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Waters (BSP:WATC34) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : R$13.75 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Waters Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Waters's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$5.637. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is R$13.75 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

During the past 12 months, Waters's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 6.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 7.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 9.40% 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 Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Waters was 23.10% per year. The lowest was 7.70% per year. And the median was 10.45% per year.

As of today (2025-05-30), Waters's current stock price is R$535.88. Waters's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$13.75. Waters's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 38.97.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Waters was 60.57. The lowest was 28.03. And the median was 36.90.


Waters Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waters's Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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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Waters Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Waters Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.03 10.59 11.70 12.87 14.36

Waters Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share 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 10.20 12.14 11.51 14.36 13.75

Competitive Comparison of Waters's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Waters's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Waters's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Waters Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Waters's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=5.637/134.9266*134.9266
=5.637

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Waters Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.832 100.684 1.115
201509 1.322 100.392 1.777
201512 1.599 99.792 2.162
201603 1.543 100.470 2.072
201606 1.407 101.688 1.867
201609 1.259 101.861 1.668
201612 1.567 101.863 2.076
201703 1.515 102.862 1.987
201706 1.575 103.349 2.056
201709 1.306 104.136 1.692
201712 1.659 104.011 2.152
201803 1.644 105.290 2.107
201806 0.960 106.317 1.218
201809 1.165 106.507 1.476
201812 2.336 105.998 2.974
201903 1.990 107.251 2.504
201906 1.214 108.070 1.516
201909 1.594 108.329 1.985
201912 2.215 108.420 2.757
202003 1.960 108.902 2.428
202006 3.190 108.767 3.957
202009 3.126 109.815 3.841
202012 4.533 109.897 5.565
202103 4.024 111.754 4.858
202106 1.995 114.631 2.348
202109 2.733 115.734 3.186
202112 3.991 117.630 4.578
202203 3.374 121.301 3.753
202206 0.207 125.017 0.223
202209 2.541 125.227 2.738
202212 2.996 125.222 3.228
202303 3.564 127.348 3.776
202306 -0.586 128.729 -0.614
202309 2.496 129.860 2.593
202312 3.895 129.419 4.061
202403 4.906 131.776 5.023
202406 0.417 132.554 0.424
202409 4.164 133.029 4.223
202412 4.796 133.157 4.860
202503 5.637 134.927 5.637

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.


Waters  (BSP:WATC34) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Waters's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=535.88/13.75
=38.97

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Waters was 60.57. The lowest was 28.03. And the median was 36.90.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


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Waters Business Description

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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 2024, Waters generated 58% from biopharmaceutical customers, 31% from industrial clients, and 11% from academic/government institutions.

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