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WAT (Waters) Profitability Rank : 10 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Waters Profitability Rank?

Waters has the Profitability Rank of 10. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Waters's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 28.70%. As of today, Waters's Piotroski F-Score is 5.


Competitive Comparison of Waters's Profitability Rank

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Waters's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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 Profitability Rank Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Waters's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waters's Profitability Rank falls into.



Waters Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Waters has the Profitability Rank of 10. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Waters's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=212.458 / 740.305
=28.70 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Waters has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

Waters Corp operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.1%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Waters 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 2023, Waters generated 57% from biopharmaceutical customers, 31% from industrial clients, and 12% from academic/government institutions.
Executives
Richard H Fearon director 1239 GERBING ROAD, AMELIA ISLAND FL 32034
Christopher A Kuebler director 210 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Linda Baddour director PRA INTERNATIONAL, 12120 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, SUITE 600, RESTON VA 20190
Edward Conard director
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Gary E Hendrickson director 1101 THIRD STREET SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55415
John M Ballbach director
Michael J Berendt director
Thomas P Salice director
Wei Jiang director 34 MAPLE STREET, MILFORD MA 01757
Amol Chaubal officer: SVP and Chief Financial Office 113 HARTWELL AVE, C/O QUANTERIX CORPORATION, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Jianqing Bennett officer: SVP TA Instruments Division 34 MAPLE STREET, MILFORD MA 01757
Joann A Reed director C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORP, 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Belinda Hyde officer: SVP, Global Human Resources 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277