In Episode 49 of “Market News with Rodney Lake,” Professor Lake, Director of the GW Investment Institute, explores Xylem, a water technology company that serves individual consumption and critical infrastructure like data centers. The company maintains stable gross margins around 37.5% and has steadily grown its net income and free cash flow, reaching a 12% net margin and $889 million in trailing twelve-month free cash flow. Lake notes that while new CEO Matthew Pine is an industry veteran, his short tenure makes it difficult to evaluate management, especially following Xylem’s transformative $7.5 billion acquisition of Évoqué in 2023. With modest projected revenue growth and a high valuation multiple of 28x earnings, concerns remain about future performance. As a strategic position in the water industry, Xylem remains a portfolio holding but warrants close observation moving forward.

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