ScoreComparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is Waters Corp. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 47.77%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.17 times
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 5.98% and Operating profit at 4.74% over the last 5 years
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 37.03%
4
With ROCE of 27.82%, it has a fair valuation with a 18.75 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 2.74%, its profits have risen by 8.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 11.1
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 2.74% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (S&P 500) returns of 12.94%
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Waters Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Waters Corp. for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Waters Corp.
1.28%
0.87
36.63%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.64
20.20%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.98%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.74%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
14.34
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.17
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.56
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.91
Tax Ratio
16.08%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
47.77%
ROE (avg)
133.16%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
85
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
28.71
EV to EBIT
67.39
EV to EBITDA
54.96
EV to Capital Employed
18.75
EV to Sales
19.25
PEG Ratio
11.06
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
27.82%
ROE (Latest)
33.82%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 745.41 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 54.22 %
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.31% (YoY
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.55 times
-2What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 37.03%
Here's what is working for Waters Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 745.41 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 54.22 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.55 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.31% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 51.65 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
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