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Fresenius Medical Care DB:FME Stock Report

Last Price

€43.56

Market Cap

€12.9b

7D

-3.5%

1Y

14.6%

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Fresenius Medical Care AG

DB:FME Stock Report

Market Cap: €12.9b

FME Stock Overview

Provides dialysis and related services for individuals with renal diseases in Germany, North America, and internationally. More details

FME fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends5/6

Rewards

Trading at 70.1% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 19.25% per year

Earnings grew by 46.5% over the past year

Pays a reliable dividend of 2.71%

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt


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Fresenius Medical Care AG Competitors

SYNLAB

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€2.5b

Carl Zeiss Meditec

XTRA:AFX

€4.0b

VITA 34

XTRA:V3V

€71.8m

Siemens Healthineers

XTRA:SHL

€58.3b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Fresenius Medical Care
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price€43.56
52 Week High€46.04
52 Week Low€32.93
Beta0.84
1 Month Change4.39%
3 Month Change18.60%
1 Year Change14.63%
3 Year Change-22.79%
5 Year Change-34.69%
Change since IPO94.97%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

FMEDE HealthcareDE Market
7D-3.5%-3.5%-2.6%
1Y14.6%15.6%6.9%

Return vs Industry: FME matched the German Healthcare industry which returned 15.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: FME exceeded the German Market which returned 6.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is FME's price volatile compared to industry and market?
FME volatility
FME Average Weekly Movement4.2%
Healthcare Industry Average Movement4.7%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.2%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

Stable Share Price: FME has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: FME's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1996113,079Helen Gizawww.freseniusmedicalcare.com

Fresenius Medical Care AG provides dialysis and related services for individuals with renal diseases in Germany, North America, and internationally. The company offers dialysis treatment and related laboratory and diagnostic services through a network of outpatient dialysis clinics; materials, training, and patient support services comprising clinical monitoring, follow-up assistance, and arranging for delivery of the supplies to the patient’s residence; and dialysis services under contract to hospitals in the United States for the hospitalized end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and for patients suffering from acute kidney failure. It also develops, manufactures, and distributes various health care products, including polysulfone dialyzers, hemodialysis machines, peritoneal dialysis cyclers, peritoneal dialysis solutions, hemodialysis concentrates, solutions and granulates, bloodlines, renal pharmaceuticals, systems for water treatment, and acute cardiopulmonary and apheresis products.

Fresenius Medical Care AG Fundamentals Summary

How do Fresenius Medical Care's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
FME fundamental statistics
Market cap€12.87b
Earnings (TTM)€658.94m
Revenue (TTM)€19.24b

19.5x

P/E Ratio

0.7x

P/S Ratio

Is FME overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
FME income statement (TTM)
Revenue€19.24b
Cost of Revenue€14.40b
Gross Profit€4.84b
Other Expenses€4.18b
Earnings€658.94m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 25, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)2.25
Gross Margin25.14%
Net Profit Margin3.43%
Debt/Equity Ratio49.4%

How did FME perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.7%

Current Dividend Yield

53%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 11:41
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Fresenius Medical Care AG is covered by 59 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Martin SchneeAlphaValue
Brian WilliamsAvondale Partners
Olav ZilianBaader Helvea Equity Research