⁠Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
A quality valuation analysis on $TMO 🧘🏽‍♂️

•NTM P/E Ratio: 22.83x
•5-Year Mean: 24.89x

•NTM FCF Yield: 3.89%
•5-Year Mean: 3.61%

As you can see, $TMO appears to be trading slightly below fair value

Going forward, investors can receive ~9% MORE in earnings per share & ~8% MORE in FCF per share 🧠***

Before we get into valuation, let’s take a look at why $TMO is a great business

BALANCE SHEET🆗
•Cash & Short-Term Inv: $5.57B
•Long-Term Debt: $29.06B

$TMO has a good balance sheet (acquisitions a big growth driver), a A- S&P Credit Rating & 6x FFO Interest Coverage

RETURN ON CAPITAL✅*
•2019: 8.3%
•2020: 13.4%
•2021: 12.8%
•2022: 10.3%
•2023: 8.7%
•2024: 9.6%

*lower ROIC due to acquisition strategy

RETURN ON EQUITY✅
•2019: 12.9%
•2020: 19.9%
•2021: 20.5%
•2022: 16.4%
•2023: 13.1%
•2024: 13.1%

$TMO has strong return metrics, highlighting the financial efficiency of the business

REVENUES✅
•2014: $16.89B
•2024: $42.88B
•CAGR: 9.76%

FREE CASH FLOW✅
•2014: $2.19B
•2024: $7.27B
•CAGR: 12.74%

NORMALIZED EPS✅
•2014: $6.96
•2024: $21.86
•CAGR: 12.12%

SHARE BUYBACKS🆗
•2014 Shares Outstanding: 402.30M
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 384.25M

MARGINS✅
•LTM Gross Margins: 42.2%
•LTM Operating Margins: 18.1%
•LTM Net Income Margins: 14.8%

***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~9% MORE in EPS & ~8% MORE in FCF per share

Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $TMO has to grow earnings at an 11.42% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation

Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2027 EPS growth over the next few years to be slightly less than the (11.42%) required growth rate:

2025E: $23.33 (6.7% YoY) *FY Dec
2026E: $25.82 (10.7% YoY)
2027E: $29.11 (12.7% YoY)

$TMO has an excellent track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but let’s assume $TMO ends 2027 with $29.11 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples

26x P/E: $756.86💵 … ~13.2% CAGR

25x P/E: $727.75💵 … ~11.7% CAGR

24x P/E: $698.64💵 … ~10.2% CAGR

23x P/E: $669.53💵 … ~8.5% CAGR

As you can see, $TMO appears to have attractive return potential IF we assume >25x earnings and decent return potential at 24x

Also, $TMO maintains strong support ~20x earnings (roughly 12.4% below today’s price)

$TMO is an excellent business with a wide moat & will benefit from future ongoing sector demand (AI tailwinds in scientific research), especially their next-gen sequencing machines & chromatography machines

Those buying $TMO today at $532💵 are buying it for a good price, with some margin of safety

I consider $TMO a strong purchase at $500💵 (6% below today’s price) where I can reasonably expect ~11% to ~12% CAGR while assuming a 23x - 24x end multiple, ensuring a comfortable margin of safety

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