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Waters (Waters) Net Cash per Share

: $-52.06 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Net Cash per Share is calculated as Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities minus Total Liabilities minus Minority Interest and then divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Waters's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-52.06.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waters's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Net-Cash Ratio of Waters was 123.87. The lowest was 23.74. And the median was 54.17.

WAT's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry.
Industry Median: 7.03
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.

Waters Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waters's Net Cash 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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Waters Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net Cash per Share
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -38.92 -34.74 -35.54 -38.84 -52.06

Waters Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net Cash per Share 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 -38.84 -37.62 -58.37 -55.05 -52.06

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Waters's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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 Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Waters's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waters's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.



Waters Net Cash per Share Calculation

In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.

Waters's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(395.974-3476.513-0)/59.176
=-52.06

Waters's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(395.974-3476.513-0)/59.176
=-52.06

* 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.


Waters  (NYSE:WAT) Net Cash per Share Explanation

Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

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Waters (Waters) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
34 Maple Street, Milford, MA, USA, 01757
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

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