Waters Stock Price To Book

WAT Stock

USD 373.47 4.97 1.35%

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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Price To Book Ratio is likely to drop to 9.34 in 2024.

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Waters Company Price To Book Analysis

Waters' Price to Book (P/B) ratio is used to relate a company book value to its current market price. A high P/B ratio indicates that investors expect executives to generate more returns on their investments from a given set of assets. Book value is the accounting value of assets minus liabilities.

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Current Waters Price To Book

13.83 X

Most of Waters' fundamental indicators, such as Price To Book, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Waters is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

Waters Price To Book 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 Book. 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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Price to Book ratio is mostly used in financial services industries where assets and liabilities are typically represented by dollars. Although low Price to Book ratio generally implies that the firm is undervalued, it is often a good indicator that the company may be in financial or managerial distress and should be investigated more carefully.

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Waters Book Value Per Share

Book Value Per Share

20.45

At this time, Waters' Book Value Per Share is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Based on the latest financial disclosure, Waters has a Price To Book of 13.8327 times. This is 46.13% lower than that of the Life Sciences Tools & Services sector and 82.01% higher than that of the Health Care industry. The price to book for all United States stocks is 45.45% lower than that of the firm.

Waters Price To Book 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 Book 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 book 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	23.75 B
	Shares Outstanding	59.38 M
	Shares Owned By Institutions	96.84 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	2.15 M
	Price To Earning	40.43 X
	Price To Book	13.83 X
	Price To Sales	7.63 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	5.61 X
	Earnings Per Share	10.49 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	3.51 X
	Target Price	375.45
	Number Of Employees	7.9 K
	Beta	0.97
	Market Capitalization	22.18 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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