Taking everything into account, ICUI scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ICUI was compared to 186 industry peers in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. ICUI has an average financial health and profitability rating. ICUI has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year ICUI was profitable.
ICUI had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: ICUI reported negative net income in multiple years.
Of the past 5 years ICUI 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

ICUI has a better Return On Assets (-0.18%) than 72.58% of its industry peers.
With a decent Return On Equity value of -0.35%, ICUI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 73.12% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 2.86%, ICUI is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 70.43% of the companies in the same industry.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ICUI is significantly below the industry average of 8.84%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (2.86%) for ICUI is above the 3 year average (1.36%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		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 Operating Margin of 5.63%. This is in the better half of the industry: ICUI outperforms 70.43% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ICUI has declined.
The Gross Margin of ICUI (36.47%) is worse than 71.51% 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

ICUI 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, ICUI has more shares outstanding
The number of shares outstanding for ICUI has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
ICUI has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 2.31 indicates that ICUI is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
With a decent Altman-Z score value of 2.31, ICUI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 64.52% of the companies in the same industry.
ICUI has a debt to FCF ratio of 21.21. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as ICUI would need 21.21 years to pay back of all of its debts.
ICUI's Debt to FCF ratio of 21.21 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ICUI outperforms 69.35% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.62 indicates that ICUI is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.62, ICUI is doing worse than 63.44% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.62
Debt/FCF	21.21
Altman-Z	2.31

ROIC/WACC0.29

WACC9.85%

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 51.08% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.19 indicates that ICUI should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
ICUI has a worse Quick ratio (1.19) than 67.20% 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

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

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-4.6%

Revenue Next 2Y-3.09%

Revenue Next 3Y-0.65%

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.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

ICUI is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 19.18.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, ICUI is valued cheaper than 82.80% of the companies in the same industry.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.21, ICUI is valued a bit cheaper.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 18.61, the valuation of ICUI can be described as rather expensive.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ICUI is valued cheaper than 82.80% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ICUI to the average of the S&P500 Index (24.26), we can say ICUI is valued slightly cheaper.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	19.18
Fwd PE	18.61

4.2 Price Multiples

82.26% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ICUI, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ICUI is valued a bit cheaper than 71.51% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	60.57
EV/EBITDA	14.79

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.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as ICUI's earnings are expected to grow with 14.98% in the coming years.