Ratings Waters Corporation

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WAT

US9418481035

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Summary

  • According to Refinitiv, the company's ESG score for its industry is good.

Strengths

  • The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
  • The group's activity appears highly profitable thanks to its outperforming net margins.
  • Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
  • Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.
  • Analysts' price targets are all relatively close, reflecting good visibility on the company's valuation.
  • Historically, the company has been releasing figures that are above expectations.

Weaknesses

  • According to forecast, a sluggish sales growth is expected for the next fiscal years.
  • With an expected P/E ratio at 29.1 and 26.05 respectively for both the current and next fiscal years, the company operates with high earnings multiples.
  • Based on current prices, the company has particularly high valuation levels.
  • In relation to the value of its tangible assets, the company's valuation appears relatively high.
  • The valuation of the company is particularly high given the cash flows generated by its activity.
  • For the last twelve months, the trend in sales revisions has been clearly going down, which emphasizes downgraded expectations from the analysts.
  • For the past year, analysts have significantly revised downwards their profit estimates.
  • The average consensus view of analysts covering the stock has deteriorated over the past four months.
  • Over the past twelve months, analysts' consensus has been significantly revised downwards.

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Sector: Advanced Medical Equipment & Technology

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Financials

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