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Watts Water Technologies has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.
Good Sign:
Watts Water Technologies Inc shows strong financial strength.
GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:
1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.Watts Water Technologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 21.71. Watts Water Technologies's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.14. As of today, Watts Water Technologies's Altman Z-Score is 7.65.
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Watts Water Technologies's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Watts Water Technologies's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Watts Water Technologies's Financial Strength falls into.
GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors
A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.
1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:
Watts Water Technologies's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $83 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $298 Mil.
Watts Water Technologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is
Interest Coverage | = | -1 | * | Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) | / | Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 ) |
= | -1 | * | 82.5 | / | -3.8 | |
= | 21.71 |
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
Watts Water Technologies's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is
Debt to Revenue Ratio | = | Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) | / | Revenue | ||
= | (Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation | + | Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) | / | Revenue | |
= | (0 | + | 298.3) | / | 2190 | |
= | 0.14 |
3. Altman Z-Score.
Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.
Watts Water Technologies has a Z-score of 7.65, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.
Good Sign:
Altman Z-score of 7.65 is strong.
* 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.
Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) Financial Strength Explanation
The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.
Watts Water Technologies has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.
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Kenneth Robert Lepage | officer: General Counsel | WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 815 CHESTNUT STREET, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 |
Shashank Patel | officer: Chief Financial Officer | 1 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, RYE BROOK NY 10573 |
Elie Melhem | officer: President, Asia | WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 815 CHESTNUT STREET, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 |
Joseph T Noonan | director | WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 815 CHESTNUT STREET, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 |
Timothy P Horne | director, 10 percent owner | WATTS INDUSTRIES INC, ROUTE 815 CHESTNUT ST, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 |
Pagano Robert J Jr | officer: President and CEO | WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC., 815 CHESTNUT ST, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 |
Andre Dhawan | officer: Chief Operating Officer | WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC., 815 CHESTNUT ST., NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 |
Monica Barry | officer: Chief HR Officer | WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC., 815 CHESTNUT ST., NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 |
Munish Nanda | officer: President, Americas | 1133 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, C/O ITT CORPORATION, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604 |
Michael J. Dubose | director | WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC., 815 CHESTNUT ST., NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 |
Louise K Goeser | director | C/O PPL CORPORATION, TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101 |
Todd A Trapp | officer: Chief Financial Officer | C/O WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 815 CHESTNUT STREET, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 |
David A. Dunbar | director | 11 KEEWAYDIN DRIVE, SUITE 300, SALEM NH 03079 |
Jes Munk Hansen | director | 815 CHESTNUT STREET, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 |
Jennifer Congdon | officer: Chief HR Officer | WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 815 CHESTNUT STREET, NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 |
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