Watsco, Inc. (WSO): Price and Financial Metrics
Watsco, Inc. (WSO)
Today's Latest Price: $218.33 USD
Updated Dec 4 12:02pm
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Ranked of 59 in Industrial - Equipment
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WSO Stock Summary
- With a one year PEG ratio of 889.36, Watsco Inc is expected to have a higher PEG ratio (a measure of how expensive a stock is relative to its expected earnings growth) than 95.9% of US stocks.
- WSO's went public 34.95 years ago, making it older than 92.99% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of -43.08%, Watsco Inc's debt growth rate surpasses merely 7.41% of about US stocks.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Watsco Inc, a group of peers worth examining would be AOS, RHI, FND, AAP, and LANC.
- WSO's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Watsco Inc's official web site, go to www.watsco.com.
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WSO Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $218.33 | 52-week high | $249.30 |
| Prev. close | $217.98 | 52-week low | $132.97 |
| Day low | $217.48 | Volume | 71,792 |
| Day high | $219.49 | Avg. volume | 240,784 |
| 50-day MA | $231.17 | Dividend yield | 3.26% |
| 200-day MA | $199.01 | Market Cap | 8.40B |
Watsco, Inc. (WSO) Company Bio
Watsco distributes air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment; and related parts and supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Miami, Florida.
WSO Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $218.33 | $319.91 | 44% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Watsco Inc with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Watsco Inc ranked in the 57th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Moreover, under all the scenarios we modelled, the output consistently forecasted positive returns. The most interesting components of our discounted cash flow analysis for Watsco Inc ended up being:
- Interest coverage, a measure of earnings relative to interest payments, is 185.96 -- which is good for besting 98.03% of its peer stocks (US stocks in the Industrials sector with positive cash flow).
- The business' balance sheet suggests that 3% of the company's capital is sourced from debt; this is greater than just 10.95% of the free cash flow producing stocks we're observing.
- WSO's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 2%; for context, that number is higher than 47.71% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 42% |
| 1% | 43% |
| 2% | 44% |
| 3% | 46% |
| 4% | 47% |
| 5% | 49% |
For other companies in the Industrials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as WSO, try PMTS, DXPE, EBF, MATW, and BAH.
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