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Waters (STU:WAZ) Change In Receivables : €-90 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Waters Change In Receivables?

Waters's change in receivables for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €31 Mil. It means Waters's Accounts Receivable declined by €31 Mil from Dec. 2024 to Mar. 2025 .

Waters's change in receivables for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 was €-63 Mil. It means Waters's Accounts Receivable increased by €63 Mil from Dec. 2023 to Dec. 2024 .

Waters's Accounts Receivable for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €660 Mil.

Days Sales Outstanding measures of the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed. Waters's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 98.36.

In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Apple Inc's Accounts Receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Waters's liquidation value for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €-1,346 Mil.


Waters Change In Receivables Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waters's Change In Receivables 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 Change In Receivables Chart

Waters Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Change In Receivables
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.80 -55.27 -130.15 45.10 -63.26

Waters Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Change In Receivables Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 57.59 6.55 -38.01 -89.48 30.58

Waters Change In Receivables Calculation

Change In Accounts Receivable relative to the previous period. It is any increase or decrease in the cash a company is owed by its customers.

Change In Receivables for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-90 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.


Waters  (STU:WAZ) Change In Receivables Explanation

1. Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Days Sales Outstanding measures of the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Waters's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=659.782/612.077*91
=98.36

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Waters's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

Waters's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Liquidation Value
=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities+(0.75 * Accounts Receivable)+(0.5 * Total Inventories)
=354.157-2431.991+0.75 * 659.782+0.5 * 473.137
=-1,346

* 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 Business Description

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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 2023, Waters generated 57% from biopharmaceutical customers, 31% from industrial clients, and 12% from academic/government institutions.

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