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Evoqua Water Technologies Corp (AQUA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:AQUA - US30057T1051 - Common Stock

49.88 USD
+0.47 (+0.95%)
Last: 5/23/2023, 8:04:00 PM
49.88 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 5/23/2023, 8:04:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

3

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to AQUA. AQUA was compared to 132 industry peers in the Machinery industry. While AQUA is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. AQUA is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year AQUA was profitable.
  • AQUA had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
AQUA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFAQUA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 50M 100M 150M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 3.57%, AQUA is in line with its industry, outperforming 51.49% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AQUA has a Return On Equity of 10.66%. This is in the better half of the industry: AQUA outperforms 63.43% of its industry peers.
  • AQUA has a Return On Invested Capital (5.95%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for AQUA is below the industry average of 10.24%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.57%
ROE 10.66%
ROIC 5.95%
ROA(3y)4.07%
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)14.23%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)7.06%
ROIC(5y)6.03%
AQUA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICAQUA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 5 10 15 20

1.3 Margins

  • AQUA has a Profit Margin of 4.24%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AQUA outperforms 51.49% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of AQUA has grown nicely.
  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 6.75%, AQUA is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of AQUA has grown nicely.
  • AQUA has a Gross Margin (31.28%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • AQUA's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 6.75%
PM (TTM) 4.24%
GM 31.28%
OM growth 3Y3.63%
OM growth 5Y3.49%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y88.13%
GM growth 3Y1.17%
GM growth 5Y-0.68%
AQUA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsAQUA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 10 20 30

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so AQUA is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for AQUA has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, AQUA has a worse debt to assets ratio.
AQUA Yearly Shares OutstandingAQUA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M
AQUA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsAQUA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 500M 1B 1.5B 2B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 3.77 indicates that AQUA is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • The Altman-Z score of AQUA (3.77) is better than 73.13% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of AQUA is 10.33, which is on the high side as it means it would take AQUA, 10.33 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • AQUA has a Debt to FCF ratio (10.33) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.15 is on the high side and indicates that AQUA has dependencies on debt financing.
  • AQUA has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.15. This is amonst the worse of the industry: AQUA underperforms 82.09% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.15
Debt/FCF 10.33
Altman-Z 3.77
ROIC/WACC0.71
WACC8.34%
AQUA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFAQUA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.3 Liquidity

  • AQUA has a Current Ratio of 1.78. This is a normal value and indicates that AQUA is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 1.78, AQUA is not doing good in the industry: 64.18% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.27 indicates that AQUA should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • AQUA has a Quick ratio (1.27) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.78
Quick Ratio 1.27
AQUA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAQUA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 200M 400M 600M 800M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • AQUA shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 34.51%, which is quite impressive.
  • AQUA shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 95.99% yearly.
  • Looking at the last year, AQUA shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 16.94% in the last year.
  • AQUA shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 6.85% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)34.51%
EPS 3Y32.62%
EPS 5Y95.99%
EPS Q2Q%23.81%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)16.94%
Revenue growth 3Y6.34%
Revenue growth 5Y6.85%
Sales Q2Q%11.97%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 9.62% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 6.27% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-3.35%
EPS Next 2Y6.35%
EPS Next 3Y9.93%
EPS Next 5Y9.62%
Revenue Next Year10.51%
Revenue Next 2Y7.35%
Revenue Next 3Y6.68%
Revenue Next 5Y6.27%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
AQUA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAQUA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
AQUA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAQUA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.5 1

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 45.35 indicates a quite expensive valuation of AQUA.
  • AQUA's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. AQUA is more expensive than 66.42% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.47. AQUA is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 43.97, the valuation of AQUA can be described as expensive.
  • AQUA's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. AQUA is more expensive than 61.19% of the companies in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of AQUA to the average of the S&P500 Index (24.26), we can say AQUA is valued expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 45.35
Fwd PE 43.97
AQUA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAQUA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • AQUA's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. AQUA is more expensive than 67.16% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AQUA's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 71.14
EV/EBITDA 26.6
AQUA Per share dataAQUA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.47
EPS Next 2Y6.35%
EPS Next 3Y9.93%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for AQUA!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp

NYSE:AQUA (5/23/2023, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 49.88 0 (0%)

49.88

+0.47 (+0.95%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryMachinery
Earnings (Last)05-02
Earnings (Next)07-31
Inst Owners0.08%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners0.2%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap6.10B
Revenue(TTM)1.86B
Net Income(TTM)78.78M
Analysts72
Price Target52.53 (5.31%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)15.9%
Min EPS beat(2)15.81%
Max EPS beat(2)15.98%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)16.28%
Min EPS beat(4)-5.01%
Max EPS beat(4)38.34%
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)1.27%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.05%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.59%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)2.14%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.23%
Max Revenue beat(4)6.25%
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)2.32%
PT rev (3m)8.04%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)3.27%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.41%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.42%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.79%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 45.35
Fwd PE 43.97
P/S 3.29
P/FCF 71.14
P/OCF 32.74
P/B 8.26
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 26.6
EPS(TTM)1.1
EY2.21%
EPS(NY)1.13
Fwd EY2.27%
FCF(TTM)0.7
FCFY1.41%
OCF(TTM)1.52
OCFY3.05%
SpS15.18
BVpS6.04
TBVpS-0.24
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.47
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.57%
ROE 10.66%
ROCE N/A
ROIC 5.95%
ROICexc 6.37%
ROICexgc 12.1%
OM 6.75%
PM (TTM) 4.24%
GM 31.28%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)4.07%
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)14.23%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)7.06%
ROIC(5y)6.03%
ROICexc(3y)7.92%
ROICexc(5y)6.68%
ROICexgc(3y)16.83%
ROICexgc(5y)14.48%
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y0.78%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-0.27%
ROICexc growth 3Y3.56%
ROICexc growth 5Y3.36%
OM growth 3Y3.63%
OM growth 5Y3.49%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y88.13%
GM growth 3Y1.17%
GM growth 5Y-0.68%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.84
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.15
Debt/FCF 10.33
Debt/EBITDA 3.43
Cap/Depr 75.63%
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality 108.92%
Current Ratio 1.78
Quick Ratio 1.27
Altman-Z 3.77
F-Score6
WACC8.34%
ROIC/WACC0.71
Cap/Depr(3y)75%
Cap/Depr(5y)83.2%
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)127.47%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)34.51%
EPS 3Y32.62%
EPS 5Y95.99%
EPS Q2Q%23.81%
EPS Next Y-3.35%
EPS Next 2Y6.35%
EPS Next 3Y9.93%
EPS Next 5Y9.62%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)16.94%
Revenue growth 3Y6.34%
Revenue growth 5Y6.85%
Sales Q2Q%11.97%
Revenue Next Year10.51%
Revenue Next 2Y7.35%
Revenue Next 3Y6.68%
Revenue Next 5Y6.27%
EBIT growth 1Y6.62%
EBIT growth 3Y10.2%
EBIT growth 5Y10.58%
EBIT Next Year111.44%
EBIT Next 3Y34.61%
EBIT Next 5Y26.52%
FCF growth 1Y-19.88%
FCF growth 3Y47.56%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-6.55%
OCF growth 3Y13.16%
OCF growth 5Y44.8%

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp / AQUA FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of Evoqua Water Technologies Corp (AQUA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to AQUA.


What is the valuation status of Evoqua Water Technologies Corp (AQUA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to Evoqua Water Technologies Corp (AQUA). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for Evoqua Water Technologies Corp?

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp (AQUA) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


How financially healthy is Evoqua Water Technologies Corp?

The financial health rating of Evoqua Water Technologies Corp (AQUA) is 5 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for Evoqua Water Technologies Corp?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of Evoqua Water Technologies Corp (AQUA) is expected to decline by -3.35% in the next year.