Expansion In Thailand And Argentina Will Boost Revenue Despite Risks

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AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 5 Analysts
Published
24 Sep 24
Updated
31 Jul 25
AnalystConsensusTarget's Fair Value
US$16.45
14.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
31 Jul
US$14.07
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Author's Valuation

US$16.5

14.5% undervalued intrinsic discount

AnalystConsensusTarget Fair Value

Last Update01 May 25
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Key Takeaways

  • Strategic expansion in emerging and European markets, along with new product launches, diversifies revenue and supports global growth.
  • Focus on minimally invasive treatments and strong marketing boosts demand, market penetration, and maintains high profit margins.
  • Challenges from weak demand, regulatory delays, tariff pressures, rising expenses, and a shift toward lower-margin treatments threaten profitability and limit long-term growth prospects.

Catalysts

About InMode
    Designs, develops, manufactures, and markets minimally invasive aesthetic medical products based on its proprietary radio frequency assisted lipolysis and deep subdermal fractional radiofrequency technologies in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally.
What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
  • Expansion of direct operations in emerging international markets like Thailand and Argentina, along with a rapidly growing European presence, is expected to drive continued growth in non-U.S. sales, leveraging increasing access to healthcare and higher disposable incomes globally to boost revenue and diversify geographic risk.
  • Launch of new platforms targeting underpenetrated end markets such as urology (blood circulation and pain relief) and ophthalmology (Envision for dry eye and facial rejuvenation) positions InMode to capture demand from the broader adoption of aesthetic and wellness procedures, opening new revenue streams and supporting future top-line growth.
  • Sustained consumer focus on minimally invasive and non-invasive aesthetic treatments, amplified by social media and wellness trends, continues to expand the addressable market, reinforcing demand for InMode's upgraded device portfolio and supporting unit volume growth and recurring consumables revenue.
  • Ongoing investment in specialized sales teams and marketing, especially for new product categories and direct international expansion, improves market penetration and strengthens customer relationships, which is likely to support both near-term and long-term revenue and margin expansion.
  • Maintenance of industry-leading gross margins (80%) despite macroeconomic headwinds, enabled by a high-margin consumables model and operational scalability, underpins robust earnings and free cash flow generation as demand recovers and new platforms gain traction.

InMode Earnings and Revenue Growth

InMode Future Earnings and Revenue Growth

Assumptions

How have these above catalysts been quantified?
  • Analysts are assuming InMode's revenue will grow by 1.4% annually over the next 3 years.
  • Analysts assume that profit margins will shrink from 44.8% today to 25.8% in 3 years time.
  • Analysts expect earnings to reach $105.4 million (and earnings per share of $1.75) by about July 2028, down from $175.8 million today. However, there is a considerable amount of disagreement amongst the analysts with the most bullish expecting $158.5 million in earnings, and the most bearish expecting $92.4 million.
  • In order for the above numbers to justify the analysts price target, the company would need to trade at a PE ratio of 10.1x on those 2028 earnings, up from 5.1x today. This future PE is lower than the current PE for the US Medical Equipment industry at 33.5x.
  • Analysts expect the number of shares outstanding to decline by 7.0% per year for the next 3 years.
  • To value all of this in today's terms, we will use a discount rate of 9.08%, as per the Simply Wall St company report.

InMode Future Earnings Per Share Growth

InMode Future Earnings Per Share Growth

Risks

What could happen that would invalidate this narrative?
  • Prolonged macroeconomic headwinds and reduced consumer discretionary spending, especially in the U.S., are suppressing demand for capital equipment purchases and minimally invasive aesthetic procedures, raising the risk of continued revenue shortfalls versus prior expectations.
  • Persistent regulatory hurdles and lack of FDA indications for key new product launches in urology and ophthalmology (e.g., erectile dysfunction, dry eye treatments) could delay or limit access to new growth markets, constraining future revenue and earnings expansion.
  • Heightened exposure to U.S. import tariffs (currently at 10%, with a potential to rise), threatens to erode gross margins by 2–3% annually, putting pressure on profitability unless offset by price increases or cost reductions.
  • Rising sales and marketing expenses-up 9% year-over-year due to continued investments in direct sales force and expansion into new countries-may outpace revenue growth during flat or declining markets, compressing net margins and operating leverage if sales do not accelerate as anticipated.
  • Shifts in procedural trends, with noninvasive treatments (lower-priced and lower-margin) gaining share at the expense of higher-priced, minimally invasive procedures, could dilute overall revenue per procedure and compress long-term earnings potential if the trend persists.

Valuation

How have all the factors above been brought together to estimate a fair value?
  • The analysts have a consensus price target of $16.45 for InMode based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $21.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just $14.0.
  • In order for you to agree with the analyst's consensus, you'd need to believe that by 2028, revenues will be $408.8 million, earnings will come to $105.4 million, and it would be trading on a PE ratio of 10.1x, assuming you use a discount rate of 9.1%.
  • Given the current share price of $14.31, the analyst price target of $16.45 is 13.0% higher. Despite analysts expecting the underlying buisness to decline, they seem to believe it's more valuable than what the market thinks.
  • We always encourage you to reach your own conclusions though. So sense check these analyst numbers against your own assumptions and expectations based on your understanding of the business and what you believe is probable.

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