West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Short-term Investments (2011 - 2013)

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) posted quarterly Short-term Investments of $7.5 million for Q4 2013, down 39.52% year-on-year from $12.4 million in Q4 2012, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $7.5 million in Q3 2013.

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Short-term Investments (2011 - 2013) Analysis & Trends

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has reported Short-term Investments for 3 consecutive years, with $7.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2013.

  • Quarterly Short-term Investments fell 39.52% year-over-year to $7.5 million in Q4 2013, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2013 was $7.5 million (down 39.52% YoY) and the FY2013 annual result came in at $7.5 million, down 39.52% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments steadied at $7.5 million in Q4 2013 per WST's latest filing, from $7.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Short-term Investments for WST reached as high as $26.5 million in Q4 2011 and fell as low as -$200000.0 in Q1 2012.
  • A 3-year average of $12.6 million and a median of $8.9 million in 2011 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2012 — Short-term Investments plunged 102.08% — and 2013, when it soared 4200.0%.
  • Year by year, Short-term Investments stood at $26.5 million in 2011, then sank by 53.21% to $12.4 million in 2012, then slumped by 39.52% to $7.5 million in 2013.
  • According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments over the past three periods registered $7.5 million, $7.5 million, and $7.5 million for Q4 2013, Q3 2013, and Q2 2013 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2013 7.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 7.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 7.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 8.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 12.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 21.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 25.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -200,000.00
Dec 31, 2011 26.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 9.60 Mn