Intuitive Earnings: US Procedures Slow, Extended Use Program's Benefit Offsets Near-Term Impact
Intuitive Surgical reported strong platform placements in the third quarter, but US sales growth decelerated.
Intuitive Surgical reported strong platform placements in the third quarter, but US sales growth decelerated.
Uptake of Intuitive's next-generation platform has been strong, giving significant momentum to system placements in the next few years.
We may be seeing the emergence of some competition, particularly for lower-cost procedures. Competition, in the form of refurbished tools, is also going after instrumentation.
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Price/Book Value | 9.46 | 2.37 | 4.76 |
Price/Sales | 13.21 | 3.19 | 4.45 |
Price/Cash Flow | 31.40 | 13.35 | 20.37 |
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Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 20.67% | 10.57% | 14.10% |
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