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Watsco (Watsco) Book Value per Share : $63.97 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Watsco Book Value per Share?

Watsco's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $63.97.

During the past 12 months, Watsco's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 16.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Watsco was 37.00% per year. The lowest was -1.90% per year. And the median was 9.10% per year.

Watsco's current price is $443.21. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $63.97. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Watsco is 6.93.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Watsco was 7.88. The lowest was 3.40. And the median was 5.03.

Warning Sign:

Watsco Inc stock PB Ratio (=7.86) is close to 10-year high of 7.87


Watsco Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watsco's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Watsco Book Value per Share Chart

Watsco Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 37.54 38.55 42.86 48.69 56.47

Watsco Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Book Value per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 49.52 52.16 56.46 56.47 63.97

Competitive Comparison of Watsco's Book Value per Share

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Watsco's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Watsco's PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Watsco's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Watsco's PB Ratio falls into.



Watsco Book Value per Share Calculation

Watsco's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(2,230-0)/39
=56.47

Watsco's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(2,526-0)/39
=63.96

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Watsco  (NYSE:WSO) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Watsco (Watsco) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2665 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 901, Miami, FL, USA, 33133
Watsco is the largest heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration products distributor in North America. The company primarily operates in the United States (91% of 2022 revenue) with significant exposure in the Sunbelt states. Watsco also has operations in Canada (5% of sales) and Latin America and the Caribbean (4% of sales). The company's customer base consists of more than 120,000 dealers and contractors that serve the replacement and new construction HVACR markets for residential and light commercial applications.
Executives
Ana Lopez-blazquez director 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
Valerie Schimel director 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
John Alexander Macdonald director 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
Stephen F. Rush officer: EVP and COO 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
John Michael Custer director 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
Brian E. Keeley director 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
Steven Rubin director 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
Barry S Logan officer: Senior Vice President
Watsco Inc director 2665 SOUTH BAYSHORE DR, STE 901, COCONUT GROVE FL 33133
Jason Epstein director % COLUMBUS ACQUISITION CORP, 153 EAST 53RD STREET 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
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David C. Darnell director 100 NORTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Paul F Manley director C/O GENTA INC., TWO VANWAY, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922
Bob L Moss director
Denise Dickins director 1867 TRAVIS CIRCLE, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33406

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