BLCO gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 184 industry peers in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. There are concerns on the financial health of BLCO while its profitability can be described as average. BLCO is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year BLCO was profitable.
BLCO had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In multiple years BLCO reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
BLCO had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

With a decent Return On Assets value of -2.21%, BLCO is doing good in the industry, outperforming 70.11% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -4.74%, BLCO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 70.65% of the companies in the same industry.
BLCO's Return On Invested Capital of 0.77% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. BLCO outperforms 65.76% of its industry peers.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for BLCO is significantly below the industry average of 8.84%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.21%
ROE	-4.74%
ROIC	0.77%

ROA(3y)-1.41%

ROA(5y)-0.54%

ROE(3y)-2.87%

ROE(5y)-1.37%

ROIC(3y)1.59%

ROIC(5y)1.92%

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 2.33%, BLCO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 67.39% of the companies in the same industry.
BLCO's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
The Gross Margin of BLCO (59.45%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
BLCO's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	2.33%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	59.45%

OM growth 3Y-22.07%

OM growth 5Y-17.92%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-0.06%

GM growth 5Y-1.25%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

BLCO has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, BLCO has more shares outstanding
The number of shares outstanding for BLCO has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, BLCO has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.87, we must say that BLCO is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
BLCO has a Altman-Z score (0.87) which is in line with its industry peers.
BLCO has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.77. This is a neutral value indicating BLCO is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.77, BLCO is doing worse than 69.57% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.77
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.87

ROIC/WACC0.08

WACC10.23%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.51 indicates that BLCO should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 1.51, BLCO is not doing good in the industry: 73.37% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
A Quick Ratio of 0.98 indicates that BLCO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
BLCO's Quick ratio of 0.98 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BLCO is outperformed by 76.09% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.51
Quick Ratio	0.98

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for BLCO have decreased strongly by -29.51% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 6.23% in the past year.
Measured over the past years, BLCO shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 4.87% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-29.51%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%5.88%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.23%

Revenue growth 3Y8.36%

Revenue growth 5Y4.87%

Sales Q2Q%7.11%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, BLCO will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 19.96% on average per year.
BLCO is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 5.49% yearly.

EPS Next Y-10.98%

EPS Next 2Y13.94%

EPS Next 3Y20.44%

EPS Next 5Y19.96%

Revenue Next Year6.46%

Revenue Next 2Y6.14%

Revenue Next 3Y5.92%

Revenue Next 5Y5.49%

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 39.49, which means the current valuation is very expensive for BLCO.
BLCO's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. BLCO is cheaper than 70.11% of the companies in the same industry.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.21, BLCO is valued a bit more expensive.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 21.10, the valuation of BLCO can be described as rather expensive.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of BLCO indicates a rather cheap valuation: BLCO is cheaper than 80.43% of the companies listed in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of BLCO to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.98), we can say BLCO is valued inline with the index average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	39.49
Fwd PE	21.1

4.2 Price Multiples

BLCO's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. BLCO is cheaper than 76.63% of the companies in the same industry.