Pulse Biosciences, Inc (PLSE) vs Stevanato Group S.p.A. (STVN)

Pulse Biosciences, Inc and Stevanato Group S.p.A. are both Medical Instruments & Supplies companies. Stevanato Group S.p.A. is the larger, with a market value of $5.3B against $3.3B — 1.6× the size. Pulse Biosciences, Inc has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Stevanato Group S.p.A. trades at 33.8×. Stevanato Group S.p.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.3% against −23.3%. Stevanato Group S.p.A. has the higher net margin (11.0% vs −6,755.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.56% vs 0.00%). Across the 18 metrics below, Stevanato Group S.p.A. leads on 15 and Pulse Biosciences, Inc on 3.

Valuation

Metric PLSE STVN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
P/E n/m 33.75 33.75
P/S 2,585.22 3.62 2.52
P/B 30.79 2.86 2.48
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 25.19
EV/EBITDA n/m 16.32 14.62
EV/Sales 2,554.99 3.91 2.88
Earnings yield (2.67%) 2.96% (2.67%)
Free cash flow yield (2.00%) (0.67%) 0.09%

Profitability

Metric PLSE STVN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Gross margin 0.25% 29.13% 54.29%
Operating margin (7,007.76%) 16.29% 1.07%
Net margin (6,755.78%) 10.95% (1.61%)
Free cash flow margin (5,180.42%) (2.43%) 1.08%
Return on equity (78.49%) 9.21% (1.32%)
Return on assets (67.90%) 5.46% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 6.56% 0.00%

Growth

Metric PLSE STVN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Revenue growth (TTM) (23.25%) 14.28% 8.85%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (17.39%) 23.40% 8.65%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 12.16% 9.17%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 12.02% 0.00%

Health

Metric PLSE STVN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.29 0.10
Current ratio 9.63 1.61 2.48
Net debt to EBITDA 1.06 1.15 0.89

Dividend

Metric PLSE STVN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Dividend yield — 0.33% 1.11%
Payout ratio — 0.11 0.27

Size

Metric PLSE STVN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Market cap 3.31b 5.26b 619.84m

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