Sotera Health Company

NasdaqGS:SHC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.8b

Sotera Health Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Sotera Health's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -9.8%, while the Life Sciences industry saw earnings growing at 11.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.8% per year. Sotera Health's return on equity is 15%, and it has net margins of 6.3%.

Key information

-9.8%

Earnings growth rate

-8.4%

EPS growth rate

Life Sciences Industry Growth21.5%
Revenue growth rate7.8%
Return on equity15.0%
Net Margin6.3%
Next Earnings Update27 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Why Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) Could Be Worth Watching

Jan 06
Why Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) Could Be Worth Watching

Here's Why Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Dec 05
Here's Why Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Sotera Health Company's (NASDAQ:SHC) P/S Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Sep 02
Sotera Health Company's (NASDAQ:SHC) P/S Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jun 25
Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

May 30
Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

The Price Is Right For Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) Even After Diving 29%

Mar 21
The Price Is Right For Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) Even After Diving 29%

Sotera Health Company Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Mar 01
Sotera Health Company Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

McIntyre Partnerships - Sotera Health Company: A Notable Outlier At A Discount

Feb 08

Is Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) A Risky Investment?

Feb 06
Is Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) A Risky Investment?

Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By Sotera Health Company's (NASDAQ:SHC) Revenues Despite 26% Price Jump

Dec 28
Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By Sotera Health Company's (NASDAQ:SHC) Revenues Despite 26% Price Jump

Sotera Health Company's (NASDAQ:SHC) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 33% Above Its Share Price

Dec 11
Sotera Health Company's (NASDAQ:SHC) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 33% Above Its Share Price

An Intrinsic Calculation For Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) Suggests It's 37% Undervalued

Sep 10
An Intrinsic Calculation For Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) Suggests It's 37% Undervalued

Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) Shares Could Be 24% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jun 05
Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) Shares Could Be 24% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Are Investors Undervaluing Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) By 34%?

Feb 13
Are Investors Undervaluing Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ:SHC) By 34%?

Market Participants Recognise Sotera Health Company's (NASDAQ:SHC) Earnings Pushing Shares 29% Higher

Nov 24
Market Participants Recognise Sotera Health Company's (NASDAQ:SHC) Earnings Pushing Shares 29% Higher

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Sotera Health makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:SHC Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,120701750
30 Jun 241,098401670
31 Mar 241,077551630
31 Dec 231,049511600
30 Sep 23991-3061800
30 Jun 23976-2681770
31 Mar 23988-2611730
31 Dec 221,004-2341660
30 Sep 229931211630
30 Jun 229711231580
31 Mar 229561351520
31 Dec 219311151490
30 Sep 21907361520
30 Jun 2188191500
31 Mar 21842-261400
31 Dec 20818-391370
30 Sep 20795-231190
30 Jun 20790-281280
31 Mar 20772-291320
31 Dec 19778-211320
31 Dec 18746-61260

Quality Earnings: SHC has a large one-off loss of $84.7M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: SHC became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SHC has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -9.8% per year.

Accelerating Growth: SHC has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: SHC has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Life Sciences industry (-4.7%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: SHC's Return on Equity (15%) 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 Analysis2025/01/22 23:15
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/22 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Sotera Health Company is covered by 14 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael PolarkBaird
Luke SergottBarclays
Patrick DonnellyCitigroup Inc