-- 独立系調査会社CFRAは、に対し、以下の調査レポートを提供しました。CFRAのアナリストは、以下のように見解をまとめています。ウォーターズ・コーポレーションは、第1四半期の調整後EPSが2.70ドル(市場予想は2.25ドル)となり、コンセンサス予想を0.39ドル(17%)上回りました。売上高は12億6,700万ドルで、ガイダンスを5,600万ドル(4.6%)上回りました。事業のオーガニック売上高成長率は13%(為替変動の影響を除くと11%)で、ガイダンスを200ベーシスポイント上回り、分析科学部門は14%増の6億700万ドルとなりました。2月9日にBDXのバイオサイエンス&診断ソリューション事業を買収した後、統合後の事業体として、部門横断的な連携によるメリットと収益シナジーが早期に実現したことから、今四半期は順調なスタートを切ったと見ています。経営陣は、2026年度通期の業績見通しを全ての主要指標で引き上げ、実質的な為替変動の影響を除いた成長率見通しを5.5%~7.0%から6.5%~8.0%に、調整後EPSの中間値を14.40ドルから14.50ドルに引き上げた。買収したBDS事業は、買収完了以来5億2000万ドルの収益を上げており、これはガイダンスを4000万ドル上回っている。一方、地域別に見ると、アジアの売上高は前年の33%から28%に減少したが、ヨーロッパの売上高は28%から33%に増加した。
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