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Waters (MEX:WAT) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 16.33 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Waters Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-23), Waters's current share price is MXN5414.03. Waters's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was MXN331.44. Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 16.33.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:WAT' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.34   Med: 10.99   Max: 21.36
Current: 14.8

During the past years, Waters's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 21.36. The lowest was 8.34. And the median was 10.99.

MEX:WAT's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
94.12% of 136 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 1.92 vs MEX:WAT: 14.80

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 PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Waters's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was MXN351.604. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is MXN331.44 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Waters Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Waters Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.23 12.65 18.83 17.31 16.93

Waters Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 15.62 13.48 13.91 16.93 17.55

Competitive Comparison of Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Waters Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=5414.03/331.44
=16.33

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Waters's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=351.604/131.7762*131.7762
=351.604

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Waters Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 284.832 100.560 373.252
201409 297.087 100.428 389.822
201412 336.107 99.070 447.068
201503 343.283 99.621 454.086
201506 368.622 100.684 482.457
201509 407.386 100.392 534.744
201512 435.696 99.792 575.338
201603 447.094 100.470 586.405
201606 493.548 101.688 639.582
201609 542.218 101.861 701.460
201612 593.071 101.863 767.235
201703 563.642 102.862 722.079
201706 570.434 103.349 727.337
201709 599.995 104.136 759.251
201712 552.964 104.011 700.574
201803 490.590 105.290 614.003
201806 503.812 106.317 624.459
201809 463.471 106.507 573.433
201812 420.886 105.998 523.244
201903 267.655 107.251 328.861
201906 158.013 108.070 192.676
201909 35.017 108.329 42.596
201912 -65.174 108.420 -79.214
202003 -128.044 108.902 -154.940
202006 -71.481 108.767 -86.602
202009 -14.810 109.815 -17.772
202012 74.111 109.897 88.866
202103 76.335 111.754 90.011
202106 86.860 114.631 99.851
202109 99.242 115.734 112.998
202112 124.160 117.630 139.092
202203 123.656 121.301 134.335
202206 131.505 125.017 138.615
202209 130.161 125.227 136.969
202212 166.410 125.222 175.120
202303 183.189 127.348 189.559
202306 223.925 128.729 229.226
202309 266.818 129.860 270.756
202312 329.968 129.419 335.977
202403 351.604 131.776 351.604

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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.


Waters  (MEX:WAT) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Waters (MEX:WAT) 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.

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