Analysts Keep Xvivo Perfusion Fair Value Steady as Growth and Profit Estimates Slightly Ease

Key Takeaways

• Regulatory approvals in the U.S. for liver and heart technologies and Canadian market expansions may significantly boost revenue and market share in North America.
  
• Strategic improvements in the Abdominal segment are set to increase gross margins and profitability, while strong adoption in Australia indicates promising growth.
  
• Production constraints and regulatory uncertainties could hinder market expansion and revenue growth, while currency fluctuations may affect profitability and earnings.

Catalysts

A medical technology company, develops and markets machines and perfusion solutions for assessing usable organs and maintains in optimal condition pending transplantation in Sweden.

• The approval of the DELIVER IDE and the ability to start related trials in the United States for liver and heart technologies could serve as a catalyst for future growth by opening new revenue streams as the company gains U.S. market share. This is expected to impact revenue positively.
  
• The strategic initiative to improve the Abdominal segment's gross margin to 70% by 2027 through achieving economies of scale in production is expected to enhance the net margins over time, positively impacting profitability.
  
• Growth opportunities in Canada, supported by recent regulatory approvals for liver and kidney products, align with strategic market expansion plans. This could result in increased revenues and market share in the North American region.
  
• The expected heart technology expansion in Australia, with an observed growth of 60% in Q1, reflects strong regional adoption, suggesting increased revenue streams. Continued penetration could strengthen earnings.
  
• The initiative for a robust U.S. service offering, modeled after successful international approaches, is anticipated to be critical for the U.S. heart launch and could contribute to future sales revenue as it enhances the customer onboarding process.

Xvivo Perfusion Future Earnings and Revenue Growth

Assumptions

• Analysts are assuming Xvivo Perfusion's revenue will grow by 30.7% annually over the next 3 years.
• Analysts assume that profit margins will increase from 13.5% today to 16.6% in 3 years time.
• Analysts expect earnings to reach SEK 304.5 million (and earnings per share of SEK 7.76) by about September 2028, up from SEK 111.4 million today. However, there is some disagreement amongst the analysts with the more bearish ones expecting earnings as low as SEK143 million.
• In order for the above numbers to justify the analysts price target, the company would need to trade at a PE ratio of 41.4x on those 2028 earnings, down from 47.0x today. This future PE is lower than the current PE for the GB Medical Equipment industry at 49.4x.
• Analysts expect the number of shares outstanding to remain consistent over the next 3 years.
• To value all of this in today's terms, we will use a discount rate of 5.58%, as per the Simply Wall St company report.

Xvivo Perfusion Future Earnings Per Share Growth

Risks

• Challenges in the U.S. Service business and ongoing strategic review to improve organ recovery services could hamper support for growth, potentially affecting revenue from this segment.
  
• Availability of XPS machines is constrained due to production capacity limitations, which might impede the ability to meet growing demand and affect future revenues.
  
• The delayed availability of the kidney product enhancements in the U.S. could slow market penetration, impacting the revenue from this product line.
  
• Currency fluctuations, particularly a weakened U.S. dollar, could significantly impact sales and EBITDA margins, reducing expected earnings.
  
• Uncertainty in the regulatory timelines for the heart technology in Europe and dependency on CE-marking for expansion in Canada add risk to market access, potentially affecting future revenue growth.

Valuation

• The analysts have a consensus price target of SEK345.6 for Xvivo Perfusion 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 SEK425.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just SEK215.0.
• In order for you to agree with the analyst's consensus, you'd need to believe that by 2028, revenues will be SEK1.8 billion, earnings will come to SEK304.5 million, and it would be trading on a PE ratio of 41.4x, assuming you use a discount rate of 5.6%.
• Given the current share price of SEK166.3, the analyst price target of SEK345.6 is 51.9% higher.
• 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.