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Waterco Limited

WAT.AX
45
Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls · Industrials
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
45
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Mixed
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Waterco Limited is an Australian company that makes equipment for cleaning and filtering water. Its main products include pool and spa filters, pumps, and sanitisation systems, sold to homeowners, pool builders, and commercial facilities like hotels and aquatic centers. The company also makes water treatment products used in drinking water and industrial applications.

Waterco earns money by selling its hardware products through distributors and dealers across more than 40 countries, with a strong presence in Australia, Asia, Europe, and North America. Its manufacturing operations and established distribution network give it a degree of competitive advantage in niche water treatment markets, though it faces competition from larger global players with greater scale. The key growth driver is rising demand for clean water infrastructure and pool ownership in developing Asian markets, while the main risk is margin pressure from raw material costs and currency fluctuations given its heavy reliance on international sales.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
22.8%
Thin — 22.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
7.1%
Modest — 7.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.9%
Below par — 9.9% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-27.0%
Shrinking sales (-27.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-34.5%
Earnings shrinking (-34.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
191%
Turns 191% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.9%
Thin free cash flow (3.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.43
Conservative — low debt load (0.43)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.37x
Adequate interest coverage (4.4x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
22.7x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 22.7

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.60%
no trend
Moderate income — 2.60% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+36.4%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (36.4% YoY)

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