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Australian (ASX) Medical Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M-3.5%
  • 1Y15.8%
  • YTD1.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Medical Equipment industry has risen 2.3%, driven by gains from Cochlear of 0.7%. Meanwhile, PolyNovo actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.8% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 16% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Medical Equipment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 09 Oct 2024AU$28.9bAU$5.5bAU$161.3m53.8x179x5.3x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024AU$28.2bAU$5.5bAU$158.2m53.6x178x5.2x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024AU$31.0bAU$5.4bAU$164.5m44.7x188.4x5.8x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024AU$29.6bAU$5.3bAU$168.4m48.9x175.4x5.6x
Thu, 30 May 2024AU$28.6bAU$5.3bAU$168.8m33.8x169.3x5.4x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024AU$29.0bAU$5.4bAU$169.3m36x171.2x5.4x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024AU$29.1bAU$5.4bAU$169.4m40.3x172x5.4x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024AU$28.5bAU$5.3bAU$330.1m26.4x86.5x5.3x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024AU$26.1bAU$5.1bAU$245.8m24.6x106.1x5.1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023AU$26.9bAU$5.1bAU$242.8m24.8x110.9x5.3x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023AU$23.5bAU$5.2bAU$250.4m24.5x93.9x4.5x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023AU$23.9bAU$5.2bAU$246.9m23.2x96.8x4.6x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023AU$24.8bAU$5.2bAU$247.4m21.9x100.1x4.8x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023AU$23.3bAU$5.1bAU$71.8m22.5x324.7x4.6x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023AU$23.3bAU$5.0bAU$65.0m22.5x358.3x4.6x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023AU$24.4bAU$5.1bAU$66.2m18.5x369.6x4.8x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023AU$24.6bAU$5.1bAU$64.7m17.9x381x4.9x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023AU$23.2bAU$5.0bAU$64.0m16.5x361.8x4.6x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023AU$23.1bAU$4.9bAU$75.3m20.7x306.8x4.7x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023AU$22.9bAU$5.1bAU$124.3m21.8x183.8x4.5x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022AU$21.8bAU$5.2bAU$125.9m20.5x173.4x4.2x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022AU$21.8bAU$5.2bAU$125.7m22.2x173.3x4.2x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022AU$19.7bAU$5.4bAU$131.1m21.9x150.4x3.7x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022AU$21.8bAU$5.1bAU$127.9m25.1x170.2x4.3x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022AU$23.3bAU$5.2bAU$276.9m35.8x84x4.5x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022AU$20.5bAU$5.3bAU$279.8m32.7x73.3x3.9x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022AU$21.6bAU$5.1bAU$268.6m34.4x80.5x4.3x
Mon, 02 May 2022AU$22.9bAU$5.1bAU$276.2m36x83x4.5x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022AU$22.1bAU$5.0bAU$267.9m35.1x82.6x4.5x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022AU$21.5bAU$5.1bAU$380.9m14.2x56.5x4.2x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022AU$22.2bAU$4.9bAU$492.1m12.8x45.2x4.5x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021AU$23.1bAU$4.9bAU$494.0m13.4x46.8x4.7x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021AU$24.5bAU$4.9bAU$488.0m13.9x50.2x5x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021AU$24.3bAU$4.8bAU$487.0m13.8x49.9x5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

49.9x


Total Market Cap: AU$24.3bTotal Earnings: AU$487.0mTotal Revenue: AU$4.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Medical Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 161.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Medical Equipment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 179x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 161x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Medical Equipment industry have declined 31% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.1% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Healthcare industry?

AU Market-0.46%
Healthcare0.79%
Medical Equipment0.099%
Medical Equipment0.50%
Medical Supplies-0.99%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Medical Equipment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 116.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Medical Supplies industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 37.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Medical Supplies industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 35% per year.
  • In contrast, the Medical Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
COH CochlearAU$293.430.7%
+AU$128.7m
14.0%PE53.8x
ANN AnsellAU$32.651.5%
+AU$69.4m
48.9%PE41.6x
CYC CyclopharmAU$1.7514.8%
+AU$25.0m
-31.6%PS8.1x
RSH RespiriAU$0.04216.7%
+AU$7.7m
16.7%PS52x
LDX Lumos Diagnostics HoldingsAU$0.04216.7%
+AU$3.4m
-58.0%PS1.4x
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SOM

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SomnoMed

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-13.8%

1Y

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PNV

AU$2.47

PolyNovo

7D

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1Y

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CYC

AU$1.75

Cyclopharm

7D

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1Y

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RSH

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7D

16.7%

1Y

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CMP

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Compumedics

7D

5.0%

1Y

70.3%

COH

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Cochlear

7D

0.7%

1Y

14.0%

SDI

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SDI

7D

1.6%

1Y

10.7%

AVR

AU$12.00

Anteris Technologies

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-41.5%

NAN

AU$3.62

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7D

-1.9%

1Y

-12.3%

CVB

AU$0.14

CurveBeam AI

7D

-12.9%

1Y

-64.5%

LDX

AU$0.042

Lumos Diagnostics Holdings

7D

16.7%

1Y

-58.0%

ANN

AU$32.65

Ansell

7D

1.5%

1Y

48.9%

IMR

AU$0.56

Imricor Medical Systems

7D

1.8%

1Y

-0.9%

NXS

AU$0.20

Next Science

7D

-9.1%

1Y

-52.4%