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Chembio Diagnostics, Inc.NasdaqCM:CEMI Stock Report

Market Cap US$16.7m
Updated 3y ago
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1Y-24.7%
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Chembio Diagnostics, Inc.

NasdaqCM:CEMI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$16.7m

  • Company Overview
    • Valuation
    • Future Growth
    • Past Performance
    • Financial Health
    • Dividend
  • Management
  • Ownership
  • Other Information
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Chembio Diagnostics (CEMI) Stock Overview

Chembio Diagnostics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and commercializes point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests that are used to detect or diagnose diseases. More details

CEMI fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends0/6

Risk Analysis

Earnings have declined by 34.2% per year over past 5 years

Shareholders have been diluted in the past year

Volatile share price over the past 3 months

Does not have a meaningful market cap ($17M)


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Chembio Diagnostics
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$0.46
52 Week HighUS$1.24
52 Week LowUS$0.19
Beta1.86
1 Month Change16.40%
3 Month Change29.96%
1 Year Change-24.68%
3 Year Change-96.42%
5 Year Change-94.31%
Change since IPO-99.70%

Recent News & Updates

Seeking Alpha • Sep 06

Chembio gets $3.2M contract from CDC to develop rapid test for syphilis

Chembio Diagnostics (NASDAQ:CEMI) said it was awarded a $3.2M contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and validate a rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostic test for syphilis. Chembio will develop a syphilis test and confirm assay based on its Dual Path Platform (DPP) technology and proprietary DPP Micro Reader II. The assay will be intended to simultaneously and separately detect treponemal and nontreponemal IgM and IgG antibodies, the company said in Sept. 6 press release. "We are excited to continue expanding our core sexually transmitted disease portfolio with the syphilis screen and confirm assay,” said Javan Esfandiari, chief science and technology officer, Chembio. CEMI +3.55% to $0.67 premarket Sept. 6
Seeking Alpha • Aug 16

Chembio stock rises 13% amid plans to develop rapid test for monkeypox

Chembio Diagnostics (NASDAQ:CEMI) said it is evaluating the potential to develop a monkeypox rapid point-of-care (POC) test. The company added that it is exploring the technical requirements for test development using its technology platforms, DPP, SURE CHECK, and STAT PAK, along with funding partners. "We are in dialogue with leading health organizations at the federal and state level to evaluate the need for a rapid test to detect and diagnose monkeypox. We are assessing the market needs, timing, regulatory pathway and investment required to develop a test," said Chembio's President and CEO Richard Eberly. CEMI +12.64% to $0.98 premarket Aug. 16

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Sep 06

Chembio gets $3.2M contract from CDC to develop rapid test for syphilis

Chembio Diagnostics (NASDAQ:CEMI) said it was awarded a $3.2M contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and validate a rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostic test for syphilis. Chembio will develop a syphilis test and confirm assay based on its Dual Path Platform (DPP) technology and proprietary DPP Micro Reader II. The assay will be intended to simultaneously and separately detect treponemal and nontreponemal IgM and IgG antibodies, the company said in Sept. 6 press release. "We are excited to continue expanding our core sexually transmitted disease portfolio with the syphilis screen and confirm assay,” said Javan Esfandiari, chief science and technology officer, Chembio. CEMI +3.55% to $0.67 premarket Sept. 6
Seeking Alpha • Aug 16

Chembio stock rises 13% amid plans to develop rapid test for monkeypox

Chembio Diagnostics (NASDAQ:CEMI) said it is evaluating the potential to develop a monkeypox rapid point-of-care (POC) test. The company added that it is exploring the technical requirements for test development using its technology platforms, DPP, SURE CHECK, and STAT PAK, along with funding partners. "We are in dialogue with leading health organizations at the federal and state level to evaluate the need for a rapid test to detect and diagnose monkeypox. We are assessing the market needs, timing, regulatory pathway and investment required to develop a test," said Chembio's President and CEO Richard Eberly. CEMI +12.64% to $0.98 premarket Aug. 16
Analysis Article • Nov 30

Is Chembio Diagnostics (NASDAQ:CEMI) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article • Aug 08

Analysts' Revenue Estimates For Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEMI) Are Surging Higher

Shareholders in Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. ( NASDAQ:CEMI ) may be thrilled to learn that the analysts have just...
Analysis Article • Jul 22

Does Chembio Diagnostics (NASDAQ:CEMI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article • Apr 07

Is Chembio Diagnostics (NASDAQ:CEMI) Using Debt Sensibly?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article • Jan 16

Is Chembio Diagnostics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CEMI) Shareholder Ownership Skewed Towards Insiders?

If you want to know who really controls Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. ( NASDAQ:CEMI ), then you'll have to look at the...
Analysis Article • Dec 12

Is Chembio Diagnostics (NASDAQ:CEMI) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' It's only natural to consider a company's...

Shareholder Returns

CEMIUS Medical EquipmentUS Market
7D1.1%-5.5%-0.9%
1Y-24.7%-18.1%13.9%

Return vs Industry: CEMI underperformed the US Medical Equipment industry which returned -0.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CEMI underperformed the US Market which returned -5.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CEMI's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CEMI volatility
CEMI Average Weekly Movement10.9%
Medical Equipment Industry Average Movement8.2%
Market Average Movement6.9%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market15.3%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market2.9%

Stable Share Price: CEMI's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: CEMI's weekly volatility (11%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1985188Richard Eberlychembio.com

Chembio Diagnostics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and commercializes point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests that are used to detect or diagnose diseases. The company offers tests for COVID 19, HIV and Syphilis, and Zika virus. It also develops tests for malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Chagas, ebola, leishmaniasis, lassa, marburg, leptospirosis, rickettsia, and Burkholderia diseases.

Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Chembio Diagnostics's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CEMI fundamental statistics
Market capUS$16.71m
Earnings (TTM)-US$23.29m
Revenue (TTM)US$49.52m
0.3x
P/S Ratio
-0.7x
P/E Ratio

Is CEMI overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CEMI income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$49.52m
Cost of RevenueUS$45.65m
Gross ProfitUS$3.88m
Other ExpensesUS$27.17m
Earnings-US$23.29m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2022

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.63
Gross Margin7.83%
Net Profit Margin-47.03%
Debt/Equity Ratio104.4%

How did CEMI perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/04/27 09:40
End of Day Share Price 2023/04/27 00:00
Earnings2022/12/31
Annual Earnings2022/12/31

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
  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
  • Analyst Research Reports
  • Blue Matrix
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
  • ICE Market Data
  • SEC Form S-1
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
  • SEC Form 4
  • SEC Form 13D
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements
  • SEC Form 8-K

* 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.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. is covered by 5 analysts. of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Catherine Ramsey SchulteBaird
Mark MassaroCanaccord Genuity
Per OstlundCraig-Hallum Capital Group LLC

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