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Australian (ASX) Medical Equipment Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D-6.1%
  • 3M-1.1%
  • 1Y11.8%
  • YTD1.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Medical Equipment industry has dropped 6.1%, driven by a pullback from Cochlear of 9.7%. On the other hand PolyNovo is actually up 7.4%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 12%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 19 Aug 2024AU$28.8bAU$5.4bAU$169.7m44x169.9x5.4x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024AU$30.5bAU$5.3bAU$167.9m46.2x181.4x5.8x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024AU$29.8bAU$5.3bAU$168.7m43.1x176.6x5.6x
Sun, 12 May 2024AU$29.1bAU$5.3bAU$169.0m36x172.2x5.5x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024AU$29.0bAU$5.3bAU$169.0m40.3x171.4x5.4x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024AU$29.5bAU$5.4bAU$169.3m39.5x174.1x5.5x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024AU$27.4bAU$5.1bAU$245.0m25.6x111.8x5.4x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024AU$27.0bAU$5.0bAU$240.4m26.1x112.4x5.4x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023AU$24.0bAU$5.1bAU$244.8m25.4x98.2x4.7x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023AU$22.3bAU$5.2bAU$249.7m22.5x89.3x4.3x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023AU$23.8bAU$5.2bAU$246.3m24.5x96.5x4.6x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023AU$24.9bAU$5.2bAU$120.2m23.8x207.5x4.8x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023AU$23.3bAU$5.0bAU$64.4m22.5x361.4x4.7x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023AU$23.6bAU$4.9bAU$63.7m23.2x369.8x4.8x
Mon, 15 May 2023AU$24.4bAU$5.0bAU$65.2m17.2x374.3x4.8x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023AU$24.7bAU$5.0bAU$64.4m17.2x383x4.9x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023AU$23.7bAU$5.0bAU$64.2m16.5x369.4x4.7x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023AU$23.5bAU$5.1bAU$124.3m19.9x188.7x4.6x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023AU$21.6bAU$5.1bAU$125.0m20.7x172.9x4.2x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022AU$22.5bAU$5.2bAU$125.8m21.8x179.1x4.4x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022AU$20.9bAU$5.2bAU$127.2m21.8x164.4x4x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022AU$20.0bAU$5.2bAU$129.9m25x154.3x3.8x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022AU$22.5bAU$5.3bAU$306.1m38.6x73.5x4.2x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022AU$21.5bAU$5.2bAU$276.8m33.8x77.6x4.1x
Sun, 19 Jun 2022AU$18.7bAU$5.2bAU$276.1m30.6x67.6x3.6x
Tue, 17 May 2022AU$21.3bAU$5.2bAU$276.2m33.3x77.3x4.1x
Thu, 14 Apr 2022AU$22.3bAU$5.0bAU$267.8m35.5x83.4x4.5x
Sat, 12 Mar 2022AU$21.5bAU$5.0bAU$270.6m33.9x79.4x4.3x
Mon, 07 Feb 2022AU$21.2bAU$5.0bAU$497.6m12.5x42.5x4.3x
Wed, 05 Jan 2022AU$24.8bAU$4.9bAU$492.6m13.4x50.4x5.1x
Fri, 03 Dec 2021AU$23.4bAU$4.9bAU$494.5m14.1x47.3x4.8x
Sun, 31 Oct 2021AU$24.4bAU$4.8bAU$483.8m13.6x50.4x5.1x
Tue, 28 Sep 2021AU$25.4bAU$4.9bAU$493.3m14x51.5x5.2x
Thu, 26 Aug 2021AU$26.0bAU$4.8bAU$484.1m14x53.6x5.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

53.6x


Total Market Cap: AU$26.0bTotal Earnings: AU$484.1mTotal Revenue: AU$4.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Medical Equipment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 155.1x202220232024
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 170x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 155x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Medical Equipment industry have declined 29% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.0% 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 Market2.52%
Healthcare0.17%
Medical Equipment-6.09%
Medical Supplies3.23%
Medical Equipment-8.63%
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 12.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.0% 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 35.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Medical Supplies industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 10% 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
ANN AnsellAU$27.343.7%
+AU$140.3m
18.5%PE25.5x
EBR EBR SystemsAU$1.1613.2%
+AU$41.6m
41.5%PB7.7x
PNV PolyNovoAU$2.581.6%
+AU$27.6m
72.0%PE1116.9x
AVR Anteris TechnologiesAU$15.307.4%
+AU$22.2m
-20.3%PS78.7x
NTI Neurotech InternationalAU$0.07818.2%
+AU$12.2m
77.3%PS24.8x
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LBT

AU$0.015

LBT Innovations

7D

-14.7%

1Y

-37.0%

COH

AU$307.48

Cochlear

7D

-9.4%

1Y

15.7%

IMR

AU$0.52

Imricor Medical Systems

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-33.8%

CVB

AU$0.18

CurveBeam AI

7D

-21.3%

1Y

n/a

CSX

AU$0.42

CleanSpace Holdings

7D

-14.3%

1Y

50.0%

IPD

AU$0.056

ImpediMed

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-70.5%

LDX

AU$0.039

Lumos Diagnostics Holdings

7D

-9.3%

1Y

-62.9%

AVR

AU$15.30

Anteris Technologies

7D

7.4%

1Y

-20.3%

EMV

AU$2.16

EMVision Medical Devices

7D

5.4%

1Y

59.4%

NAN

AU$2.75

Nanosonics

7D

-7.7%

1Y

-41.9%

ANN

AU$27.34

Ansell

7D

3.7%

1Y

18.5%

OIL

AU$0.20

Optiscan Imaging

7D

5.3%

1Y

159.7%

NTI

AU$0.078

Neurotech International

7D

18.2%

1Y

77.3%