WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC · Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products

WTS

Low riskNext report: Around Nov 4 (est.)

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 19% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 1.8% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (284 bought, 238 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$367.93+2.4% that day

Company value: $12.3B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 32.1x; You pay about $32 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 4.6x; Company value is 4.6 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 0.5%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 3%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 2%; Debt as a share of company value

From WTS's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$763.2M+19% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $2.7B, up 17% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 10% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of WTS. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+17% a yearRecently: +17% a yearProfit margin14%Last 12 months: 14.3%P/E at the end32xToday: 32.1x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change0% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$5.9B

Profit in 5 years$822M

Price these guesses point to$784.98+113% vs $367.93 todayAbout +16% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 14% margin and a 32x P/E, sales would have to grow about 0.5% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

7/7Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.18.2%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.10x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.14.0%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$356.3M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-0.3% in 3 years
PassGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.49.5%

Revenue: $2.4B; +8.3% vs prior year
5-year growth: +10.1%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $197.7M; 0.10x equity
Current ratio: 2.51x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.