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Waters Corporation is a specialty measurement company engaged in chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis. It designs, manufactures, sells, and services high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLCTM), and mass spectrometry (MS) technology systems and support products. The company focuses on pharmaceutical, biochemical, industrial, nutritional safety, environmental, academic, and governmental customers working in research and development, quality assurance, and other laboratory applications.
| Type | Public | |
| Founded | 1958 | |
| HQ | Milford, MA, US | Map |
| Website | waters.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More | |
| Overall Culture | D | More |
Recent NewsAll News
- Waters Arc Premier System Delivers Increased Precision and Certainty in Chromatographic Results
- Waters Sets New Standard in High Resolution Mass Spectrometry with SELECT SERIES Multi Reflecting Time-of-Flight Platform
- Waters Introduces the SARS-CoV-2 LC-MS Kit (RUO) to Advance Clinical Research of Infectious Diseases
- SCIEX and Waters Corporation Collaborate to Deliver Fully Configured and Interoperable LC-MS Systems
Key People/Management at Waters
Udit Batra
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
Keeley Aleman
SVP, General Counsel & Secretary
Flemming Ornskov
Chairman of the Board
Michael Silveira
Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller
Jianqing Bennett
SVP, TA Instruments Division
Rob Carson
SVP, Corporate Development
Waters Office Locations
Waters has offices in Milford, Rydalmere, Wien, Antwerpen and in 33 other locations
Milford, MA, US (HQ)
34 Maple St
Rydalmere, AU
3/38-46 South St
Wien, AT
Hietzinger Hauptstraße 145
Antwerpen, BE
Berchemstadionstraat 72
Sao Paulo, BR
Alameda Tocantins, 125 - 27° andar - Alphaville Industrial
Brossard, CA
330 9935 Rue de Châteauneuf
Waters Financials and Metrics
Waters Revenue
Waters's revenue was reported to be $2.37 b in FY, 2020 which is a 1.7% decrease from the previous period.
| USD | |
|---|---|
Revenue (FY, 2020) | 2.4b |
Revenue growth (FY, 2019 - FY, 2020), % | (1.7%) |
Gross profit (FY, 2020) | 1.4b |
Gross profit margin (FY, 2020), % | 57.4% |
Net income (FY, 2020) | 521.6m |
EBIT (FY, 2020) | 645.5m |
Market capitalization (15-Jun-2021) | 21.2b |
Closing stock price (15-Jun-2021) | 341.8 |
Cash (31-Dec-2020) | 436.7m |
EV | 22.2b |
Waters's current market capitalization is $21.2 b.
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 530.7m | 596.2m | 578.0m | 513.9m | 599.2m | 577.3m | 464.9m | 520.0m | 593.8m |
Cost of goods sold | 221.4m | 243.1m | 241.1m | 221.0m | 249.5m | 241.1m | 210.6m | 213.1m | 262.3m |
Gross profit | 309.2m | 353.1m | 336.9m | 292.8m | 349.6m | 336.2m | 254.3m | 306.9m | 331.4m |
Gross profit Margin, % | 58% | 59% | 58% | 57% | 58% | 58% | 55% | 59% | 56% |
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 716.5m | 742.2m | 689.4m | 685.0m | 588.0m | 404.6m | 390.1m | 339.0m | 374.9m |
Accounts Receivable | 503.0m | 492.8m | 489.2m | 508.3m | 518.5m | 504.9m | 522.2m | 496.3m | 494.4m |
Inventories | 299.6m | 299.6m | 313.6m | 333.3m | 351.6m | 368.8m | 344.0m | 344.0m | 326.9m |
Current Assets | 3.4b | 3.1b | 3.0b | 2.1b | 1.6b | 1.3b | 1.3b | 1.3b | 1.3b |
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | 112.0m | 267.6m | 408.6m | 109.0m | 253.4m | 391.5m | 53.6m | 176.5m | 303.3m |
Depreciation and Amortization | 28.6m | 55.8m | 82.8m | 24.8m | 53.6m | 80.3m | 29.2m | 60.2m | 91.1m |
Inventories | (28.1m) | (33.9m) | (47.8m) | (44.4m) | (62.2m) | (84.0m) | (29.4m) | (27.1m) | (8.1m) |
Accounts Payable | (24.8m) | (68.4m) | (84.2m) | (33.5m) | (10.4m) | (493.0k) | (15.8m) | 34.7m | 46.7m |
| USD | Q1, 2018 |
|---|---|
Debt/Equity | 0.6 x |
Debt/Assets | 0.3 x |
Financial Leverage | 2.1 x |
Waters Operating Metrics
Show all operating metricsWaters Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Company Name | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Alliance S.A | January 15, 2020 | $80 m |
| Andrew Alliance | January 13, 2020 | |
| Rubotherm | September 30, 2018 | $6 m |
| MPE Orbur Group Ltd. (UK) | November 30, 2015 | $12 m |
| ElectroForce | May 31, 2015 | $9 m |
| Blue Reference, Inc. | July 31, 2012 | $14 m |
| Baehr Thermoanalyse GmbH | January 31, 2012 | $12 m |
| Anter Corporation | July 31, 2011 | $11 m |
| Thar Instruments, Inc | February 28, 2009 | $36 m |
| Analytical Products Group, Inc. | December 31, 2008 | $5 m |
Waters Revenue Breakdown
Waters revenue breakdown by business segment: 33.6% from Waters Service, 7.4% from TA Instrument Systems, 18.3% from Chemistry Consumables, 37.7% from Waters Instrument Systems and 3.1% from Other
Waters revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 29.9% from Europe, 40.2% from Asia and 29.9% from Americas
Waters Cybersecurity Score
Waters Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Ratings
Waters Online and Social Media Presence
17.88k Twitter followers
Waters has 17.88k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has decreased 0.1% month over month and increased 0.7% quarter over quarter
Waters's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @WatersCorp
18.3k
Tweets
5.1k
Following
17.9k
Followers
51
Tweets last 30 days
3.8
Avg. likes per Tweet
86.3%
Tweets with engagement
Waters Company Culture
Overall Culture
D
60/100
CEO Rating
C
64/100
Compensation
D-
46/100
Diversity
A-
78/100
Waters News and Updates
June 15, 2021
Waters Arc Premier System Delivers Increased Precision and Certainty in Chromatographic Results
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today introduced the Waters™ Arc™ Premier System, the first liquid chromatography system optimized for chromatographic separations on 2.5 – 3.5 micron columns to also feature Waters’ novel MaxPeak™ High-Performance Surface (HPS) technology. The new system complements Wa…
June 08, 2021
Waters Sets New Standard in High Resolution Mass Spectrometry with SELECT SERIES Multi Reflecting Time-of-Flight Platform
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today introduced the Waters™ SELECT SERIES™ MRT, a high-resolution mass spectrometer that combines Multi Reflecting Time-of-Flight (MRT) technology with both enhanced DESI and new MALDI imaging sources.
May 25, 2021
Waters Introduces the SARS-CoV-2 LC-MS Kit (RUO) to Advance Clinical Research of Infectious Diseases
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today introduced a new RUO LC-MS test method to advance critical infectious disease research.
May 11, 2021
SCIEX and Waters Corporation Collaborate to Deliver Fully Configured and Interoperable LC-MS Systems
SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, announced an agreement with Waters Corporation to offer customers fully configured and interoperable Waters Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) instruments as part of their purchase and deployment of SCIEX mass spectrometry (…
May 05, 2021
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT)today announced first quarter 2021 sales of $609 million, a 31% increase as reported, compared to sales of $465 million for the first quarter of 2020. Foreign currency translation benefited sales growth by approximately 4% for the quarter.
May 04, 2021
Waters Crushes Q1 Earnings, Q2 Guidance Exceed Wall Street's Consensus
Waters Corp (NYSE: WAT) reported first-quarter FY21 net sales growth of 31% year-on-year to $608.5 million, beating analyst consensus of $525.29 million.
Waters Blogs
June 20, 2021
Father’s Day: Creating a Safer World for My Sons
There is no better feeling than to receive the admiration of your child … To know that what you do can not only improve the world for others but also means the world to your reason for everything - your family. This was the experience for Waters' Davy Petit, who recently received a text from his son…
June 16, 2021
Get Empowered: Tip #230 | Working with QDa Data
Following a number of recent user questions around QDa data, this week's tip will provide a review of working with QDa data in Empower.
The post Get Empowered: Tip #230 | Working with QDa Data first appeared on Blogging About What's Possible.
June 15, 2021
Arc Premier Solution Improves Data Quality for Challenging Compounds
Waters Arc Premier Solution is optimized with MaxPeak HPS Technology and developed for use with 2.5 µm MaxPeak HPS Columns to deliver improvements in separation and detection of metal-sensitive analytes.
The post Arc Premier Solution Improves Data Quality for Challenging Compounds first appeared on …
June 14, 2021
Pride at Waters: Translating Passion and Vision into Action and Results
Within Waters, employees the world over are encouraged to be—and celebrated for being—their most authentic selves. As co-chairs of the employee-led Pride Circle at Waters, we are excited to celebrate Pride Month 2021. Together, we’ve… Read more >
The post Pride at Waters: Translating Passion and …
June 09, 2021
Get Empowered: Tip #229 | Custom Fields, Truncate Numbers
In this week's tip, we answer an Empower user question regarding the creation of a View Filter to determine which Results have been Signed Off.
The post Get Empowered: Tip #229 | Custom Fields, Truncate Numbers first appeared on Blogging About What's Possible.
June 08, 2021
New SELECT SERIES MRT Redefines Performance of Next Generation High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Are you ready for the next generation of high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) platforms? The state-of-the-art hybrid quadrupole Time-of-Flight (Q-ToF) SELECT SERIES MRT is a groundbreaking addition to Waters’ SELECT SERIES family. Incorporating Multi… Read more >
The post New SELECT SERIES …
Waters Frequently Asked Questions
When was Waters founded?
Waters was founded in 1958.
Who are Waters key executives?
Waters's key executives are Udit Batra, Keeley Aleman and Flemming Ornskov.
How many employees does Waters have?
Waters has 7,400 employees.
What is Waters revenue?
Latest Waters annual revenue is $2.4 b.
What is Waters revenue per employee?
Latest Waters revenue per employee is $319.6 k.
Who are Waters competitors?
Competitors of Waters include Repligen, Bruker and Agilent.
Where is Waters headquarters?
Waters headquarters is located at 34 Maple St, Milford.
Where are Waters offices?
Waters has offices in Milford, Rydalmere, Wien, Antwerpen and in 33 other locations.
How many offices does Waters have?
Waters has 37 offices.
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