Water Intelligence
Market Cap
UK£42.6m
Last Updated
2020/01/22 21:58 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Water Intelligence plc provides leak detection and remediation products and services for residential, commercial, and municipal customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet with questionable track record.
Share Price & News
How has Water Intelligence's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: WATR has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
4.5%
WATR
0.9%
GB Commercial Services
-0.5%
GB Market
1 Year Return
-3.3%
WATR
28.8%
GB Commercial Services
12.4%
GB Market
Return vs Industry: WATR underperformed the UK Commercial Services industry which returned 26.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WATR underperformed the UK Market which returned 12.7% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| WATR | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 4.5% | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 30 Day | 7.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% |
| 90 Day | 9.0% | 8.8% | 6.0% |
| 1 Year | -3.3%-3.3% | 32.6%28.8% | 18.3%12.4% |
| 3 Year | 139.7%139.7% | 28.8%17.9% | 22.6%6.9% |
| 5 Year | 935.7%935.7% | 45.4%22.0% | 40.9%8.3% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Water Intelligence's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Does Water Intelligence (LON:WATR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?Valuation
Is Water Intelligence undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
36.15x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate WATR's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate WATR's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: WATR is poor value based on its PE Ratio (33.5x) compared to the Commercial Services industry average (20.9x).
PE vs Market: WATR is poor value based on its PE Ratio (33.5x) compared to the UK market (18.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate WATR's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: WATR is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (3.1x) compared to the GB Commercial Services industry average (2x).
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Future Growth
How is Water Intelligence forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 1 analyst?
8.0%
Forecasted annual revenue growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: Insufficient data to determine if WATR's forecast earnings growth is above the savings rate (0.5%).
Earnings vs Market: Insufficient data to determine if WATR's earnings are forecast to grow faster than the UK market
High Growth Earnings: Insufficient data to determine if earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: WATR's revenue (7.8% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (3.6% per year).
High Growth Revenue: WATR's revenue (7.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if WATR's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has Water Intelligence performed over the past 5 years?
27.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: WATR has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: WATR's current net profit margins (4.9%) are lower than last year (6.3%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WATR's earnings have grown significantly by 27.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: WATR's earnings growth over the past year (10.8%) is below its 5-year average (27.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: WATR earnings growth over the past year (10.8%) underperformed the Commercial Services industry 16.1%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: WATR's Return on Equity (8.6%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Financial Health
How is Water Intelligence's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: WATR's short term assets ($12.5M) exceed its short term liabilities ($5.8M).
Long Term Liabilities: WATR's short term assets ($12.5M) exceed its long term liabilities ($4.1M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: WATR's debt to equity ratio (22.8%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: WATR's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 85.3% to 22.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: WATR's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (23.5%).
Interest Coverage: WATR's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (10.1x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: WATR has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: WATR's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 3.2x debt).
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Dividend
What is Water Intelligence's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate WATR's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate WATR's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if WATR's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if WATR's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of WATR's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the UK market.
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Management
What is the CEO of Water Intelligence's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
8.2yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Water Intelligence has no CEO, or we have no data on them.
Board Age and Tenure
8.2yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WATR's board of directors are considered experienced (8.2 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Vice Chairman Independent Vice Chairman |
| Shares | 24,919 |
| Max Price | UK£3.70 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Shares | 4,153 |
| Max Price | UK£3.70 |
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 14.1%.
Management Team
Lorrie Rennick
Patrick DeSouza (60yo)
Executive Chairman
- Tenure: 9.5yrs
- Compensation: US$501.87k
Adrian Hargrave
VP of Corporate Development & Company Secretary
Bobby Knell (68yo)
Executive Director
- Tenure: 0.8yrs
Board Members
David Silverstone (73yo)
Independent Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 8.2yrs
- Compensation: US$21.00k
Patrick DeSouza (60yo)
Executive Chairman
- Tenure: 9.5yrs
- Compensation: US$501.87k
Laura Hills (57yo)
Independent Vice Chairman
- Tenure: 0.3yrs
- Compensation: US$20.00k
William Reisman
Independent Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 9.5yrs
- Compensation: US$20.00k
Bobby Knell (68yo)
Executive Director
- Tenure: 0.8yrs
Company Information
Water Intelligence plc's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Water Intelligence plc
- Ticker: WATR
- Exchange: AIM
- Founded: 1974
- Industry: Environmental and Facilities Services
- Sector: Commercial Services
- Market Cap: UK£42.637m
- Shares outstanding: 14.70m
- Website: https://www.waterintelligence.co.uk
Number of Employees
Location
- Water Intelligence plc
- 27-28 Eastcastle Street
- London
- Greater London
- W1W 8DH
- United Kingdom
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATR | AIM (London Stock Exchange AIM Market) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | Jul 2010 |
Biography
Water Intelligence plc provides leak detection and remediation products and services for residential, commercial, and municipal customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through Franchise Royalty Income, Franchise-Related Activities, US Corporate Operated Locations, and International Corporate Operated Locations segments. It offers flow leak monitors to detect leakage problems. The company also provides managed services to water and energy utilities that allow for remote and automated meter reading, data storage, analysis, and presentations of meter data through the Internet. In addition, it is involved in franchising activities, as well as operating corporate owned stores. Water Intelligence plc was founded in 1974 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/01/22 21:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/01/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.