Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. (KMTS) vs STAAR Surgical Company (STAA)

Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. and STAAR Surgical Company are both Medical Instruments & Supplies companies. Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $1.7B against $1.1B — 1.5× the size. Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; STAAR Surgical Company trades at 304×. Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 60.7% against 51.3%. STAAR Surgical Company has the higher net margin (1.13% vs −140.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.67% vs −93.5%). Across the 17 metrics below, STAAR Surgical Company leads on 13 and Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. on 4.

Valuation

Metric KMTS STAA Medical Instruments & Supplies median
P/E n/m 303.86 33.75
P/S 14.95 3.15 2.52
P/B 7.17 2.93 2.48
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 25.19
EV/EBITDA n/m 39.68 14.62
EV/Sales 13.76 2.71 2.88
Earnings yield (9.80%) 0.33% (2.67%)
Free cash flow yield (7.71%) (0.64%) 0.09%

Profitability

Metric KMTS STAA Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Gross margin 53.89% 76.62% 54.29%
Operating margin (134.48%) 4.04% 1.07%
Net margin (140.43%) 1.13% (1.61%)
Free cash flow margin (115.31%) (1.99%) 1.08%
Return on equity (73.74%) 1.09% (1.32%)
Return on assets (48.85%) 0.84% 0.00%
Return on invested capital (93.49%) 4.67% 0.00%

Growth

Metric KMTS STAA Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 60.72% 51.30% 8.85%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 52.63% (295.12%) 8.65%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 7.93% 9.17%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric KMTS STAA Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Debt to equity 0.33 0.00 0.10
Current ratio 4.69 4.66 2.48
Net debt to EBITDA 1.24 2.25 0.89

Dividend

Metric KMTS STAA Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Dividend yield — — 1.11%
Payout ratio — — 0.27

Size

Metric KMTS STAA Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Market cap 1.71b 1.12b 619.84m

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