LivaNova PLC (LIVN) vs Neogen Corporation (NEOG)

LivaNova PLC and Neogen Corporation are both Medical Devices companies. LivaNova PLC is the larger, with a market value of $4.2B against $3.0B — 1.4× the size. Neogen Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; LivaNova PLC trades at 22.2×. LivaNova PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.4% against −2.72%. LivaNova PLC has the higher net margin (12.8% vs −0.91%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.6% vs −0.50%). Across the 20 metrics below, LivaNova PLC leads on 16 and Neogen Corporation on 4.

Valuation

Metric LIVN NEOG Medical Devices median
P/E 22.18 n/m 22.18
P/S 2.86 3.44 2.70
P/B 3.17 1.43 2.46
Price to free cash flow 27.63 93.53 22.53
EV/EBITDA 14.61 35.39 11.78
EV/Sales 2.71 4.16 2.38
Earnings yield 4.51% (0.22%) (8.22%)
Free cash flow yield 3.62% 1.07% (7.80%)

Profitability

Metric LIVN NEOG Medical Devices median
Gross margin 68.10% 46.93% 56.01%
Operating margin 12.74% (2.48%) (15.03%)
Net margin 12.81% (0.91%) (20.40%)
Free cash flow margin 10.57% 3.68% (7.24%)
Return on equity 15.40% (0.38%) (15.32%)
Return on assets 7.33% (0.23%) (19.72%)
Return on invested capital 10.63% (0.50%) (10.33%)

Growth

Metric LIVN NEOG Medical Devices median
Revenue growth (TTM) 12.39% (2.72%) 8.80%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (483.62%) 99.20% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.24% 13.19% 15.23%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric LIVN NEOG Medical Devices median
Debt to equity 0.22 0.38 0.07
Current ratio 1.45 3.82 2.50
Net debt to EBITDA (0.92) 5.95 0.49

Dividend

Metric LIVN NEOG Medical Devices median
Dividend yield — — 0.94%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric LIVN NEOG Medical Devices median
Market cap 4.16b 2.98b 172.91m

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