Waters Corporation (WAT)

79.78 -1.02  -1.26%  May 31, 8:00PM Go Pro
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Waters Corporation Valuation

No matter how good a company is, if the price that you pay to buy it is too high, you won't make much money. These valuation metrics should give you a sense of reasonable prices, but be careful with them. Always seek to understand why a valuation is changing over time.

Price Multiples

Price Multiples show how much you get for the price you pay. They can fluctuate drastically over time. Looking at price multiples over time and comparing to those of competitors will help to triangulate a reasonable valuation.

Price to Sales Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of sales.

WAT 3.853
VAR 2.442
ZMH 2.401
STJ 2.140

Price to Earnings Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of earnings.

WAT 17.12
VAR 17.10
ZMH 14.72
STJ 15.49

Price to Book

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of net assets (net assets is total assets - total liabilities).

WAT 5.518
VAR 4.616
ZMH 1.898
STJ 2.728

Enterprise Valuation

Enterprise Value (EV) multiples tell you what you would get if you were to buy the whole company (including paying off all debt). Similar to price multiples, they can be compared across time and with peers.

EV / EBITDA Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Revenue Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of sales if you were buying the whole company.

EV / EBIT Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest and taxes if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Free Cash Flow Pro

Tells how much you are paying for one dollar of current free cash flow if you were buying the whole company.

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WAT News

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about a day ago by Trade4Me
sometimes it saves to look back a ways. weekly pattern looking suspicious. $WAT http://chart.ly/96dj9um
about 11 days ago by stubbybrown
Waters upgraded by Mizuho
May 20, 10:48PM
Are Shorts Watching Waters?
May 08, 11:01AM Fool
$WAT filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3fa1
about 28 days ago by MarketBrief
$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
$WAT Volume Alert - Currently at 5 x average daily volume.
about 38 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
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
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. (WAT) Reports Q1 Miss
Apr 24, 7:03AM Street Insider
$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
$WAT filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/39X4
about 63 days ago by MarketBrief
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

Recent Quotes

Symbol Price Chg Chg % Market Cap
WAT 79.78 -1.02 -1.26% 7.105B
VSH 10.62 -0.09 -0.84% 1.670B
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VSAT 42.02 +0.38 +0.91% 1.800B
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VRTB 1.260 -0.00 -0.01% 16.56M
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