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Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA DIM

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€188.45 −1.25 (0.66%)
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Sartorius Stedim Experiencing Tough 2023 Reset, but Long-Term Story Intact

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, the bioprocess subsidiary of Sartorius AG, is a leading provider of single-use biopharmaceutical fermentation and fluid management solutions. Sartorius performs consultations and custom installations of biomanufacturing systems for its drugmaker clients, which include bioreactors, filtration and purification systems, and cell analysis systems. This equipment has high disposable consumable requirements, including single-use bioreactor bags, filters, tubes, and containers. The company’s proven expertise in single-use technology, or SUT, and the regulation-validated nature of biomanufacturing gives Sartorius an attractive razor-and-blades model and supports a wide economic moat.

Price vs Fair Value

DIM is trading at a 279% premium.
Price
€185.45
Fair Value
€149.00
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
€211.00
5-Star Price
€225.00
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Sartorius has limited customer concentration risk, and smaller customers account for a majority of revenue.

Bears

Sartorius risks overpaying for acquisitions to achieve somewhat arbitrary growth targets, such as its goal of EUR 4 billion of sales by 2025.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
€189.70
Day Range
€184.15190.35
52-Week Range
€160.55287.80
Bid/Ask
€188.40 / €188.65
Market Cap
€18.34 Bil
Volume/Avg
35,060 / 72,846

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
43.01
Price/Sales
6.13
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.37%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.37%
Total Yield
0.37%

Company Profile

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, or SSB, is a leading provider of bioprocessing solutions. Its sells equipment and consumables for fermentation, filtration, fluid management, purification, and cell culture media for manufacturing biologic drugs, and has a focus on single-use technology, or SUT. It is a subsidiary of Sartorius AG, which has a 74% ownership and 85% voting control. The business is geographically diverse.
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Medical Instruments & Supplies
Stock Style Box
Large Growth
Total Number of Employees
10,662

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
DIM
A
WAT
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
43.0124.8825.57
Price/Book Value
6.456.2014.18
Price/Sales
6.135.906.13
Price/Cash Flow
38.7620.8221.60
Price/Earnings
DIM
A
WAT

Financial Strength

Metric
DIM
A
WAT
Quick Ratio
0.491.491.39
Current Ratio
1.512.152.22
Interest Coverage
4.3815.348.28
Quick Ratio
DIM
A
WAT

Profitability

Metric
DIM
A
WAT
Return on Assets (Normalized)
6.21%14.45%17.19%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
15.23%26.40%88.59%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
9.77%18.41%25.75%
Return on Assets
DIM
A
WAT
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