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Watsco (Watsco) EV-to-EBITDA

: 19.60 (As of Today)
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EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Watsco's enterprise value is $16,265 Mil. Watsco's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $830 Mil. Therefore, Watsco's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 19.60.

The historical rank and industry rank for Watsco's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WSO.B' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.85   Med: 14.69   Max: 24.15
Current: 19.6

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Watsco was 24.15. The lowest was 10.85. And the median was 14.69.

WSO.B's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
88.32% of 137 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 6.96 vs WSO.B: 19.60

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-04-18), Watsco's stock price is $424.75. Watsco's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.521. Therefore, Watsco's PE Ratio for today is 31.41.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Watsco EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watsco's EV-to-EBITDA 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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.10 21.32 19.40 11.91 21.09

Watsco Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.91 15.36 18.94 18.23 21.09

Competitive Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Watsco's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA 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 EV-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Watsco's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Watsco's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Watsco EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Watsco's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=16264.686/829.9
=19.60

Watsco's current Enterprise Value is $16,265 Mil.
Watsco's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $830 Mil.

* 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.


Watsco  (NYSE:WSO.B) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Watsco's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=424.75/13.521
=31.41

Watsco's share price for today is $424.75.
Watsco's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $13.521.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Watsco (Watsco) Business Description

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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.

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