Waters Corp (WAT, Financial)(30-Year Financial) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2019. Waters Corp is an analytical instrument manufacturer. It designs, manufactures, sells and services liquid chromatography, ultra performance liquid chromatography & mass spectrometry instrument systems & support products. Waters Corp has a market cap of $13.06 billion; its shares were traded at around $202.62 with a P/E ratio of 23.06 and P/S ratio of 5.70. Waters Corp had annual average EBITDA growth of 9.00% over the past ten years. GuruFocus rated Waters Corp the business predictability rank of 5-star. GuruFocus has detected 1 severe warning sign with Waters Corp. .
For the last quarter Waters Corp reported a revenue of $716.3 million, compared with the revenue of $715.0 million during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $2.4 billion, a decrease of 0.6% from the previous year. For the complete 30-year financial data, please go here.. For the last five years Waters Corp had an average revenue growth rate of 4.5% a year.
The reported diluted earnings per share was $8.69 for the year, an increase of 13.6% from previous year. Over the last five years Waters Corp had an EPS growth rate of 1% a year. The Waters Corp had a decent operating margin of 29.44%, compared with the operating margin of 30.55% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Waters Corp is 28.35%. The profitability rank of the company is 10 (out of 10).
At the current stock price of $202.62, Waters Corp is traded at 15.6% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $175.35. The P/S ratio of the stock is 5.70, while the historical median P/S ratio is 4.94. The intrinsic value of the stock is $93.96 a share, according to GuruFocus DCF Calculator. The stock lost 14.94% during the past 12 months.
Directors and Officers Recent Trades:
- SVP General Counsel & Corp Sec Keeley A Aleman sold 151 shares of WAT stock on 02/21/2020 at the average price of $216.78. The price of the stock has decreased by 6.53% since.
- SVP Global Operations Francis Kim sold 6,488 shares of WAT stock on 02/06/2020 at the average price of $220.06. The price of the stock has decreased by 7.93% since.
For the complete 20-year historical financial data of WAT, click here.
