As of today (2024-04-28), Waters's current share price is $311.30. Waters's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $40.93. Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 7.61.
The historical rank and industry rank for Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
WAT'
s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.34 Med: 7.77 Max: 13.58
Current: 7.61
During the past years, Waters's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 13.58. The lowest was 5.34. And the median was 7.77.
WAT's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than 82.96% of 135
companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 2.21
vs WAT: 7.61
The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.
Waters's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.821. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $40.93 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.
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Waters Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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.
Competitive Comparison of Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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.
Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry
For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.
Waters Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation
Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.
The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.
Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as
* 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.
Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.
Waters (NYSE:WAT) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation
Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.
If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.
Waters Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms
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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.
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