M | 117.5M | 89.8M | 98.0M |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 1.9B | 2.7B | 2.0B | 2.0B | 1.8B |
Total Liabilities | 2.7B | 3.5B | 2.8B | 2.7B | 2.6B |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 1.6M | 1.6M | 1.6M | 1.6M | 1.6M |
Retained Earnings | 9.8B | 9.2B | 8.5B | 7.8B | 7.1B |
Treasury Stock | 10.1B | 10.1B | 10.1B | 9.4B | 8.8B |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 1.8B | 1.2B | 504.5M | 367.6M | 232.1M |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 1.7B | 2.4B | 1.7B | 1.6B | 1.5B |
Working Capital | 879.4M | 963.3M | 978.2M | 948.4M | 596.0M |
Balance Sheet Composition
Waters Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | 637.8M | 642.2M | 707.8M | 692.8M | 521.6M |
Depreciation & Amortization | 191.8M | 165.9M | 130.4M | 131.7M | 125.4M |
Stock-Based Compensation | 44.7M | 36.9M | 42.6M | 29.9M | 36.9M |
Working Capital Changes | -111.4M | -240.3M | -247.1M | -114.1M | 102.5M |
Operating Cash Flow | 762.1M | 603.6M | 611.7M | 757.0M | 783.6M |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | -142.5M | -160.6M | -175.9M | -161.3M | -172.4M |
Acquisitions | -1.5M | 742.0K | 8.9M | -1.8M | -80.5M |
Investment Purchases | -3.7M | -1.8M | -11.4M | -279.7M | -32.0M |
Investment Sales | 3.7M | 1.8M | 78.0M | 218.1M | 20.9M |
Investing Cash Flow | -144.0M | -1.4B | -100.4M | -224.6M | -264.1M |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | -13.5M | -70.3M | -626.1M | -648.9M | -196.4M |
Dividends Paid | - | - | - | - | - |
Debt Issuance | 170.0M | 1.5B | 205.0M | 510.0M | 315.0M |
Debt Repayment | -900.0M | -670.0M | -145.0M | -350.0M | -640.4M |
Financing Cash Flow | -727.0M | 725.2M | -552.4M | -493.9M | -506.5M |
Free Cash Flow | 619.6M | 442.2M | 428.2M | 579.0M | 618.1M |
Net Change in Cash | -108.9M | -113.6M | -41.2M | 38.4M | 12.9M |
Cash Flow Trend
Waters Key Financial Ratios
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM)
29.66
Forward P/E
25.40
Price to Book
9.05
Price to Sales
6.42
PEG Ratio
11.92
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
21.71%
Operating Margin
26.22%
Return on Equity
37.03%
Return on Assets
11.70%
Financial Health
Current Ratio
1.75
Debt to Equity
73.86
Beta
1.04
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)
$11.07
Book Value per Share
$36.29
Revenue per Share
$51.26
Peer Financial Comparison
Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | Profit Margin | Debt/Equity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
wat | 19.7B | 29.66 | 9.05 | 37.03% | 21.71% | 73.86 |
Thermo Fisher | 206.1B | 31.46 | 4.06 | 13.42% | 15.24% | 69.62 |
Danaher | 153.9B | 45.65 | 2.94 | 6.68% | 14.21% | 35.45 |
Idexx Laboratories | 50.5B | 52.42 | 34.68 | 64.87% | 24.41% | 84.81 |
Agilent Technologies | 40.2B | 33.02 | 6.31 | 19.88% | 17.97% | 56.42 |
Iqvia Holdings | 36.0B | 29.90 | 6.08 | 19.79% | 7.88% | 272.12 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.