ICUI gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 184 industry peers in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of ICUI get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. ICUI 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

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

1.2 Ratios

ICUI has a Return On Assets of -0.18%. This is in the better half of the industry: ICUI outperforms 72.83% of its industry peers.
The Return On Equity of ICUI (-0.35%) is better than 73.37% of its industry peers.
With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 2.86%, ICUI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 70.11% of the companies in the same industry.
ICUI had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 1.36%. This is significantly below the industry average of 8.81%.
The 3 year average ROIC (1.36%) for ICUI is below the current ROIC(2.86%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.18%
ROE	-0.35%
ROIC	2.86%

ROA(3y)-1.71%

ROA(5y)1.06%

ROE(3y)-3.65%

ROE(5y)0.24%

ROIC(3y)1.36%

ROIC(5y)3.41%

1.3 Margins

ICUI has a better Operating Margin (5.63%) than 70.11% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ICUI has declined.
ICUI has a Gross Margin of 36.47%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ICUI underperforms 71.74% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ICUI has remained more or less at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	5.63%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	36.47%

OM growth 3Y-26.21%

OM growth 5Y-22.36%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.48%

GM growth 5Y-1.46%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ICUI is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, ICUI has more shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, ICUI has more shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for ICUI is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

ICUI has an Altman-Z score of 2.27. This is not the best score and indicates that ICUI is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of ICUI (2.27) is better than 64.67% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of ICUI is 21.21, which is on the high side as it means it would take ICUI, 21.21 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
ICUI has a better Debt to FCF ratio (21.21) than 69.02% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.62 indicates that ICUI is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
ICUI's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.62 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ICUI is outperformed by 63.04% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.62
Debt/FCF	21.21
Altman-Z	2.27

ROIC/WACC0.29

WACC9.86%

2.3 Liquidity

ICUI has a Current Ratio of 2.45. This indicates that ICUI is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 2.45, ICUI perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 51.09% of the companies in the same industry.
ICUI has a Quick Ratio of 1.19. This is a normal value and indicates that ICUI is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
ICUI's Quick ratio of 1.19 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ICUI is outperformed by 66.85% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.45
Quick Ratio	1.19

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 40.14% over the past year.
ICUI shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -5.28% yearly.
ICUI shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -0.84%.
Measured over the past years, ICUI shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 13.47% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)40.14%

EPS 3Y-5.58%

EPS 5Y-5.28%

EPS Q2Q%27.67%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.84%

Revenue growth 3Y21.86%

Revenue growth 5Y13.47%

Sales Q2Q%-8.85%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, ICUI will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 14.56% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, ICUI will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 2.95% on average per year.

EPS Next Y23.92%

EPS Next 2Y14.84%

EPS Next 3Y14.98%

EPS Next 5Y14.56%

Revenue Next Year-4.9%

Revenue Next 2Y-3.64%

Revenue Next 3Y-1.17%

Revenue Next 5Y2.95%

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
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

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 19.20, ICUI is valued on the expensive side.
83.15% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ICUI, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
ICUI is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.25, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
ICUI is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 18.64.
83.15% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ICUI, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 25.98. ICUI is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	19.2
Fwd PE	18.64

4.2 Price Multiples

83.15% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ICUI, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
ICUI's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. ICUI is cheaper than 71.74% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	60.64
EV/EBITDA	14.36

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
ICUI's earnings are expected to grow with 14.98% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.