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โ Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capitalยฎ
A quality valuation analysis on $TMO ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ

โ€ขNTM P/E Ratio: 17.84x
โ€ข10-Year Mean: 22.02x

โ€ขNTM FCF Yield: 4.97%
โ€ข10-Year Mean: 4.16%

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

Going forward, investors can receive ~23% MORE in earnings per share & ~19% MORE in FCF per share ๐Ÿง ***

Before we get into valuation, letโ€™s take a look at why $TMO is a great business

BALANCE SHEET๐Ÿ†—
โ€ขCash & Short-Term Inv: $5.95B
โ€ขLong-Term Debt: $31.24B

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

RETURN ON CAPITALโœ…*
โ€ข2019: 8.3%
โ€ข2020: 13.4%
โ€ข2021: 12.8%
โ€ข2022: 10.3%
โ€ข2023: 8.7%
โ€ข2024: 9.2%

*lower ROIC due to acquisition strategy

RETURN ON EQUITYโœ…
โ€ข2019: 12.9%
โ€ข2020: 19.9%
โ€ข2021: 20.5%
โ€ข2022: 16.4%
โ€ข2023: 13.1%
โ€ข2024: 13.1%

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

REVENUESโœ…
โ€ข2014: $16.89B
โ€ข2024: $42.88B
โ€ขCAGR: 9.76%

FREE CASH FLOWโœ…
โ€ข2014: $2.19B
โ€ข2024: $7.27B
โ€ขCAGR: 12.74%

NORMALIZED EPSโœ…
โ€ข2014: $6.96
โ€ข2024: $21.86
โ€ขCAGR: 12.12%

SHARE BUYBACKS๐Ÿ†—
โ€ข2019 Shares Outstanding: 403.00M
โ€ขLTM Shares Outstanding: 381.00M

MARGINSโœ…
โ€ขLTM Gross Margins: 41.4%
โ€ขLTM Operating Margins: 18.3%
โ€ขLTM Net Income Margins: 15.2%

***NOW TO VALUATION ๐Ÿง 

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~23% MORE in EPS & ~19% MORE in FCF per share

Using Benjamin Grahamโ€™s 2G rule of thumb, $TMO has to grow earnings at an 8.92% 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 (8.92%) required growth rate:

2025E: $22.47 (2.8% YoY) *FY Dec
2026E: $24.84 (10.6% YoY)
2027E: $27.73 (11.6% YoY)

$TMO has an excellent track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, letโ€™s assume $TMO ends 2027 with $27.73 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples

24x P/E: $665.52๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~20.0% CAGR

23x P/E: $637.79๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~18.1% CAGR

22x P/E: $610.06๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~16.2% CAGR

21x P/E: $582.33๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~14.1% CAGR

20x P/E: $554.60๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~12.1% CAGR

As you can see, $TMO appears to have attractive return potential IF we assume >20x earnings and strong return potential at 22x

Despite $TMOโ€™s earnings dip from 2020-2023 due to pandemic-driven booms followed by biopharma funding & tariff fears, its proven track record of steady growth, among other things, signals a return to normalcy once these overhangs clear

$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

Today at $414๐Ÿ’ต, $TMO is a strong consideration for investment with a large margin of safety
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