Waters Corporation

BOVESPA:WATC34 Stock Report

Market Cap: R$122.7b

Waters Valuation

Is WATC34 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of WATC34 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: WATC34 (R$511.5) is trading above our estimate of fair value (R$437.68)

Significantly Below Fair Value: WATC34 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for WATC34?

Key metric: As WATC34 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for WATC34. This is calculated by dividing WATC34's market cap by their current earnings.
What is WATC34's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio34.1x
EarningsUS$622.64m
Market CapUS$21.24b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does WATC34's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for WATC34 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average66.7x
WST West Pharmaceutical Services
46.5x12.7%US$22.6b
MTD Mettler-Toledo International
31.7x7.6%US$24.6b
DIVISLAB Divi's Laboratories
86.4x23.7%₹1.6t
DIM Sartorius Stedim Biotech
102.2x31.9%€16.4b
WATC34 Waters
34.1x8.6%R$21.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WATC34 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.1x) compared to the peer average (66.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does WATC34's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Life Sciences Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
WATC34 34.1xIndustry Avg. 33.6xNo. of Companies13PE020406080100+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WATC34 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.1x) compared to the Global Life Sciences industry average (33.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WATC34's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

WATC34 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio34.1x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate WATC34's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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