WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC WTS
Watts Regulator Co. was founded by Joseph E. Watts in 1874 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Watts Regulator Co. started as a small machine shop supplying parts to the New England textile mills of the 19th century. Since then, Watts has grown into a global manufacturer and become one of the world's leading providers of water technologies and solutions that are designed to promote safety, energy efficiency, and water conservation for commercial and residential buildings. Watts Water Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in 1985 and is the parent company of Watts Regulator Co.
Our strategy is to be the preferred supplier of differentiated products and solutions that manage and conserve the flow of fluids and energy into, through and out of buildings in the commercial and residential markets of the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa ("APMEA"), our three geographic segments. Within this framework, we focus upon three themes: safety and regulation, energy efficiency and water conservation. This strategy provides us with a platform to increase our earnings through sales growth, both organic and inorganic, and the systematic reduction of manufacturing costs and operational expenses.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.44B | $2.25B | $2.06B | $1.98B | $1.81B | $1.51B | $1.60B | $1.56B | $1.46B | $1.40B |
| Cost of revenue | $1.23B | $1.19B | $1.10B | $1.11B | $1.04B | $883.2M | $923.0M | $908.4M | $854.3M | $832.8M |
| Gross profit | $1.21B | $1.06B | $960.9M | $874.3M | $767.1M | $625.4M | $677.5M | $656.5M | $602.4M | $565.6M |
| R&D | $73.5M | $70.4M | $67.1M | $59.4M | $45.6M | $42.2M | $39.6M | $34.5M | $29.0M | $26.5M |
| SG&A | $734.2M | $664.4M | $604.5M | $548.7M | $508.2M | $434.4M | $476.1M | $464.7M | $432.3M | $424.1M |
| Operating income | $448.1M | $390.4M | $350.9M | $315.0M | $239.6M | $181.1M | $197.1M | $188.4M | $162.3M | $145.0M |
| Interest expense | $10.8M | $14.7M | $8.2M | $7.0M | $6.3M | $13.3M | $14.1M | $16.3M | $19.1M | $22.6M |
| Pre-tax income | $445.8M | $386.0M | $349.5M | $307.6M | $234.1M | $167.0M | $183.9M | $174.6M | $143.1M | $127.8M |
| Income tax | $105.0M | $94.8M | $87.4M | $56.1M | $68.4M | $52.7M | $52.4M | $46.6M | $70.0M | $43.6M |
| Net income | $340.8M | $291.2M | $262.1M | $251.5M | $165.7M | $114.3M | $131.5M | $128.0M | $73.1M | $84.2M |
| EPS, basic | 10.17 | 8.70 | 7.85 | 7.51 | 4.90 | 3.37 | 3.86 | 3.73 | 2.12 | 2.45 |
| EPS, diluted | 10.17 | 8.69 | 7.82 | 7.48 | 4.88 | 3.36 | 3.85 | 3.73 | 2.12 | 2.44 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | $33.5M | $33.5M | $33.5M | $33.6M | $33.9M | $34.0M | $34.2M | $34.3M | $34.4M | $34.5M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $405.5M | $386.9M | $350.1M | $310.8M | $242.0M | $218.9M | $219.7M | $204.1M | $280.2M | $338.4M |
| Receivables | $294.0M | $253.2M | $259.8M | $233.8M | $220.9M | $197.6M | $219.8M | $205.5M | $216.1M | $198.0M |
| Inventory | $524.3M | $392.1M | $399.3M | $375.6M | $370.7M | $263.6M | $270.1M | $286.8M | $259.1M | $239.4M |
| Total current assets | $1.29B | $1.08B | $1.06B | $950.6M | $861.5M | $709.5M | $734.9M | $721.3M | $783.6M | $819.4M |
| Property, plant and equipment | $297.1M | $254.8M | $248.2M | $196.8M | $200.7M | $212.3M | $200.0M | $201.9M | $198.5M | $189.7M |
| Goodwill | $780.0M | $715.0M | $693.0M | $589.6M | $600.7M | $602.4M | $581.1M | $544.8M | $550.5M | $532.7M |
| Other intangibles | $294.6M | $235.0M | $216.1M | $113.7M | $128.6M | $141.8M | $151.4M | $165.2M | $185.2M | $202.5M |
| Total assets | $2.88B | $2.40B | $2.31B | $1.93B | $1.86B | $1.74B | $1.72B | $1.65B | $1.74B | $1.76B |
| Accounts payable | $182.2M | $148.0M | $131.8M | $134.3M | $143.4M | $110.1M | $123.3M | $127.2M | $123.8M | $101.1M |
| Short-term debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | $105.0M | $30.0M | $22.5M | $139.1M |
| Total current liabilities | $512.4M | $417.9M | $405.8M | $378.7M | $408.5M | $312.8M | $419.3M | $348.7M | $327.4M | $425.5M |
| Long-term debt | $197.7M | $197.0M | $298.3M | $147.6M | $141.9M | $198.2M | $204.2M | $323.4M | $474.6M | $511.3M |
| Retained earnings | $1.43B | $1.18B | $979.1M | $795.3M | $665.9M | $560.1M | $513.9M | $440.7M | $372.9M | $348.5M |
| Total equity | $2.03B | $1.71B | $1.51B | $1.30B | $1.17B | $1.07B | $978.0M | $891.3M | $829.0M | $736.3M |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $402.0M | $361.1M | $310.8M | $224.0M | $180.8M | $228.8M | $194.0M | $169.4M | $155.9M | $138.1M |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $56.8M | $54.4M | $43.3M | $39.7M | $45.1M | $46.5M | $46.6M | $48.5M | $52.2M | $51.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $21.2M | $19.5M | $20.2M | $18.4M | $22.9M | $12.7M | $17.8M | $13.8M | $13.9M | $13.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $45.7M | $35.3M | $29.7M | $28.1M | $26.7M | $43.8M | $29.2M | $35.9M | $29.4M | $36.0M |
| Investing cash flow | -$302.8M | -$124.7M | -$343.1M | -$22.9M | -$30.7M | -$54.8M | -$71.8M | -$35.9M | -$27.3M | -$114.0M |
| Financing cash flow | -$96.9M | -$190.5M | $69.0M | -$121.7M | -$118.6M | -$181.9M | -$105.6M | -$202.9M | -$205.3M | $27.7M |
| Buybacks | $16.0M | $17.0M | $16.0M | $69.4M | $16.0M | $28.9M | $19.5M | $26.0M | $18.2M | $26.8M |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001104659-26-018541.
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