Auna S.A. (AUNA) vs Starling Oncology, Inc. (STLN)

Auna S.A. and Starling Oncology, Inc. are both Medical Care Facilities companies. Starling Oncology, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $650.9M against $311.0M — 2.1× the size. Starling Oncology, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Auna S.A. trades at 73.0×. Starling Oncology, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 38.4% against 16.7%. Auna S.A. has the higher net margin (0.43% vs −6.18%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.44% vs −117.7%). Across the 16 metrics below, Auna S.A. leads on 10 and Starling Oncology, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric AUNA STLN Medical Care Facilities median
P/E 73.00 n/m 19.16
P/S 0.28 1.17 0.90
P/B 0.63 n/m 2.91
Price to free cash flow 1.79 n/m 12.62
EV/EBITDA 5.45 n/m 10.06
EV/Sales 0.97 1.24 1.35
Earnings yield 1.37% (4.50%) 2.30%
Free cash flow yield 55.98% (0.48%) 4.14%

Profitability

Metric AUNA STLN Medical Care Facilities median
Gross margin 36.89% 15.69% 30.78%
Operating margin 13.44% (4.44%) 5.74%
Net margin 0.43% (6.18%) 2.32%
Free cash flow margin 15.50% (0.56%) 5.46%
Return on equity 1.08% 214.12% 8.76%
Return on assets 0.28% (21.47%) 2.18%
Return on invested capital 7.44% (117.66%) 5.40%

Growth

Metric AUNA STLN Medical Care Facilities median
Revenue growth (TTM) 16.71% 38.38% 7.12%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (13.95%) 23.94% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 21.80% 9.58%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AUNA STLN Medical Care Facilities median
Debt to equity 1.80 (3.21) 0.30
Current ratio 1.08 1.36 1.22
Net debt to EBITDA 3.98 (2.11) 1.32

Dividend

Metric AUNA STLN Medical Care Facilities median
Dividend yield — — 0.85%
Payout ratio — 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric AUNA STLN Medical Care Facilities median
Market cap 310.95m 650.89m 1.34b

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