Stock comparison
Advanced Drainage Systems
Watts Water Technologies
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
WMS
Advanced Drainage Systems
Market cap
$10.19B
Sector
Industrials
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
Market cap
$10.1B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
Watts Water Technologies WTS
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | WMS | WTS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 61C | 71B | WTS |
| Benjamin Graham | 81A | 80A | WMS |
| Philip Fisher | 65B | 65B | Tie |
| Peter Lynch | 55C | 55C | Tie |
| Joel Greenblatt | 42D | 49D | WTS |
| Charlie Munger | 64C | 59C | WMS |
| Terry Smith | 56C | 59C | WTS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | WMS | WTS |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $10.19B | $10.1B |
| P/E (TTM) | 23.8x | 27.3x |
| EV/EBIT | 17.7x | 20.7x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 13.67% | 15.18% |
| Gross margin | 38.22% | 49.25% |
| Net margin | 15.75% | 14.32% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 10.01% | 7.75% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 21.8% | 20.03% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.7x | 0.1x |
| Dividend yield | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
WMS leads on
- Revenue CAGR 5y10.01%vs 7.75%+23%
- EV/EBIT17.7xvs 20.7x+15%
- P/E (TTM)23.8xvs 27.3x+13%
- Net margin15.75%vs 14.32%+9%
WTS leads on
- Debt / Equity0.1xvs 0.7x+87%
- Dividend yield0.7%vs 0.5%+28%
- Gross margin49.25%vs 38.22%+22%
- ROIC (TTM)15.18%vs 13.67%+10%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.