Waters Corporation

BMV:WAT * Stock Report

Market Cap: Mex$454.9b

Waters Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • 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 WAT * when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: WAT * (MX$7343.8) is trading above our estimate of fair value (MX$6734.78)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for WAT *. This is calculated by dividing WAT *'s market cap by their current earnings.
What is WAT *'s PE Ratio?
PE Ratio35.4x
EarningsUS$622.64m
Market CapUS$22.02b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does WAT *'s PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for WAT * vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average69.8x
WST West Pharmaceutical Services
47.7x12.2%US$24.1b
MTD Mettler-Toledo International
32.4x7.4%US$26.0b
DIM Sartorius Stedim Biotech
111.6x32.0%€17.9b
DIVISLAB Divi's Laboratories
87.4x23.7%₹1.6t
WAT * Waters
35.4x8.6%Mex$22.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WAT * is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.4x) compared to the peer average (69.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies10PE020406080100+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WAT * is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.4x) compared to the Global Life Sciences industry average (36.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WAT *'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.

WAT * PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio35.4x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate WAT *'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?

The above table shows the analyst WAT * forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
Mex$7,709.20
0%
8.0%Mex$8,678.73Mex$6,862.25n/a18
Dec ’25n/a
Mex$7,552.30
0%
7.5%Mex$8,347.77Mex$6,537.41n/a17
Nov ’25Mex$6,516.00
Mex$7,302.82
+12.1%
7.0%Mex$8,414.79Mex$6,589.90n/a17
Oct ’25Mex$6,637.00
Mex$6,695.85
+0.9%
6.7%Mex$7,453.02Mex$5,883.96n/a17
Sep ’25Mex$6,501.00
Mex$6,703.98
+3.1%
6.7%Mex$7,487.86Mex$5,911.47n/a17
Aug ’25Mex$6,050.00
Mex$6,339.95
+4.8%
6.3%Mex$7,039.54Mex$5,631.63n/a16
Jul ’25Mex$5,168.00
Mex$5,967.86
+15.5%
5.7%Mex$6,591.35Mex$5,063.19n/a16
Jun ’25Mex$5,575.00
Mex$5,434.40
-2.5%
4.8%Mex$5,967.65Mex$4,917.47n/a16
May ’25Mex$5,329.00
Mex$5,575.13
+4.6%
4.9%Mex$5,997.29Mex$5,140.53n/a17
Apr ’25n/a
Mex$5,516.32
0%
4.8%Mex$5,968.20Mex$5,115.60n/a16
Mar ’25n/a
Mex$5,516.32
0%
4.8%Mex$5,968.20Mex$5,115.60n/a16
Feb ’25n/a
Mex$5,157.60
0%
8.2%Mex$5,967.60Mex$4,305.63n/a16
Jan ’25n/a
Mex$4,824.68
0%
10.4%Mex$5,948.68Mex$3,948.62n/a17
Dec ’24Mex$4,750.11
Mex$4,786.25
+0.8%
8.7%Mex$5,682.44Mex$4,046.32n/a17
Nov ’24n/a
Mex$5,252.63
0%
6.1%Mex$5,867.00Mex$4,722.67Mex$6,516.0017
Oct ’24n/a
Mex$5,257.27
0%
5.2%Mex$5,845.88Mex$4,739.90Mex$6,637.0017
Sep ’24n/a
Mex$5,151.21
0%
4.5%Mex$5,663.43Mex$4,677.01Mex$6,501.0017
Aug ’24n/a
Mex$4,964.62
0%
5.8%Mex$5,441.93Mex$4,520.99Mex$6,050.0017
Jul ’24n/a
Mex$5,296.78
0%
7.4%Mex$6,423.98Mex$4,796.57Mex$5,168.0017
Jun ’24n/a
Mex$5,540.01
0%
7.3%Mex$6,633.15Mex$4,952.75Mex$5,575.0017
May ’24n/a
Mex$6,296.60
0%
5.9%Mex$6,864.26Mex$5,111.68Mex$5,329.0017
Apr ’24n/a
Mex$6,343.13
0%
6.6%Mex$6,979.93Mex$5,076.32n/a16
Mar ’24n/a
Mex$6,401.87
0%
6.6%Mex$7,078.46Mex$5,147.97n/a15
Feb ’24Mex$6,610.88
Mex$6,439.69
-2.6%
7.3%Mex$7,155.21Mex$5,272.26n/a16
Jan ’24n/a
Mex$6,528.97
0%
6.7%Mex$7,344.48Mex$5,469.30n/a16
Dec ’23n/a
Mex$6,558.18
0%
6.8%Mex$7,400.58Mex$5,511.07Mex$4,750.1115

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/31 09:12
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Waters Corporation is covered by 44 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Catherine Ramsey SchulteBaird
Charles ButlerBarclays
Luke SergottBarclays