Waters (Waters) Days Payable

: 23.58 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Waters's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $82 Mil. Waters's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $318 Mil. Hence, Waters's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.58.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waters's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

WAT' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.16 Med: 26.93 Max: 29.51
Current: 26.47

During the past 13 years, Waters's highest Days Payable was 29.51. The lowest was 21.16. And the median was 26.93.

WAT's Days Payable is ranked worse than
80.95% of 210 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 68.79 vs WAT: 26.47

Waters's Days Payable declined from Dec. 2022 (24.88) to Dec. 2023 (23.58). It may suggest that Waters accelerated paying its suppliers.

Waters Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waters's Days Payable can be seen below:

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Waters Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Days Payable

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21.16

21.97

26.67

27.80

27.18

Waters Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															24.88	29.98	26.59	25.33	23.58

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Waters's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable 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.

Waters Days Payable Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Waters's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waters's Days Payable falls into.

Waters Days Payable Calculation

Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.

Waters's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (93.302	+	84.705)	/	2 )	/	1195.223	*	365
=	89.0035					/	1195.223	*	365
=	27.18

Waters's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (79.834	+	84.705)	/	2 )	/	318.36	*	365 / 4
=	82.2695					/	318.36	*	365 / 4
=	23.58

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Waters (Waters) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

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WAT:Mexico WAZ:Germany

Address

34 Maple Street, Milford, MA, USA, 01757

Website

https://www.waters.com

Water sells liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis tools. These analytical instruments provide essential information on various products, such as their molecular structures and physical properties, to help clients enhance the health and well-being of end users. As a percentage of sales in 2022, Waters generated 59% from pharmaceutical customers, 31% from industrial clients, and 10% from academic/government institutions.

Executives

Christopher A Kuebler	director	210 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Richard H Fearon	director	1239 GERBING ROAD, AMELIA ISLAND FL 32034
Edward Conard	director
Daniel J. Brennan	director	BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752-1234
Mark P Vergnano	director	1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19898
Gary E Hendrickson	director	1101 THIRD STREET SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55415
John M Ballbach	director
Linda Baddour	director	PRA INTERNATIONAL, 12120 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, SUITE 600, RESTON VA 20190
Michael J Berendt	director
Thomas P Salice	director
Wei Jiang	director	34 MAPLE STREET, MILFORD MA 01757
Amol Chaubal	officer: SVP and Chief Financial Office	113 HARTWELL AVE, C/O QUANTERIX CORPORATION, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Jianqing Bennett	officer: SVP TA Instruments Division	34 MAPLE STREET, MILFORD MA 01757
Joann A Reed	director	C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORP, 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Belinda Hyde	officer: SVP, Global Human Resources	13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277