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Waters (STU:WAZ) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 7.12 (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is Waters Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-10), Waters's current share price is €276.90. Waters's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €38.88. Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 7.12.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:WAZ' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.34   Med: 7.78   Max: 13.58
Current: 7.18

During the past years, Waters's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 13.58. The lowest was 5.34. And the median was 7.78.

STU:WAZ's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
84.09% of 132 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 2.4 vs STU:WAZ: 7.18

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Waters's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €9.858. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is €38.88 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Waters Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* 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.

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Waters Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Waters Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.69 8.54 11.25 9.12 8.04

Waters Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.00 6.71 6.76 8.04 8.18

Competitive Comparison of Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Waters Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=276.90/38.88
=7.12

* 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.

Waters's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Waters's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=9.858/131.7762*131.7762
=9.858

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Waters Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 4.163 100.560 5.455
201409 4.534 100.428 5.949
201412 5.563 99.070 7.400
201503 5.079 99.621 6.718
201506 5.290 100.684 6.924
201509 5.388 100.392 7.072
201512 6.533 99.792 8.627
201603 5.206 100.470 6.828
201606 5.863 101.688 7.598
201609 5.768 101.861 7.462
201612 7.364 101.863 9.527
201703 5.765 102.862 7.386
201706 6.152 103.349 7.844
201709 5.893 104.136 7.457
201712 7.220 104.011 9.147
201803 5.399 105.290 6.757
201806 6.507 106.317 8.065
201809 6.422 106.507 7.946
201812 8.348 105.998 10.378
201903 6.280 107.251 7.716
201906 7.630 108.070 9.304
201909 7.851 108.329 9.550
201912 10.063 108.420 12.231
202003 6.719 108.902 8.130
202006 7.425 108.767 8.996
202009 8.091 109.815 9.709
202012 10.339 109.897 12.397
202103 8.162 111.754 9.624
202106 9.102 114.631 10.463
202109 9.054 115.734 10.309
202112 12.060 117.630 13.510
202203 10.287 121.301 11.175
202206 11.168 125.017 11.772
202209 11.911 125.227 12.534
202212 13.561 125.222 14.271
202303 10.781 127.348 11.156
202306 11.584 128.729 11.858
202309 11.254 129.860 11.420
202312 12.673 129.419 12.904
202403 9.858 131.776 9.858

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Waters  (STU:WAZ) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Waters (STU:WAZ) 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 2022, Waters generated 59% from pharmaceutical customers, 31% from industrial clients, and 10% from academic/government institutions.

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