Hide

FocusBar

FeedbackFeedback
Subscribe to Premium Member
44.53 (1y: -20%)
Market Cap 2.56 B P/E(ttm) 10.00
Enterprise Value 4.81 B P/B
WTW- NYSE (USA)
Weight Watchers International, Inc.
  • Currently 4/5
Business Predictability Rank: 4-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 4-Star stocks: 9.8% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 8%.
Read more:
What is Predictability Rank?
Performances of real portfolio
Top Ranked Predictable Companies
$44.53
Switch to:

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength : 7/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Cash to Debt 0.029
WTW's Cash to Debt is ranked lower than
1639343% of the 61 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 0.81 vs. WTW: 0.029 )
WTW' s 10-Year Cash to Debt Range
Min: 0.02   Max: 0.49
Current: 0.03
0.02
0.49
Equity to Asset -2.104
WTW's Equity to Asset is ranked lower than
2083331% of the 48 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 0.60 vs. WTW: -2.104 )
WTW' s 10-Year Equity to Asset Range
Min: -2.1   Max: 0.26
Current: -2.1
-2.1
0.26
Interest Coverage No Debt
WTW's Interest Coverage is ranked lower than
2083331% of the 48 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 35.90 vs. WTW: No Debt )
WTW' s 10-Year Interest Coverage Range
Min: 3   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt
F-Score: 6
Z-Score: 4.46
M-Score: -2.86
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
••3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rank•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth : 9/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Operating margin (%) 28.00
WTW's Operating margin (%) is ranked lower than
2127657% of the 47 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 10.40 vs. WTW: 28.00 )
WTW' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: 21.9   Max: 36.7
Current: 28
21.9
36.7
Net-margin (%) 14.1
WTW's Net-margin (%) is ranked lower than
2222220% of the 45 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 6.10 vs. WTW: 14.1 )
WTW' s 10-Year Net-margin (%) Range
Min: 9.4   Max: 23.6
Current: 14.1
9.4
23.6
ROA (%) 21.1
WTW's ROA (%) is ranked lower than
2272725% of the 44 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 4.80 vs. WTW: 21.1 )
WTW' s 10-Year ROA (%) Range
Min: 11.3   Max: 30.5
Current: 21.1
11.3
30.5
Revenue Growth (%) 13.4
WTW's Revenue Growth (%) is ranked lower than
5882347% of the 17 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 7.90 vs. WTW: 13.4 )
WTW' s 10-Year Revenue Growth (%) Range
Min: 0   Max: 17.2
Current: 13.4
0
17.2
EBITDA Growth (%) 15.9
WTW's EBITDA Growth (%) is ranked lower than
6249994% of the 16 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 8.70 vs. WTW: 15.9 )
WTW' s 10-Year EBITDA Growth (%) Range
Min: 0   Max: 17.5
Current: 15.9
0
17.5
EPS Growth (%) 16.5
WTW's EPS Growth (%) is ranked lower than
7142850% of the 14 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 11.70 vs. WTW: 16.5 )
WTW' s 10-Year EPS Growth (%) Range
Min: 0   Max: 16.5
Current: 16.5
0
16.5
» WTW's 10-Y Financials

Financials


Revenue & Net Income
Cash & Debt
Oprt. Cash Flow & Free Cash Flow

» Details

Guru Trades
Q2 2012

WTW Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Steven Cohen 8,287 sh (New)
Jim Simons 66,312 sh (New)
Joel Greenblatt 44,817 sh (+705.63%)
Jeff Auxier 37,352 sh (unchged)
Louis Moore Bacon Sold Out
Jeremy Grantham 16,100 sh (-9.55%)
» More
Q3 2012

WTW Guru Trades in Q3 2012

Chuck Royce 24,600 sh (New)
Joel Greenblatt 85,285 sh (+90.3%)
Jeff Auxier 47,902 sh (+28.24%)
Jeremy Grantham Sold Out
Jim Simons Sold Out
Steven Cohen 100 sh (-98.79%)
» More
Q4 2012

WTW Guru Trades in Q4 2012

Third Avenue Management 476,252 sh (New)
Steven Cohen 13,665 sh (+13565%)
Jeff Auxier 48,102 sh (+0.42%)
Jeremy Grantham 9,000 sh (unchged)
Chuck Royce 23,500 sh (-4.47%)
Joel Greenblatt 73,433 sh (-13.9%)
» More
Q1 2013

WTW Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Westport Asset Management 130,000 sh (New)
Joel Greenblatt 164,290 sh (+123.73%)
Jeff Auxier 82,577 sh (+71.67%)
Jeremy Grantham 11,300 sh (+25.56%)
Third Avenue Management 500,920 sh (+5.18%)
Chuck Royce 23,500 sh (unchged)
Steven Cohen Sold Out
» More
» Details

Insider Trades

Latest Guru Trades with WTW

GuruDate Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current Shares
Joel Greenblatt 2013-03-31 Add 123.73%0.19%$40.33 - $59.92 $ 44.53-9%164290
Joel Greenblatt 2012-09-30 Add 90.3%0.14%$42.5 - $56.49 $ 44.53-11%85285
Joel Greenblatt 2012-06-30 Add 705.63%0.15%$49.68 - $79.19 $ 44.53-29%44817
Joel Greenblatt 2012-03-31 Reduce -82.81%0.17%$53.87 - $82 $ 44.53-37%5563
Joel Greenblatt 2011-12-31 Add 139.09%0.12%$55.01 - $76.33 $ 44.53-30%32366
Ray Dalio 2011-12-31 Sold Out 0.03%$55.01 - $76.33 $ 44.53-30%0
Joel Greenblatt 2011-09-30 Reduce -35.91%0.08%$54.2 - $79.82 $ 44.53-33%13537
Ray Dalio 2011-09-30 New Buy0.03%$54.2 - $79.82 $ 44.53-32%34745
Joel Greenblatt 2011-06-30 New Buy0.22%$68.36 - $85.76 $ 44.53-42%21121
Jean-Marie Eveillard 2011-03-31 Sold Out $37.08 - $67 $ 44.53-11%0
Mario Gabelli 2011-03-31 Sold Out $37.08 - $67 $ 44.53-11%0
Joel Greenblatt 2011-03-31 Sold Out $37.08 - $67 $ 44.53-11%0
Wallace Weitz 2010-12-31 Sold Out 0.86%$31.28 - $37.57 $ 44.5329%0
Joel Greenblatt 2010-12-31 New Buy0.68%$31.28 - $37.57 $ 44.5329%55804
Mario Gabelli 2010-12-31 Add 25%$31.28 - $37.57 $ 44.5329%25000
Wallace Weitz 2010-09-30 Reduce -44.56%0.38%$24.84 - $31.92 $ 44.5356%555972
Mario Gabelli 2010-09-30 New Buy$24.84 - $31.92 $ 44.5356%20000
Jean-Marie Eveillard 2010-06-30 New Buy0.06%$25.56 - $28.22 $ 44.5365%315930
Mario Gabelli 2010-06-30 Sold Out $25.56 - $28.22 $ 44.5365%0
George Soros 2010-06-30 Sold Out $25.56 - $28.22 $ 44.5365%0
Wallace Weitz 2010-03-31 New Buy1.45%$24.39 - $30.25 $ 44.5361%1043617
George Soros 2010-03-31 New Buy$24.39 - $30.25 $ 44.5361%9000
Premium More recent guru trades are included for Premium Members only!!

Top Ranked Articles about Weight Watchers International, Inc.

How Today’s Debt Lowers Tomorrow’s Returns
March 22, 2013
- How Today’s Debt Lowers Tomorrow’s Returns
It's not just an increase in risk that happens once a company has a lot of debt. It is also a decrease in stock buying back ability and dividend paying ability. This is one reason why EV/EBITDA is important in all cases, but especially important to private equity buyers. Read more...
Should Buy and Hold Investors Worry About EV/EBITDA?
March 22, 2013
- Should Buy And Hold Investors Worry About EV/EBITDA?
Someone asked me why EV/EBITDA matters. Why shouldn’t we just look at a stock’s free cash flow yield? Isn’t that closest to a discounted cash flow approach? Isn’t that closest to Warren Buffett’s owner earnings approach? Read more...
Weekly Guru Bargains Highlights: DBD, WTW, MSCI, APKT, ROVI
November 4, 2012
According to GuruFocus updates, these stocks have declined the most since Gurus have bought: Read more...
Weekly Guru Bargains Highlights: DELL, WTW, HPQ, ARO, ELP
September 3, 2012
According to GuruFocus updates, these stocks have declined the most since Gurus have bought. Read more...

Ratios

vs
industry		 vs
history
P/E(ttm) 10.00
WTW's P/E(ttm) is ranked lower than
2173911% of the 46 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 19.30 vs. WTW: 10.00 )
WTW' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range
Min: 6.96   Max: 37.27
Current: 10
6.96
37.27
P/S 1.39
WTW's P/S is ranked lower than
1612902% of the 62 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 1.02 vs. WTW: 1.39 )
WTW' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 0.93   Max: 8.06
Current: 1.39
0.93
8.06
PFCF 9.20
WTW's PFCF is ranked lower than
2127657% of the 47 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 15.21 vs. WTW: 9.20 )
WTW' s 10-Year PFCF Range
Min: 6.7   Max: 32.86
Current: 9.2
6.7
32.86
EV-to-EBIT 9.3
WTW's EV-to-EBIT is ranked lower than
2040814% of the 49 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 14.70 vs. WTW: 9.3 )
WTW' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 7   Max: 74.5
Current: 9.3
7
74.5
PEG 0.7
WTW's PEG is ranked lower than
5882347% of the 17 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 1.96 vs. WTW: 0.7 )
WTW' s 10-Year PEG Range
Min: 0.36   Max: 5.59
Current: 0.7
0.36
5.59
Shiller P/E 13.3
WTW's Shiller P/E is ranked lower than
100% of the Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: vs. WTW: 13.3 )
WTW' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range
Min: 8.67   Max: 46.88
Current: 13.3
8.67
46.88

Dividend & Buy Back

vs
industry		 vs
history
Dividend Yield 1.57
WTW's Dividend Yield is ranked lower than
2380950% of the 42 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 2.03 vs. WTW: 1.57 )
WTW' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range
Min: 0.34   Max: 3.87
Current: 1.57
0.34
3.87
Dividend Payout 0.1963
WTW's Dividend Payout is ranked lower than
3124997% of the 32 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 0.51 vs. WTW: 0.1963 )
WTW' s 10-Year Dividend Payout Range
Min: 0.17   Max: 0.33
Current: 0.2
0.17
0.33
Yield on cost (5-Year) 1.60
WTW's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked lower than
2272725% of the 44 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 2.19 vs. WTW: 1.60 )
WTW' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range
Min: 0.34   Max: 3.87
Current: 1.6
0.34
3.87
Share Buyback Rate 5.7
WTW's Share Buyback Rate is ranked lower than
14285700% of the 7 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 2.80 vs. WTW: 5.7 )
WTW' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range
Min: 0   Max: 0.9
Current: 5.7
0
0.9

Valuation & Return

vs
industry		 vs
history
Price/Net Current Asset Value 445.3
WTW's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked lower than
2380950% of the 42 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 13.10 vs. WTW: 445.3 )
WTW' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range
Min: 93.7   Max: 581.8
Current: 445.3
93.7
581.8
Price/DCF (Projected) 1.5
WTW's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked lower than
4545450% of the 22 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 1.30 vs. WTW: 1.5 )
WTW' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range
Min: 0.8   Max: 3.2
Current: 1.5
0.8
3.2
Price/Median PS Value 0.4
WTW's Price/Median PS Value is ranked lower than
1694914% of the 59 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 1.10 vs. WTW: 0.4 )
WTW' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 0.4   Max: 1.8
Current: 0.4
0.4
1.8
Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value 0.7
WTW's Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value is ranked lower than
11111100% of the 9 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 1.60 vs. WTW: 0.7 )
WTW' s 10-Year Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value Range
Min: 0.6   Max: 2.4
Current: 0.7
0.6
2.4
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) 10.70
WTW's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked lower than
2222220% of the 45 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 6.80 vs. WTW: 10.70 )
WTW' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range
Min: 1.3   Max: 14.2
Current: 10.7
1.3
14.2
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) 19.97
WTW's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked lower than
5882347% of the 17 Companies
in the Global Personal Services industry.

( Industry Median: 12.53 vs. WTW: 19.97 )
WTW' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range
Min: 2.4   Max: 34.9
Current: 19.97
2.4
34.9

Business Description

Weight Watchers International, Inc. was incorporated as a Virginia corporation in 1974. It is a global-branded consumer company and is a provider of weight management services, operating globally through a network of Company-owned and franchise operations. The Company offers services and products that are built upon its weight management plans which are comprised of a range of nutritional, exercise and behavioral tools and approaches. PointsPlus and ProPoints, its current weight management plans, are innovative systems with similar methodologies, developed from a combination of the latest nutritional scientific research and insights of customers who experienced prior Weight Watchers plans. It presents its program in a series of weekly meetings of approximately one hour in duration. Meetings are conveniently scheduled throughout the day. Typically, it holds meetings in either meeting rooms in well-located civic or other community centers or space leased in retail centers. The Company has two operating segments: Weight Watchers International and WeightWatchers.com. Through WeightWatchers.com, the Company offers Internet subscription weight management products to consumers and maintains an interactive presence on the Internet for the Weight Watchers brand. WeightWatchers.com is a global provider of weight management Internet subscription products. Currently, the Company provides two Internet subscription offerings: Weight Watchers Online and Weight Watchers eTools. Weight Watchers Online provides interactive and personalized resources that allow users to follow its weight management plans via the Internet. Weight Watchers eTools is the Internet weight management companion for Weight Watchers meetings members who want to interactively manage the day-to-day aspects of their weight management plans on the Internet. The Company currently offers these two products in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Australia. The Company owns numerous domestic and international trademarks, patents and other proprietary rights that are valuable assets and are important to its business. Competition among commercial weight management programs is based on program recognition and reputation and the effectiveness, safety and price of the program. A number of laws and regulations govern the Company's advertising, services, products, operations and relations with consumers, employees and other service providers in the countries in which it operates.
Company Website
SEC Reports
Industry: Personal Services
Compare:STAN, HRB, CSV, TUC, SCI
Traded in other countries:WW6.Germany
» More Articles for WTW

Headlines

Articles On GuruFocus.com
Weight Watchers Can Add Girth to Your Portfolio Apr 30 2013 
How Today’s Debt Lowers Tomorrow’s Returns Mar 22 2013 
Should Buy and Hold Investors Worry About EV/EBITDA? Mar 22 2013 
5 Things I Look For in a Stock Mar 14 2013 
Am I a Value Investor? Mar 10 2013 
Weekly Guru Bargains Highlights: DBD, WTW, MSCI, APKT, ROVI Nov 04 2012 
Two Investment Ideas in Grey Owl Capital's Third Quarter Report Nov 02 2012 
Google Caught Naked: Their Loss, Your Gain? Oct 19 2012 
Weekly Guru Bargains Highlights: DELL, WTW, HPQ, ARO, ELP Sep 03 2012 
The Best Dividends On April 19, 2012 Apr 18 2012 

Personalized Checklist





Within your circle of competence?
Macro economic environment favorable?
High quality business?
Enough margin of safety with stocks?
Gurus are buying?
Insiders are buying?
Management capable and shareholder friendly?
Catalyst for stock price to appreciate?
Your level of confidence with the research?

GuruFocus Affiliate Program: Earn up to $400 per referral. ( Learn More)
Get WordPress Plugins for easy affiliate links on Stock Tickers and Guru Names
Free 7-day Trial