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IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes products primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Companion Animal Group; Water Quality Products; and Livestock, Poultry and Dairy. It also provides point-of-care veterinary diagnostic products, including instruments, consumables, and rapid assay test kits; veterinary reference laboratory diagnostic and consulting services; practice management and diagnostic imaging systems and services for veterinarians; and health monitoring, biological materials testing, and laboratory animal diagnostic instruments, and services for biomedical research community. In addition, the company offers diagnostic and health-monitoring products for livestock, poultry, and dairy products that test water for various microbiological contaminants; point-of-care electrolytes and blood gas analyzers; OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test kit for human COVID-19 testing; in-clinic chemistry, blood and urine chemistry, hematology, immunoassay, urinalysis, and coagulation analyzers; and SNAP rapid assays test kits. Further, it provides Colilert, Colilert-18, and Colisure tests, which detect the presence of total coliforms and E. coli in water; Enterolert, Pseudalert, Filta-Max and Filta-Max xpress, Legiolert, and Quanti-Tray products; and veterinary software and services for independent veterinary clinics and corporate groups. The company markets its products through marketing, customer service, sales, and technical service groups, as well as through independent distributors and other resellers. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Westbrook, Maine.
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Idexx Laboratories Inc
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g\r | +10% | +11% | +12% | +13% | +14% |
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0% | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
+1% | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
+2% | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
+3% | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
+4% | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Years | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | TV |
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FCF | $679.8M | $815.5M | $964.7M | $1.125B | $1.294B | $1.466B | $1.637B | $1.8B | $1.95B | $2.08B | $2.184B | $21.84B |
DCF | $709.1M | $729.5M | $739.9M | $739.7M | $728.9M | $707.7M | $676.8M | $637.5M | $591.3M | $539.9M | $5.399B | |
Value | $12.2B |
In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.
High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
Years | 12-2014 | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | TTM |
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Net Margin | 12% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 17% | 18% | 21% | 23% | 20% | 23% |
ROA | 19% | 21% | 23% | 24% | 32% | 30% | 30% | 38% | 33% | 35% |
ROE | 150% | -230% | -210% | -490% | -4.1K% | 240% | 92% | 110% | 110% | 63% |
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +18.83%.
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is +1.6%.
The average ROA over the past 5 years is +31.32%.
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is +1.72%.
The average ROE over the past 5 years is -670.05%.
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +440.78%.
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
Years | 12-2014 | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | TTM |
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Debt FCF | 2.00 | 4.47 | 2.20 | 2.03 | 2.12 | 2.30 | 1.77 | 1.46 | 2.14 | 1.13 |
Debt Equity | 2.98 | -7.11 | -5.49 | -11.27 | -65.18 | 3.93 | 1.52 | 1.34 | 1.39 | 0.59 |
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Graham Stability | - | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is 1.13.
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -0.06.
Graham’s Stability measure stands at 1.00.
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
Years | 12-2015 | 12-2017 | 12-2019 | 12-2021 | Trend |
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Revenue | 11% | 11% | 12% | 4.7% | 0.36% |
Net Income | 20% | 21% | 17% | -8.8% | 1.3% |
Stockholders Equity | - | - | 51% | -12% | 15% |
FCF | 17% | 5.7% | 9% | -38% | -1.6% |
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +11.33%.
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +0.36%.
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is +20.88%.
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is +1.34%.
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is -.
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +15%.
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is +5.69%.
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is -1.61%.