Watts Water Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells products, solution, and systems that manage and conserve the flow of fluids and energy into, through and out of buildings in the commercial and residential markets in the Americas, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa.
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells products, solution, and systems that manage and conserve the flow of fluids and energy into, through and out of buildings in the commercial and residential markets in the Americas, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers residential and commercial flow control products, including backflow preventers, water pressure regulators, temperature and pressure relief valves, and thermostatic mixing valves. It also provides heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and gas products, such as boilers, water heaters, custom heat, and hot water solutions; hydronic and electric heating systems for under-floor radiant applications; custom heat and hot water solutions; hydronic pump groups for boiler manufacturers and alternative energy control packages; and flexible stainless steel connectors for natural and liquid propane gas in commercial food service and residential applications.
Watts Water Technologies Fundamentals Summary
How do Watts Water Technologies's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
Is Watts Water Technologies undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
2/6
Valuation Score 2/6
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry
31.9%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: WTS ($126.12) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($185.25)
Significantly Below Fair Value: WTS is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: WTS is poor value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.6x) compared to the US Machinery industry average (20.7x).
PE vs Market: WTS is poor value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.6x) compared to the US market (15.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: WTS is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2.9x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: WTS is overvalued based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (3.6x) compared to the US Machinery industry average (2.2x).
Future Growth
How is Watts Water Technologies forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 8 analysts?
Future Growth Score
1/6
Future Growth Score 1/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
8.2%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: WTS's forecast earnings growth (8.2% per year) is above the savings rate (1.9%).
Earnings vs Market: WTS's earnings (8.2% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (12.3% per year).
High Growth Earnings: WTS's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: WTS's revenue (3.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (7.8% per year).
High Growth Revenue: WTS's revenue (3.5% 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 WTS's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
Past Performance
How has Watts Water Technologies performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
5/6
Past Performance Score 5/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
13.2%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: WTS has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: WTS's current net profit margins (9.6%) are higher than last year (8.1%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WTS's earnings have grown by 13.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: WTS's earnings growth over the past year (44.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (13.2% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: WTS earnings growth over the past year (44.1%) exceeded the Machinery industry 24%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: WTS's Return on Equity (15.4%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Watts Water Technologies's financial position?
Financial Health Score
6/6
Financial Health Score 6/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: WTS's short term assets ($919.9M) exceed its short term liabilities ($404.8M).
Long Term Liabilities: WTS's short term assets ($919.9M) exceed its long term liabilities ($336.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: WTS has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: WTS's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 82.7% to 17.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: WTS's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (71.7%).
Interest Coverage: WTS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (48.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Watts Water Technologies's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
4/6
Dividend Score 4/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
0.95%
Current Dividend Yield
Upcoming Dividend Payment
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: WTS's dividend (0.95%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.57%).
High Dividend: WTS's dividend (0.95%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.05%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: WTS's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: WTS's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (19.7%), WTS's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (34.2%), WTS's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
6.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Bob Pagano (58 yo)
8yrs
Tenure
US$7,070,685
Compensation
Mr. Robert J. Pagano, Jr., also known as Bob, serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Watts Water Technologies, Inc. since May 27, 2014 and serves as its Chairman since February 07, 2022 and...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Bob's total compensation ($USD7.07M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.83M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bob's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: WTS's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: WTS's board of directors are considered experienced (7.5 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: WTS insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
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Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2022/05/24 00:00
End of Day Share Price
2022/05/24 00:00
Earnings
2022/03/27
Annual Earnings
2021/12/31
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.