Overall AZTA gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated AZTA against 57 industry peers in the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry. AZTA has a great financial health rating, but its profitability evaluates not so good. AZTA has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

AZTA had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year AZTA had a positive cash flow from operations.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: AZTA reported negative net income in multiple years.
Of the past 5 years AZTA 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -2.71%, AZTA perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 54.39% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Equity of AZTA (-3.23%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.71%
ROE	-3.23%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-3.69%

ROA(5y)10.48%

ROE(3y)-4.38%

ROE(5y)11.73%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

AZTA's Gross Margin of 45.52% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. AZTA outperforms 43.86% of its industry peers.
AZTA's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for AZTA so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	45.52%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-0.36%

GM growth 5Y0.54%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

AZTA does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
AZTA has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
AZTA has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
AZTA has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

AZTA has an Altman-Z score of 4.71. This indicates that AZTA is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
AZTA's Altman-Z score of 4.71 is amongst the best of the industry. AZTA outperforms 80.70% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of AZTA is 0.04, which is an excellent value as it means it would take AZTA, only 0.04 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
With an excellent Debt to FCF ratio value of 0.04, AZTA belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.98% of the companies in the same industry.
AZTA has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.00. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
AZTA has a better Debt to Equity ratio (0.00) than 75.44% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0.04
Altman-Z	4.71

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC11.05%

2.3 Liquidity

AZTA has a Current Ratio of 2.98. This indicates that AZTA is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
AZTA has a Current ratio of 2.98. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AZTA outperforms 54.39% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 2.66 indicates that AZTA has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
AZTA has a Quick ratio (2.66) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.98
Quick Ratio	2.66

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 29.27% over the past year.
The earnings per share for AZTA have been decreasing by -16.04% on average. This is quite bad
Looking at the last year, AZTA shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -9.52% in the last year.
AZTA shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 8.86% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)29.27%

EPS 3Y0.64%

EPS 5Y-16.04%

EPS Q2Q%16.67%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-9.52%

Revenue growth 3Y2.25%

Revenue growth 5Y8.86%

Sales Q2Q%-6.39%

3.2 Future

AZTA is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 27.49% yearly.
AZTA is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 5.37% yearly.

EPS Next Y51.12%

EPS Next 2Y39.62%

EPS Next 3Y33.99%

EPS Next 5Y27.49%

Revenue Next Year4.59%

Revenue Next 2Y4.91%

Revenue Next 3Y5.2%

Revenue Next 5Y5.37%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 70.81 indicates a quite expensive valuation of AZTA.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of AZTA is on the same level as its industry peers.
The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 28.41. AZTA is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 46.86, the valuation of AZTA can be described as expensive.
61.40% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AZTA, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
AZTA's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 25.64.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	70.81
Fwd PE	46.86

4.2 Price Multiples

AZTA's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
AZTA's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. AZTA is cheaper than 63.16% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	44.91
EV/EBITDA	34.97

4.3 Compensation for Growth

AZTA's PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
AZTA's earnings are expected to grow with 33.99% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.