Watsco (Watsco) Operating Cash Flow per Share

: $15.30 (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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Watsco's operating cash flow per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.11. Watsco's operating cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $15.30.

During the past 12 months, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Watsco was -4.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 0.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 21.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.90% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the OCF Growth Rate using Operating Cash Flow per Share data.

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

WSO.B' s 3-Year OCF Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -21.9 Med: 9.1 Max: 101.2
Current: 0.4

During the past 13 years, Watsco's highest 3-Year average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 101.20% per year. The lowest was -21.90% per year. And the median was 9.10% per year.

WSO.B's 3-Year OCF Growth Rate is ranked worse than
60.87% of 115 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 5 vs WSO.B: 0.40

Watsco Operating Cash Flow per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watsco's Operating Cash Flow per Share can be seen below:

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* 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

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Dec23

Operating Cash Flow per Share

9.68

15.20

9.87

16.03

15.38

Watsco Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Operating Cash Flow per Share																5.90	-1.31	-1.15	9.64	8.11

Competitive Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Watsco's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Watsco's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Watsco's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.

Watsco Operating Cash Flow per Share Calculation

Operating Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Cash Flow from Operations per outstanding share of the company's stock.

Watsco's Operating Cash Flow per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Cash Flow per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	561.954	/	36.532
	=	15.38

Watsco's Operating Cash Flow per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Cash Flow per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	298.614	/	36.813
	=	8.11

Operating Cash Flow per Share 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 $15.30

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Watsco (Watsco) Business Description

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

2665 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 901, Miami, FL, USA, 33133

Website

https://www.watsco.com

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.