BP and SOCAR secure offshore gas licenses in Israel, a strategic move as Israel strengthens its role in the global energy market and expands natural gas exports.
Winnebago Industries, Inc. is still trying to navigate a massive downturn in the RV and boating industry over the past couple of years. The company's earnings skyrocketed from $3.52/share in 2019 to $11.82/share in 2022, but have since plummeted since then. Winnebago is making smart moves to adjust to macroeconomic conditions, but it hasn't been enough to offset the huge decline in demand.
Waters Corp reported better-than-expected Q4'24 and FY'24 results, driven by strong performance in academia, government, and pharma segments, despite FX headwinds impacting gross margins. The company anticipates continued growth in 2025, with projected revenue growth between 4.5% and 7%, supported by emerging markets like India and high-growth areas like GLP-1 and PFAS testing. Risks include elevated valuations and limited opportunities for cash deployment, making buybacks less attractive; current valuation appears challenging compared to historical averages and peers.
WAT's fourth-quarter 2024 results reflect strong pharma growth and robust gains across all regions. However, forex headwinds hurt.
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 12, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Caspar Tudor - Head of Investor Relations Udit Batra - President & Chief Executive Officer Amol Chaubal - Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Tycho Peterson - Jefferies Vijay Kumar - Evercore ISI Puneet Souda - Leerink Eve Burstein - Bernstein Brandon Couillard - Wells Fargo Dan Arias - Stifel Dan Brennan - TD Cowen Catherine Schulte - Baird Operator Good morning. Welcome to the Waters Corporation Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results Conference Call.
Waters (WAT) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.10 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.02 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.62 per share a year ago.
Today, we take a more in-depth look at Waters Corporation, which provides analytical workflow solutions, primarily to the Pharma and Industrial industries. WAT stock has surged 35% since July lows, but analysts are growing increasingly cautious due to valuation concerns, with mixed ratings and tepid price targets. From a historical perspective, the equity now trades at the very top of its historical P/S and P/E ratios.
TECH enters a co-marketing and co-promotion agreement with Waters Corporation to expand the reach of advanced biotherapeutic characterization and development processes.
WAT's third-quarter 2024 results show growth in the pharma and industrial sectors. A dip in China sales creates headwinds.
Shares of Waters Corp. (WAT) surged nearly 20% on Friday, delivering the top daily performance in the S&P 500 after the company reported third-quarter sales and earnings that topped analysts' projections.
Following a pair of negative trading sessions, major U.S. equities indexes closed out the week on a strong note, pushing higher on Friday as investors cheered upbeat earnings results from e-commerce and cloud computing behemoth Amazon (AMZN).
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 1, 2024 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Caspar Tudor – Head of Investor Relations Udit Batra – President and Chief Executive Officer Amol Chaubal – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Tycho Peterson – Jefferies Brandon Couillard – Wells Fargo Puneet Souda – Leerink Partners Vijay Kumar – Evercore ISI Dan Brennan – TD Cowen Matt Sykes – Goldman Sachs Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Waters Corporation Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode until the question-and-answer session begins.