Watts Water Technologies (Watts Water Technologies) Debt-to-Equity : 0.20 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Watts Water Technologies Debt-to-Equity?

Watts Water Technologies's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Watts Water Technologies's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $298 Mil. Watts Water Technologies's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,513 Mil. Watts Water Technologies's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.20.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Watts Water Technologies's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

WTS' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11 Med: 0.36 Max: 0.88
Current: 0.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Watts Water Technologies was 0.88. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.36.

WTS's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
60.5% of 2620 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs WTS: 0.20

Watts Water Technologies Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watts Water Technologies's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Watts Water Technologies Debt-to-Equity Chart

Watts Water Technologies Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.32

0.19

0.12

0.11

0.20

Watts Water Technologies Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.11	0.11	0.07	0.07	0.20

Competitive Comparison of Watts Water Technologies's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Watts Water Technologies's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.

Watts Water Technologies's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Watts Water Technologies's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Watts Water Technologies Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Watts Water Technologies's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	298.3)	/	1513.3
	=	0.20

Watts Water Technologies's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	298.3)	/	1513.3
	=	0.20

Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Watts Water Technologies (Watts Water Technologies) Business Description

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Address

815 Chestnut Street, North Andover, MA, USA, 01845

Website

https://www.wattswater.com

Watts Water Technologies Inc is a U.S.-based company that provides safety, energy efficiency, and water conservation products. The company's product portfolio includes residential and commercial flow control products, which are sold for plumbing and hot water applications; HVAC and gas products, including commercial boilers, water heaters, heating solutions, and heating systems; drainage and water reuse products, including drainage products and engineered rainwater-harvesting solutions; and water quality products, including point-of-use and point-of-entry water filtration, conditioning, and scale prevention systems. The company generates the majority of its revenue from markets in the Americas and in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Executives

Kenneth Robert Lepage	officer: General Counsel	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 815 CHESTNUT STREET, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845
Shashank Patel	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, RYE BROOK NY 10573
Elie Melhem	officer: President, Asia	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 815 CHESTNUT STREET, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845
Joseph T Noonan	director	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 815 CHESTNUT STREET, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845
Timothy P Horne	director, 10 percent owner	WATTS INDUSTRIES INC, ROUTE 815 CHESTNUT ST, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845
Pagano Robert J Jr	officer: President and CEO	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC., 815 CHESTNUT ST, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845
Andre Dhawan	officer: Chief Operating Officer	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC., 815 CHESTNUT ST., NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845
Monica Barry	officer: Chief HR Officer	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC., 815 CHESTNUT ST., NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845
Munish Nanda	officer: President, Americas	1133 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, C/O ITT CORPORATION, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Michael J. Dubose	director	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC., 815 CHESTNUT ST., NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845
Louise K Goeser	director	C/O PPL CORPORATION, TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Todd A Trapp	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 815 CHESTNUT STREET, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845
David A. Dunbar	director	11 KEEWAYDIN DRIVE, SUITE 300, SALEM NH 03079
Jes Munk Hansen	director	815 CHESTNUT STREET, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845
Jennifer Congdon	officer: Chief HR Officer	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 815 CHESTNUT STREET, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845