West Pharmaceutical Financials

WST Stock  USD 225.80  6.10  2.63%   
West Pharmaceutical Services is doing better financially today then in previous quarter. It has a moderate probability of reporting better financial numbers in April. At this time, West Pharmaceutical's Non Currrent Assets Other are comparatively stable compared to the past year. Cash And Short Term Investments is likely to gain to about 508.8 M in 2025, whereas Non Current Liabilities Total is likely to drop slightly above 311.4 M in 2025. Key indicators impacting West Pharmaceutical's financial strength include:
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Net Profit Margin0.180.1703
Notably Up
Slightly volatile
Return On Assets0.140.1352
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Return On Equity0.0960.1837
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Debt Equity Ratio0.110.1127
Fairly Down
Slightly volatile
Operating Income598.4 M569.9 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Current Ratio1.842.7945
Way Down
Pretty Stable
Investors should never underestimate West Pharmaceutical's ability to pay suppliers on time, ensure interest payments are not accumulating, and correctly time where and how to reinvest extra cash. Individual investors need to monitor West Pharmaceutical's cash flow, debt, and profitability to make informed and accurate decisions about investing in West Pharmaceutical Services.

Cash And Equivalents

548.08 Million

  
Understanding current and past West Pharmaceutical Financials, including the trends in assets, liabilities, equity and income are directly related to making proper and timely investing decisions. All of West Pharmaceutical's financial statements are interrelated, with each one affecting the others. For example, an increase in West Pharmaceutical's assets may result in an increase in income on the income statement.
Please note, the imprecision that can be found in West Pharmaceutical's accounting process means that the reasonable investor should take a skeptical approach toward the financial statement analysis of West Pharmaceutical Services. Check West Pharmaceutical's Beneish M Score to see the likelihood of West Pharmaceutical's management manipulating its earnings.

West Pharmaceutical Stock Summary

West Pharmaceutical competes with Teleflex Incorporated, Alcon AG, ResMed, ICU Medical, and Cooper Companies,. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells containment and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. was incorporated in 1923 and is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania. West Pharmaceutical operates under Medical Instruments Supplies classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 10065 people.
Specialization
Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Services
InstrumentUSA Stock View All
ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange
ISINUS9553061055
CUSIP955306105 953348109
LocationPennsylvania; U.S.A
Business Address530 Herman O
SectorHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
IndustryHealth Care
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial
Websitewww.westpharma.com
Phone610 594 2900
CurrencyUSD - US Dollar

West Pharmaceutical Key Financial Ratios

West Pharmaceutical Key Balance Sheet Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Total Assets2.8B3.3B3.6B3.8B3.6B3.8B
Other Current Liab175.4M211.1M173.6M205M193.3M203.0M
Net Debt(289.8M)(437.3M)(576.4M)(544.9M)(182.3M)(173.2M)
Retained Earnings1.8B2.5B3.0B3.5B4.0B4.2B
Cash615.5M762.6M894.3M853.9M484.6M508.8M
Net Receivables385.3M489M507.4M512M552.5M580.1M
Inventory321.3M378.4M414.8M434.7M377M395.9M
Other Current Assets51.6M112M103M135.8M124M130.2M
Total Liab939.3M978.4M931.9M948.5M961.1M1.0B
Total Current Assets1.4B1.7B1.9B1.9B1.5B1.6B
Short Term Debt22.5M62.8M34.2M151.7M17.9M22.6M
Intangible Assets30.5M23M18.4M15.1M10.8M10.3M
Accounts Payable213.1M232.2M215.4M242.4M239.3M251.3M
Other Liab109.2M117M112.5M113.2M130.2M107.9M
Other Assets52.3M104.4M104M(100K)(90K)(85.5K)
Long Term Debt252.9M208.8M206.7M72.8M202.6M201.4M
Good Will111.1M109.9M107.3M108.5M106.1M103.7M
Treasury Stock(118.1M)(167.7M)(229.5M)(370.9M)(333.8M)(317.1M)
Net Tangible Assets1.4B1.7B2.1B2.6B2.9B3.1B
Long Term Debt Total255M252.9M208.8M206.7M186.0M209.4M
Capital Surpluse272.7M267.3M249M232.2M267.0M223.1M

West Pharmaceutical Key Income Statement Accounts

The reason investors look at the income statement is to determine what West Pharmaceutical's earnings per share (EPS) will be in order to see if they want to buy more shares or not. For example, if a company earned $20 million in the last quarter and has 100,000 shares outstanding, its EPS is 20 cents. If you find that this number beats analysts' forecasts or is higher than it was from the same period last year, then you might want to buy more of this stock even though its price per share may not have changed.
202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Total Revenue2.1B2.8B2.9B2.9B2.9B3.0B
Gross Profit767.8M1.2B1.1B1.1B998.5M1.0B
Operating Income406.9M752.3M734M676M569.9M598.4M
Ebit422.6M772.9M767.3M706.8M588.5M617.9M
Ebitda531.7M895.2M887.9M844.1M743.9M781.1M
Cost Of Revenue1.4B1.7B1.8B1.8B1.9B2.0B
Income Before Tax401.3M748.9M679.9M698M585.5M614.8M
Net Income346.2M661.8M585.9M593.4M492.7M517.3M
Income Tax Expense72.5M107.2M114.7M122.3M107.5M112.9M
Interest Expense6.8M7.2M7.9M9M3M2.9M
Research Development46.9M52.8M58.5M68.4M69.1M35.4M
Tax Provision72.5M107.2M114.7M122.3M107.5M86.5M
Interest Income6.8M7.2M2.8M28M19.6M20.6M
Net Interest Income(6.8M)(7.2M)(2.8M)19M16.6M17.4M

West Pharmaceutical Key Cash Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Change To Inventory(73.7M)(86.5M)(49.8M)(13.5M)42M44.1M
Change In Cash176.4M147.1M131.7M(40.4M)(369.3M)(350.8M)
Free Cash Flow298.1M330.6M439.4M414.5M276.4M290.2M
Depreciation109.1M122.3M120.6M137.3M155.4M163.2M
Other Non Cash Items(700K)(900K)36.1M5.4M(16.3M)(15.5M)
Dividends Paid48.1M51.1M54.1M57M59.1M62.1M
Capital Expenditures174.4M253.4M284.6M362M377M395.9M
Net Income346.2M661.8M585.9M593.4M492.7M517.3M
End Period Cash Flow615.5M762.6M894.3M853.9M484.6M508.8M
Investments(179.5M)(253.1M)(288.2M)(354.7M)(378.7M)(359.8M)
Change Receivables(33.3M)(46.6M)(123.5M)(35.6M)(32.0M)(33.6M)
Net Borrowings60.9M(2.3M)(2.2M)(45.5M)(52.3M)(49.7M)
Change To Netincome37.3M23.8M(19.7M)29.7M34.2M26.6M

West Financial Ratios Relationships

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West Pharmaceutical Services is rated second in return on equity category among its peers. It is rated second in return on asset category among its peers reporting about  0.56  of Return On Asset per Return On Equity. The ratio of Return On Equity to Return On Asset for West Pharmaceutical Services is roughly  1.78 . At this time, West Pharmaceutical's Return On Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Comparative valuation analysis is a catch-all technique that is used if you cannot value West Pharmaceutical by discounting back its dividends or cash flows. It compares the stock's price multiples to nearest competition to determine if the stock is relatively undervalued or overvalued.

West Pharmaceutical Systematic Risk

West Pharmaceutical's systematic risk plays a vital role in portfolio allocation when considering its stock to be added to a well-diversified portfolio. West Pharmaceutical volatility which cannot be eliminated through diversification, requires returns over the risk-free rate. Over the long run, a well-diversified portfolio provides returns that match its exposure to systematic risk. In this case, investors face a trade-off between expected returns and systematic risk and, therefore, can only reduce a portfolio's exposure to systematic risk by sacrificing expected returns on the portfolio.
The output start index for this execution was sixty with a total number of output elements of one. The Beta measures systematic risk based on how returns on West Pharmaceutical correlated with the market. If Beta is less than 0 West Pharmaceutical generally moves in the opposite direction as compared to the market. If West Pharmaceutical Beta is about zero movement of price series is uncorrelated with the movement of the benchmark. if Beta is between zero and one West Pharmaceutical is generally moves in the same direction as, but less than the movement of the market. For Beta = 1 movement of West Pharmaceutical is generally in the same direction as the market. If Beta > 1 West Pharmaceutical moves generally in the same direction as, but more than the movement of the benchmark.

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Price Earnings To Growth Ratio

(2.97)

At this time, West Pharmaceutical's Price Earnings To Growth Ratio is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

West Pharmaceutical March 26, 2025 Opportunity Range

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