Waters Overview

  • Founded

  • 1958

Founded
  • Status

  • Public

  • Employees

  • 8,200

Employees
  • Stock Symbol

  • WAT

Stock Symbol
  • Investments

  • 34

  • Share Price

  • $258.77

  • (As of Friday Closing)

Waters General Information

Description

Water sells liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis tools. These analytical instruments provide essential information on various products, such as their molecular structures and physical properties, to help clients enhance the health and well-being of end users. As a percentage of sales in 2022, Waters generated 59% from pharmaceutical customers, 31% from industrial clients, and 10% from academic/government institutions.

Contact Information

Website
www.waters.com
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Primary Industry
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Other Industries
Other Commercial Products
Discovery Tools (Healthcare)
Stock Exchange
NYS
Primary Office
  • 34 Maple Street
  • Milford, MA 01757
  • United States
+1 (508) 000-0000

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Waters Stock Performance

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$258.77 $256.04 $248.60 - $369.00 $15.1B 59M 488K $11.57

Waters Financials Summary

In Thousands,
USD 		TTM 31-Mar-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022 FY 2021 31-Dec-2021 FY 2020 31-Dec-2020
EV 19,432,721 21,537,661 23,785,760 16,615,317
Revenue 2,966,058 2,971,956 2,785,874 2,365,365
EBITDA 984,452 1,006,046 970,590 769,075
Net Income 688,847 707,755 692,843 521,571
Total Assets 3,306,820 3,281,453 3,094,932 2,839,920
Total Debt 1,566,897 1,663,415 1,601,399 1,452,476
Public Fundamental Data provided by Morningstar, Inc. disclaimer

Waters Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Waters Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
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Waters Competitors (9)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Agilent Technologies Corporation Santa Clara, CA 00000 00.000 0000 00.000
000000000 0000000 Corporate Backed or Acquired Darmstadt, Germany 000 000000&0
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00000000 Corporation Kyoto, Japan 00000 00000000
0000000 Formerly VC-backed Uppsala, Sweden 000 000.00 00000000000 000.00
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Waters Patents

  • 3,618

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 457

    Granted

  • 150

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

Waters Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
GB-202217321-D0 A method of configuring a string of pulses Pending 19-Nov-2021 00000000000
GB-202116737-D0 A method of configuring a string of pulses Pending 19-Nov-2021 00000000000
US-20230149833-A1 Method of operating a liquid chromatography arrangement, a liquid chromatography arrangement, and a chromatography system Pending 18-Nov-2021 0000000000
US-20230152283-A1 Light-guiding flow cell technologies Pending 18-Nov-2021 00000000000
US-20230161743-A1 Methods, mediums, and systems for uploading and visualizing data in an analytical ecosystem Pending 04-Nov-2021 G06F16/254
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Waters Executive Team (47)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Udit Batra Ph.D Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Amol Chaubal Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President
Sherry Buck Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Michael Silveira Chief Accounting Officer, Accounting
Caspar Tudor Director & Head, Investor Relations
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Waters Board Members (22)

Name Representing Role Since
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00000000 0000000 0 Self Chairman & Board Member 000 0000
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Waters Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Waters Investments & Acquisitions (34)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
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0000000000 00 01-Feb-2022 0000000000 Discovery Tools (Healthcare) 0000 0000
00000000 19-Nov-2021 00000 0000 00.00 Enterprise Systems (Healthcare)
00000000000 18-Oct-2021 00000 0000 0000 Discovery Tools (Healthcare) 0000 0000
LabCentral 17-Feb-2021 Later Stage VC 000.00 Other Commercial Services
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Waters Subsidiaries (4)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Megadalton Solutions Discovery Tools (Healthcare) Bloomington, IN 2018
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00000 0000000000 Electrical Equipment Santa Barbara, CA 0000
00 00000000000 Electronic Equipment and Instruments New Castle, DE 0000
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Waters ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated March, 31, 2023

14.83 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

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Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

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Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

Global

Covered Companies

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Rank

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Percentile

Pharmaceuticals

Industry

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Rank

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Percentile

Laboratory Equipment and Services

Subindustry

00 of 64

Rank

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Percentile

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Waters Exits (3)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
00000000 19-Nov-2021 00000 00000 00 00.00 Completed
  • 2 buyers
00000000 30-Sep-2019 00000 00000 00 00.00 Completed
  • 4 buyers
Riffyn 29-May-2019 Later Stage VC 000.00 Completed
  • 6 buyers
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