As of today (2024-04-18), Watts Water Technologies's share price is $199.63.
Watts Water Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.39. Hence, Watts Water Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 23.81.
The historical rank and industry rank for Watts Water Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
WTS'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.94 Med: 22.1 Max: 55.66
Current: 23.81
During the past 13 years, Watts Water Technologies's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 55.66. The lowest was 12.94. And the median was 22.10.
WTS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 53.51% of 1654
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 21.565
vs WTS: 23.81
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Watts Water Technologies was 43.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.50% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.90% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.50% per year.
During the past 13 years, Watts Water Technologies's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 101.80% per year. The lowest was -28.80% per year. And the median was 6.05% per year.
Watts Water Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Watts Water Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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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Watts Water Technologies Annual Data
Trend
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
20.70
22.37
42.71
25.08
24.83
Watts Water Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Jun23
Sep23
Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
25.08
24.33
24.34
18.58
24.83
Competitive Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Watts Water Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.
Watts Water Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Watts Water Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Watts Water Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Watts Water Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Watts Water Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Watts Water Technologies's Share Price of today is $199.63.
Watts Water Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $8.39.
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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Watts Water Technologies (Watts Water Technologies) Business Description
Watts Water Technologies Inc is a U.S.-based company that provides safety, energy efficiency, and water conservation products. The company's product portfolio includes residential and commercial flow control products, which are sold for plumbing and hot water applications; HVAC and gas products, including commercial boilers, water heaters, heating solutions, and heating systems; drainage and water reuse products, including drainage products and engineered rainwater-harvesting solutions; and water quality products, including point-of-use and point-of-entry water filtration, conditioning, and scale prevention systems. The company generates the majority of its revenue from markets in the Americas and in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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