waters corporation (nyse: wat), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials and food sciences for nearly 60 years. with approximately 7,000 employees worldwide, waters operates directly in 31 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, and with products available in more than 100 countries. waters corporation's businesses include waters, ta instruments, vicam, era, and nonlinear dynamics. waters creates business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations by delivering ultra performance liquid chromatography (uplc), high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc), chromatography columns and chemistry products, mass spectrometry systems, laboratory informatics solutions, and comprehensive service programs to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality. ta instruments' thermal analysis, rheometry
Company profile
Ticker
WAT
Exchange
CEO
Christopher O'Connell
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Industry (SIC)
SEC CIK
Corporate docs
Subsidiaries
Waters Technologies Corporation • Andrew Alliance SA • Environmental Resource Associates, Inc. • Integrated Software Solutions Pty Limited • Integrated Software Solutions Limited • Integrated Software Solutions USA, LLC • TA Instruments-Waters LLC • Waters AG • Waters Australia PTY LTD. • Waters India Pvt. Ltd. ...
IRS number
133668640
WAT stock data
Latest filings (excl ownership)
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
28 May 24
8-K
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
24 May 24
10-Q
2024 Q1
Quarterly report
7 May 24
8-K
Sales of $637 million at the high-end of guidance, declined 7% as reported and 9% in organic constant currency
7 May 24
ARS
2023 FY
Annual report to shareholders
12 Apr 24
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
12 Apr 24
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
12 Apr 24
PRE 14A
Preliminary proxy
27 Mar 24
10-K
2023 FY
Annual report
27 Feb 24
8-K
Sales of $819 million declined 4.5% as reported and 8% in organic constant currency, in line with guidance
6 Feb 24
Transcripts
WAT
Earnings call transcript
2024 Q1
7 May 24
WAT
Earnings call transcript
2023 Q4
6 Feb 24
WAT
Earnings call transcript
2023 Q3
7 Nov 23
WAT
Earnings call transcript
2023 Q2
2 Aug 23
WAT
Earnings call transcript
2023 Q2
2 Aug 23
WAT
Earnings call transcript
2023 Q1
9 May 23
WAT
Earnings call transcript
2022 Q4
15 Feb 23
WAT
Earnings call transcript
2022 Q3
1 Nov 22
WAT
Earnings call transcript
2022 Q2
2 Aug 22
WAT
Earnings call transcript
2022 Q1
3 May 22
Latest ownership filings
4
RICHARD H FEARON
29 May 24
4
CHRISTOPHER A KUEBLER
16 May 24
144
Notice of proposed sale of securities
15 May 24
4
Amol Chaubal
14 May 24
4
Jianqing Bennett
8 Apr 24
4
Pearl S Huang
1 Apr 24
4
Wei Jiang
1 Apr 24
4
LINDA BADDOUR
14 Mar 24
144
Notice of proposed sale of securities
13 Mar 24
4
Udit Batra
4 Mar 24
Financial summary
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Cash burn rate (est.) | Burn method: Change in cash | Burn method: Operating income | Burn method: FCF (opex + capex) | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q |
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Cash on hand (at last report) | 337.29 mm | 337.29 mm | 337.29 mm | 337.29 mm | 337.29 mm | 337.29 mm |
Cash burn (monthly) | 19.26 mm | 12.40 mm | (no burn) | (no burn) | (no burn) | (no burn) |
Cash used (since last report) | 44.51 mm | 28.65 mm | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Cash remaining | 292.78 mm | 308.64 mm | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Runway (months of cash) | 15.2 | 24.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Institutional ownership, Q1 2024
96.2% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders | Current |
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Total holders | 660 |
Opened positions | 181 |
Closed positions | 58 |
Increased positions | 142 |
Reduced positions | 215 |
13F shares | Current |
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Total value | 18.60 tn |
Total shares | 57.08 mm |
Total puts | 126.40 k |
Total calls | 97.20 k |
Total put/call ratio | 1.3 |
Largest owners | Shares | Value |
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Vanguard | 6.88 mm | $2.37 tn |
BLK Blackrock | 5.58 mm | $1.92 tn |
Fundsmith | 3.77 mm | $1.30 tn |
BK Bank Of New York Mellon | 3.40 mm | $1.17 tn |
Massachusetts Financial Services | 2.89 mm | $994.07 bn |
STT State Street | 2.54 mm | $873.48 bn |
Alliancebernstein | 2.29 mm | $786.67 bn |
Generation Investment Management | 1.53 mm | $525.84 bn |
Geode Capital Management | 1.35 mm | $464.64 bn |
Fundsmith Investment Services | 1.14 mm | $391.67 bn |
Recent insider trades
Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | Indirect | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
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28 May 24 | Richard H Fearon | Common Stock | Buy | Acquire P | No | No | 332.9 | 1,000 | 332.90 k | 1,653 |
15 May 24 | Christopher A Kuebler | Common Stock | Sell | Dispose S | No | No | 361.64 | 4,000 | 1.45 mm | 14,716 |
15 May 24 | Christopher A Kuebler | Common Stock | Option exercise | Acquire M | No | No | 113.88 | 4,000 | 455.52 k | 18,716 |
15 May 24 | Christopher A Kuebler | Stock Option Common Stock | Option exercise | Dispose M | No | No | 113.88 | 4,000 | 455.52 k | 0 |
13 May 24 | Chaubal Amol | Common Stock | Payment of exercise | Dispose F | No | No | 349.28 | 145 | 50.65 k | 2,294.495 |
5 Apr 24 | Jianqing Bennett | Common Stock | Payment of exercise | Dispose F | No | No | 335.94 | 202 | 67.86 k | 2,772 |
28 Mar 24 | Wei Jiang | Phantom Stock Units Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 328.72 | 62.36 | 20.50 k | 62.36 |
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8 May 24
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Press releases
Waters Sets New Standards for High Resolution Performance and Speed with Xevo MRT Mass Spectrometer
3 Jun 24
Waters Becomes First Liquid Chromatography Column Provider to Receive My Green Lab ACT Ecolabel Certification
3 Jun 24
Waters Corporation to Present at the Jefferies 2024 Healthcare Conference
13 May 24
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Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
7 May 24