Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

NasdaqGS:VIVO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.5b

Meridian Bioscience Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Meridian Bioscience has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 25.3%, while the Medical Equipment industry saw earnings growing at 9.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13% per year. Meridian Bioscience's return on equity is 11.5%, and it has net margins of 12.7%.

Key information

25.3%

Earnings growth rate

24.7%

EPS growth rate

Medical Equipment Industry Growth8.9%
Revenue growth rate13.0%
Return on equity11.5%
Net Margin12.7%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2022

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Meridian Bioscience Non-GAAP EPS of $0.16 misses by $0.01, revenue of $67.8M beats by $1M

Aug 05

Meridian Bioscience: High-Probability Merger Arbitrage

Jul 26

Meridian Bioscience downgraded at William Blair on $1.53B acquisition

Jul 07

Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jun 27
Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Meridian Bioscience: Correctly Valued

Jun 26

Many Would Be Envious Of Meridian Bioscience's (NASDAQ:VIVO) Excellent Returns On Capital

Jun 09
Many Would Be Envious Of Meridian Bioscience's (NASDAQ:VIVO) Excellent Returns On Capital

Meridian Bioscience: Deceptively Priced

Mar 14

Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Looks To Prolong Its Impressive Returns

Feb 03
Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Looks To Prolong Its Impressive Returns

These 4 Measures Indicate That Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Is Using Debt Safely

Jul 19
These 4 Measures Indicate That Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Is Using Debt Safely

If The COVID-19 Delta Variant Spreads This Fall, Meridian Is Still A Buy

Jul 08

Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Might Become A Compounding Machine

May 10
Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Might Become A Compounding Machine

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. 2021 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

May 08

Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Mar 31
Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Have Insiders Been Buying Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) Shares?

Mar 11
Have Insiders Been Buying Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) Shares?

Investors Who Bought Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Shares A Year Ago Are Now Up 185%

Feb 24
Investors Who Bought Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) Shares A Year Ago Are Now Up 185%

Need To Know: Analysts Are Much More Bullish On Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) Revenues

Feb 09
Need To Know: Analysts Are Much More Bullish On Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) Revenues

Meridian expands production capacity for COVID-19 tests with NIH funding

Feb 03

Should We Be Excited About The Trends Of Returns At Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO)?

Jan 27
Should We Be Excited About The Trends Of Returns At Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO)?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Meridian Bioscience makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:VIVO Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 22333428824
30 Jun 22344439024
31 Mar 22339628624
31 Dec 21313608024
30 Sep 21318717624
30 Jun 21306717625
31 Mar 21327877625
31 Dec 20299707425
30 Sep 20254467124
30 Jun 20240446822
31 Mar 20204216420
31 Dec 19197196119
30 Sep 19201246218
30 Jun 19203266216
31 Mar 19207276416
31 Dec 18213266816
30 Sep 18214247017
30 Jun 18210246918
31 Mar 18209186817
31 Dec 17206226617
30 Sep 17201226316
30 Jun 17198216315
31 Mar 17199306315
31 Dec 16195306114
30 Sep 16196325914
30 Jun 16195355813
31 Mar 16192365513

Quality Earnings: VIVO has a large one-off loss of $21.2M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2022.

Growing Profit Margin: VIVO's current net profit margins (12.7%) are lower than last year (22.5%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: VIVO's earnings have grown significantly by 25.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: VIVO's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: VIVO had negative earnings growth (-40.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Medical Equipment industry average (3.7%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: VIVO's Return on Equity (11.5%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/02/01 08:26
End of Day Share Price 2023/01/30 00:00
Earnings2022/09/30
Annual Earnings2022/09/30

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Analyst Sources

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 2 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
Zarak KhurshidCaris & Company