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Watsco Inc Shs -B- Conv.at any time WSO.B

Morningstar Rating
$440.71 +4.02 (0.92%)
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Price vs Fair Value

WSO.B is trading at a 30% premium.
Price
$425.27
Fair Value
$631.45
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
$368.92
5-Star Price
$488.87
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$436.69
Day Range
$440.71440.71
52-Week Range
$318.05440.71
Bid/Ask
$0.00 / $0.00
Market Cap
$17.41 Bil
Volume/Avg
30 / 42

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
32.59
Price/Sales
2.27
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.26%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.43%
Total Yield
2.26%

Company Profile

Watsco is the largest heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration products distributor in North America. The company primarily operates in the United States (90% of 2023 revenue) with significant exposure in the Sunbelt states. Watsco also has operations in Canada (5% of sales) and Latin America (5% of sales). The company's customer base consists of more than 125,000 contractors that serve the replacement and new construction HVACR markets for residential and light commercial applications.
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Industrial Distribution
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
7,425

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
WSO.B
LII
CARR
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
32.5925.6221.37
Price/Book Value
6.9646.084.71
Price/Sales
2.273.432.28
Price/Cash Flow
25.2422.5824.39
Price/Earnings
WSO.B
LII
CARR

Financial Strength

Metric
WSO.B
LII
CARR
Quick Ratio
1.420.610.55
Current Ratio
3.361.431.36
Interest Coverage
161.5515.224.76
Quick Ratio
WSO.B
LII
CARR

Profitability

Metric
WSO.B
LII
CARR
Return on Assets (Normalized)
17.17%23.03%8.02%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
31.92%442.69%27.54%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
22.35%37.71%12.64%
Return on Assets
WSO.B
LII
CARR
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