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Abbott Laboratories Net Income jumped on 55.7% and Revenue increased on 4.3%

22 Jan 2020 • About Abbott Laboratories ($ABT) • By InTwits

Abbott Laboratories reported FY2019 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts: It operates with medium-size leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.9x while industry average is -0.5x.

Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and the stock price.

Revenue and profitability


Abbott Laboratories's Revenue increased on 4.3%. During FY2015-FY2019 Revenue growth topped in FY2017 at 31.3% and was decelerating since that time.

Gross Margin showed almost no change in FY2019. During FY2015-FY2019 Gross Margin bottomed in FY2017 at 55.0% and was growing since that time. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased slightly on 1.3 pp from 31.9% to 30.6% in FY2019.

Net Income margin increased on 3.8 pp from 7.7% to 11.6% in FY2019. During the last 5 years Net Income margin bottomed in FY2017 at 1.7% and was growing since that time.

Management team


Miles D White is a Abbott Laboratories's CEO. Miles D White is a founder and has spent 20 years with the company. Abbott Laboratories's CFO Brian B Yoor has spent 3 years with the company.

Financial and operational results


FY ended 30 Nov -0001

Abbott Laboratories ($ABT) key annual financial indicators

mln. $201520162017201820192019/2018
P&L
Revenue20,40520,85327,39030,57831,9044.3%
Gross Profit11,65811,82915,05317,87218,6734.5%
SG&A6,7856,6729,1179,7449,7650.2%
EBITDA4,3394,7035,6596,960
EBIT3,650
Interest expence826
Tax539
Net Income4,4231,4004772,3683,68755.7%
Stock Based Compensation477
Balance Sheet
Cash5,00118,6209,4073,844
Accounts Receivable5,182
Inventory3,796
Accounts Payable2,975
Short Term Debt3,1301,325714207
Long Term Debt5,87120,68127,21019,359
Cash flow
Capex1,1101,1211,1351,394
Dividends1,974
Ratios
Revenue growth0.8%2.2%31.3%11.6%4.3%
EBITDA growth4.6%8.4%20.3%23.0%

Gross Margin57.1%56.7%55.0%58.4%58.5%0.1%
EBITDA Margin21.3%22.6%20.7%22.8%
EBIT Margin11.9%
SG&A, % of revenue33.3%32.0%33.3%31.9%30.6%-1.3%
SBC, % of revenue1.6%
Net Income Margin21.7%6.7%1.7%7.7%11.6%3.8%
CAPEX, % of revenue5.4%5.4%4.1%4.6%

ROIC9.4%8.6%3.4%6.6%
ROE20.7%6.7%1.9%7.7%
Net Debt/EBITDA0.9x0.7x3.3x2.3x
Interest coverage ratio (ICR)4.4x
Interest expence / Average debt4.2%
People
Insider ownership0.7%
Employees103,000
Revenue/Employee, th. $297

Peers in Health Care Equipment & Services


Below we provide Abbott Laboratories benchmarking against other companies in Health Care Equipment & Services industry for the last 5 years. We show data for the top-5 companies by key financial metric together with the median value for all the companies in the industry.

Top companies by Revenue growth, %

Top  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Caretech Hldgs ($CTH)19.9%11.4%11.8%112.7%
Tristel ($TSTL)13.8%11.5%18.5%9.6%
Omega Diagnostics Group ($ODX)4.4%5.3%11.8%-4.9%
Immunodiagnostic Systems Hldgs ($IDH)-13.2%-15.6%4.5%-5.2%
 
Median (4 companies)7.5%8.4%10.8%2.4%112.7%
Abbott Laboratories ($ABT)2.2%31.3%11.6%4.3%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Tristel ($TSTL)69.5%73.4%77.3%77.3%
Omega Diagnostics Group ($ODX)63.4%63.8%64.7%60.5%
Immunodiagnostic Systems Hldgs ($IDH)62.5%58.6%57.4%47.5%
Caretech Hldgs ($CTH)38.4%36.4%36.1%35.2%33.7%
 
Median (4 companies)48.8%58.6%56.2%54.0%33.7%
Abbott Laboratories ($ABT)57.1%56.7%55.0%58.4%58.5%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Tristel ($TSTL)22.9%20.7%25.4%24.7%
Caretech Hldgs ($CTH)26.1%27.7%21.3%18.1%15.3%
Immunodiagnostic Systems Hldgs ($IDH)23.6%-77.1%16.8%14.7%
Omega Diagnostics Group ($ODX)11.4%10.2%8.6%-45.5%
 
Median (4 companies)20.3%11.5%20.1%16.4%15.3%
Abbott Laboratories ($ABT)21.3%22.6%20.7%22.8%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Caretech Hldgs ($CTH)4.8%7.2%9.6%7.8%7.0%
Immunodiagnostic Systems Hldgs ($IDH)6.3%4.7%3.7%4.6%
Omega Diagnostics Group ($ODX)5.8%4.9%4.2%3.5%
Tristel ($TSTL)3.2%2.9%2.9%2.3%
 
Median (4 companies)6.3%4.9%3.9%4.0%7.0%
Abbott Laboratories ($ABT)5.4%5.4%4.1%4.6%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Tristel ($TSTL)20.1%17.5%24.9%23.1%
Caretech Hldgs ($CTH)7.6%9.4%6.4%5.3%7.0%
Immunodiagnostic Systems Hldgs ($IDH)4.3%-51.3%3.6%1.7%
Omega Diagnostics Group ($ODX)3.6%3.3%2.9%-33.6%
Smith & Nephew ($SN.)11.1%14.4%15.8%
 
Median (6 companies)5.9%2.0%6.7%3.5%7.0%
Abbott Laboratories ($ABT)9.4%8.6%3.4%6.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Caretech Hldgs ($CTH)4.9x3.8x4.2x4.4x4.8x
Tristel ($TSTL)-1.2x-1.6x-1.0x-1.2x
Immunodiagnostic Systems Hldgs ($IDH)-2.1x-4.5x-4.9x
 
Median (3 companies)-1.0x-0.6x-0.7x-1.2x4.8x
Abbott Laboratories ($ABT)0.9x0.7x3.3x2.3x