Overview
Medical products firm's 2025 revenue slightly beat analyst expectations, growing 6.5% yr/yr
2025 EBIT missed analyst estimates, declining compared to previous year
Company announced $300 mln share buyback and increased dividend by 13%
Outlook
ConvaTec expects FY26 organic revenue growth excluding InnovaMatrix of 5-7%
Company anticipates FY26 adjusted operating margin of ≥23.0%
ConvaTec upgrades medium-term organic growth target to 6-8% from 2027
Result Drivers
BROAD-BASED GROWTH - ConvaTec achieved broad-based organic revenue growth across all categories, supported by new product launches and operational efficiencies
INFUSION CARE - Infusion Care segment saw a 15.1% revenue increase, driven by strong demand for infusion sets in diabetes and non-diabetes therapies
MARGIN EXPANSION - Adjusted operating margin improved by 110 bps to 22.3%, aided by automation and productivity initiatives
Company press release: ID:nRSX0838Ua
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
FY Revenue
Slight Beat*
$2.44 bln
$2.43 bln (18 Analysts)
FY EBIT
Miss
$316 mln
$525.26 mln (18 Analysts)
FY Adjusted EBIT
$544 mln
FY Adjusted EBIT Margin
22.30%
FY Dividend
$0.07
FY EBIT Margin
13.00%
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 16 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the medical equipment, supplies & distribution peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for ConvaTec Group PLC is GBp315.00, about 38.8% above its February 23 closing price of GBp227.00
The stock recently traded at 15 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago
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