Waters Corporation (WAT)

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Waters Corporation Return on Invested Capital: 23.09%

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WAT Return on Invested Capital Rankings

Overall	92nd percentile	302 of 4160
Sector	90th percentile	48 of 482 in Healthcare
Industry	95th percentile	3 of 71 in Medical Appliances & Equipment

WAT Return on Invested Capital Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum	23.09%	Mar 2012
Maximum	29.81%	Jun 2007
Average	26.03%

About Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

ROIC is an acronym for "Return on Invested Capital", and it is a concept that doesn't have a fixed definition. In YCharts, it is the net income that a company earned as a percentage of all of the capital given to a company by shareholders and debt holders. It is a ratio that tries to answer the question: "If I gave $1 to this company, how much money could the company earn by investing that $1?" A ROIC of 5% means that the company can return $0.05 per dollar invested.

ROIC is often considered a more reasonable estimate of managerial performance than Return on Equity (ROE) because it takes into account investments by debt holders, which should be invested to increase net income.

It is also more reasonable than Return on Assets (ROA) because it only assumes that capital which was "invested" into the company can be used to earn income.
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WAT News

Why We Think Waters Is Fairly Valued
Jun 01, 4:20AM

Watch List Long : $ABC $MNST $ASNA $AAPL Watch List Short : $WAT $SWN $EQT $DO $NTRS
about a day ago by Trade4Me

S&P 500 Analyst Recommendation Changes for May 29
May 29, 8:34AM

S&P 500 Analyst Target Price Changes for May 29
May 29, 8:32AM

Duke Energy, Watson Pharma: Overlooked M&A Stocks
May 24, 2:19PM

Waters Unveils New Analytical Tools for Research and Routine Screening Applications at ASMS 2012
May 21, 3:34PM PR Newswire

sometimes it saves to look back a ways. weekly pattern looking suspicious. $WAT http://chart.ly/96dj9um
about 11 days ago by stubbybrown

Paul Tudor Jones Buys JPMorgan and Financials ETF as Top Holdings
May 21, 8:42AM

Mizuho Securities Upgrades Waters Corp. (WAT) to Buy
May 21, 7:28AM Street Insider

Waters upgraded by Mizuho
May 20, 10:48PM

Wells Fargo Starts Waters Corp. (WAT) at Outperform; End-market Positioning
May 17, 9:32AM Street Insider

Waters initiated with an Outperform at Wells Fargo
May 17, 6:43AM

Why We Think St. Jude Is Undervalued
May 17, 1:04AM

Agilent Still A Name Worth Owning
May 16, 10:08AM

WATERS CORP /DE/ Files SEC form 8-K, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Other Events
May 11, 11:50AM

WATERS CORP /DE/ Financials
May 10, 1:04PM

Waters Corporation Presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Health Care Conference to Be Webcast Live
May 10, 7:00AM Business Wire

Are Shorts Watching Waters?
May 08, 11:01AM Fool

Waters Corporation Presentation at the Baird 2012 Growth Stock Conference to Be Webcast Live
May 07, 7:00AM Business Wire

S&P 500 Annual Meeting Calendar, Week of May 7 - June 01
May 04, 9:00AM

$WAT filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3fa1
about 28 days ago by MarketBrief

WATERS CORP /DE/ Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report
May 04, 8:03AM

Waters Corporation Presentation at the Deutsche Bank 37th Annual Health Care Conference to Be Webcast Live
May 04, 7:00AM Business Wire

Protea Opens New Bioanalytical Services Facility
May 01, 8:30AM GlobeNewswire

U.S. Companies Issuing Profit Outlooks for the Week of April 27
Apr 27, 4:16PM

Analyst Estimate Changes by Industry Groups in the S&P 500
Apr 27, 9:54AM

Expected Earnings Growth for Industries in S&P 500
Apr 27, 9:52AM

RS Losers (20in5) $NIHD $NFLX $ILMN $EXPD $CLF $CHRW $WAT $IBKR $LH $STUDY http://chart.ly/alo4ju3
about 35 days ago by gtlackey

Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Medical Appliances & Equipment Industry With The Highest Operating Margin
Apr 26, 3:12AM Benzinga

RS Losers (20in5) $NFLX $ILMN $NVDA $ALTR $EXPD $NUE $WAT $CHRW $CLF $STUDY http://chart.ly/7komlxp
about 36 days ago by gtlackey

Auriga Reiterates a 'Buy' on Waters Corp. (WAT); Unexpectedly High Decline at Big Pharma Drags Down Results
Apr 25, 10:21AM Street Insider

New Star Analyst Rankings for Waters Corporation Common Stock
Apr 25, 9:57AM

$WAT 200 Day SMA Cross - Price crossed above 200 day SMA (82.2248). Confirmed by volume.
about 37 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant

@gtlackey I have $WAT on my list, but I don't like it continuing to test Supp here. Thoughts?
about 37 days ago by 1nvestor

$WAT is 10.7% up since open but still -0.3% down since close.
about 38 days ago by TradeBot

Waters Corp. slides 7% on results
Apr 24, 1:25PM

$WAT Volume Alert - Currently at 5 x average daily volume.
about 38 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant

Netflix, Coach Among Stocks Down on High Volume Tuesday
Apr 24, 12:56PM

Waters' CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Apr 24, 11:50AM Seeking Alpha

Waters slides as 1st-qtr profit falls 6 percent
Apr 24, 11:41AM

Waters Misses on the Top and Bottom Lines
Apr 24, 11:28AM Fool

Waters Corp Tumbles after Earnings Miss
Apr 24, 11:00AM Benzinga

$WAT i think we're gonna break 78
about 38 days ago by tickertutor

REFILE-UPDATE 1-Waters 1st-qtr results miss estimates
Apr 24, 9:08AM

UPDATE 1-Waters 1st-qtr results miss estimates
Apr 24, 9:02AM

Waters Corporation Earnings Call scheduled for 8:30 am ET today
Apr 24, 8:30AM

Waters Corp. Earnings: Revenue Falls After Four Straight Quarters of Rising, Net Income Declines
Apr 24, 8:26AM

Listen to $WAT Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 08:30 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3Tf0
about 38 days ago by earningscast

WATERS CORP /DE/ Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
Apr 24, 7:19AM

Q1 2012 Waters Corporation Earnings Release - Time Not Supplied
Apr 24, 7:07AM

InPlay: Waters misses by $0.09, misses on revs
Apr 24, 7:04AM

Waters Corp. (WAT) Reports Q1 Miss
Apr 24, 7:03AM Street Insider

Waters Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
Apr 24, 7:00AM Business Wire

$WAT Tues AM eps- estimates $1.09
about 39 days ago by MinervasMomma

$SPX components that traded beyond their 14-day ATR (based off open): $HAS $K $UNP $WAT $AKAM $MET $FAST http://stks.co/3T9I
about 39 days ago by Attitrade

UK, US to agree to work on floating wind turbines
Apr 23, 7:19AM

Nestle SA - 1st Quarter Results
Apr 20, 2:49AM

Waters Corp First Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek
Apr 19, 10:38AM

Waters Brings Awarding-Winning UltraPerformance Convergence Chromatography to Analytica 2012
Apr 17, 3:00AM PR Newswire

Waters Corporation Q1 2012 Financial Results Webcast Invitation
Apr 05, 10:37AM Business Wire

VICAM's New Fumo-V Strip Tests Delivers Accurate Detection of Fumonisin Mycotoxins in Minutes
Mar 30, 12:01PM PR Newswire

See the Future for Waters by Checking This
Mar 30, 10:14AM Fool

$WAT filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/39X4
about 63 days ago by MarketBrief

From Earlier: Waters, Ireland's NIBRT Partner on Training and Research to Advance Burgeoning Biopharma Industry
Mar 27, 7:20AM Benzinga

RT @SFOmag: The longer the consolidation, the bigger the breakout @upsidetrader says $WAT is in a bullish coil http://stks.co/2o2j
about 80 days ago by howardlindzon

$ADP $CBE $AXP $MGM $ALXN $PDC $ATW $WAT $UA watching
about 93 days ago by smellypelt63

Area. Nice up move, now digesting gains in the box. Potential 100 Roll candidate. $WAT http://chart.ly/kbx85dj
about 104 days ago by 1nvestor

RT @TheEquitiesRoom EBR: Watchlist/worksheet/3 Trading Ideas: $WAT $TJX $UEC http://stks.co/2ShM
about 105 days ago by TheFuturesRoom

EBR: Watchlist/worksheet/3 Trading Ideas: $WAT $TJX $UEC http://stks.co/2SYR
about 105 days ago by TheEquitiesRoom

Some over $10 range break stocks on watch tmrw: $MPEL $MFN $AXP $ADI $APH $GPC $BLK $TMO $WAT $DO $HPQ $WMS
about 106 days ago by TheEquitiesRoom

$SPY 72 NR7 Day Alerts for the S&P 500 Stocks. $NVLS $M $WAT charts showing possible bull flags to watch. http://stks.co/2ID1
about 115 days ago by tradewithpete

$WAT Insider Sale: $5.2M of stock sold by Arthur Caputo (Evp And President, Waters Div) on January 31, 2012 http://stks.co/2D4H
about 120 days ago by MarketBrief

Waters Corp, $WAT moves above 70 DMA, has Bullish signals on Weekly Candlestick Chart http://chart.ly/n5k28pd
about 124 days ago by InvestProfits

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