This WWII-Era Mine Could Fast-Track a Critical Metal Comeback-and Investor Interest
This critical metal powered the Allied WWII effort-and now it's needed again for defense.. One overlooked firm just revived a historic mine with existing infrastructure, giving it a potential head start.
Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 59,500,000 |
| Shares Float | 59,390,000 |
| Shares Short | 1,860,000 |
| Insider Holdings | 16% |
| Institution Holdings | 98.23% |
About Waters Corp
Waters Corporation provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through two segments: Waters and TA. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services high and ultra-performance liquid chromatography, as well as mass spectrometry (MS) technology systems and support products, including chromatography columns, other consumable products, and post-warranty service plans. It designs, manufactures, sells, and services thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments; and develops and supplies software-based products that interface with its instruments, as well as other manufacturers' instruments. In addition, the company offers MS technology are used in drug discovery and development comprising clinical trial testing, the analysis of proteins in disease processes, nutritional safety analysis, and environmental testing. Further, the company provides thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments for use in predicting the suitability and stability of fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, water, polymers, metals, and viscous liquids for various industrial, consumer good, and healthcare products, as well as for life science research. Its products are used by clinical, pharmaceutical, biochemical, industrial, nutritional safety, environmental, academic, and governmental customers working in research and development, quality assurance, and other laboratory applications. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts.
General
| Name | Waters Corp |
| Ticker | WAT |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Industry | Diagnostics & Research |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 7,600 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 376.79 |
| Market Cap | 17,596,900,000 |
| PE Ratio | 26.81 |
| PEG Ratio | 5.71 |
| EBITDA | 1,037,862,976 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 12.95 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | 2.93 |
| Profit Margin | 22.02% |
| Operating Margin | 28.57 |
| Return on Assets | 0.12 |
| Return on Equity | 0.41 |
| Revenue | 3B |
| Earnings Per Share | 11.01 |
| Revenue Per Share | 50.24 |
| Gross Profit | 1,768,093,056 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | 0.04 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 26.11 |
| Forward PE | 21.69 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 5.73 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 8.54 |
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