Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (BIO) vs LivaNova PLC (LIVN)

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. and LivaNova PLC are both Medical Devices companies. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $9.9B against $5.0B — 2.0× the size. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.7× against 25.6×. LivaNova PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.7% against 1.38%. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has the higher net margin (39.5% vs 13.0%) and the lower return on invested capital (−0.44% vs 9.14%). Across the 21 metrics below, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. leads on 12 and LivaNova PLC on 9.

Valuation

Metric BIO LIVN Medical Devices median
P/E 9.72 25.58 25.58
P/S 3.83 3.35 2.54
P/B 1.31 3.81 2.48
Price to free cash flow 30.03 37.98 28.81
EV/EBITDA n/m 17.56 11.51
EV/Sales 3.67 3.18 2.72
Earnings yield 10.29% 3.91% (12.82%)
Free cash flow yield 3.33% 2.63% (8.18%)

Profitability

Metric BIO LIVN Medical Devices median
Gross margin 51.26% 67.84% 57.76%
Operating margin (2.39%) 10.75% (15.07%)
Net margin 39.45% 13.01% (14.45%)
Free cash flow margin 18.05% 9.05% (3.88%)
Return on equity 14.27% 15.50% (10.35%)
Return on assets 9.99% 7.44% (17.26%)
Return on invested capital (0.44%) 9.14% (5.27%)

Growth

Metric BIO LIVN Medical Devices median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.38% 11.71% 10.41%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 142.61% (483.62%) 28.17%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 0.29% 8.24% 15.74%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (27.58%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric BIO LIVN Medical Devices median
Debt to equity 0.16 0.22 0.04
Current ratio 3.18 1.74 2.74
Net debt to EBITDA (7.15) (0.92) 0.54

Dividend

Metric BIO LIVN Medical Devices median
Dividend yield — — 1.02%
Payout ratio — — 0.37

Size

Metric BIO LIVN Medical Devices median
Market cap 9.91b 5.02b 239.53m

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