earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Watts Water Q4 sales $474M (+18% YoY); full year EPS $4.88 (+45%); President of Americas to retire
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
2021-FY EPS reported
$4.88
revenue$1,809,200,000
- Q4 reported sales $474M, up 18% YoY (reported and organic); full year sales $1.8B, up 20%.
- Q4 GAAP EPS $1.18 (up 37%), adjusted EPS $1.42 (up 23%); full year GAAP EPS $4.88 (up 45%), adjusted EPS $5.52 (up 42%).
- Full year operating cash flow $181M; free cash flow $159M, down 21% and 15% due to proactive inventory investment.
- President of Americas & Europe Munish Nanda to retire; will stay until successor in place, then advisory role until May 2023.
- CEO cites supply chain disruptions and inflation continuing into 2022 but expects teams to meet challenges.