Merit Medical Systems's Earnings Beat Last Year's by 54%

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Merit Medical Systems (NAS: MMSI) reported earnings on Oct. 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Sep. 30 (Q3), Merit Medical Systems missed estimates on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew and GAAP earnings per share expanded significantly.


Gross margins expanded, operating margins dropped, net margins grew.

Revenue details
 Merit Medical Systems chalked up revenue of $95.9 million. The five analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $98.6 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 6.0% higher than the prior-year quarter's $90.5 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.20. The five earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.16 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.17 for Q3 were 55% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.11 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 47.3%, 190 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 9.8%, 120 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 7.5%, 250 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $101.4 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.19.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $396.1 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.74.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 87 members out of 92 rating the stock outperform, and five members rating it underperform. Among 24 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 24 give Merit Medical Systems a green thumbs-up, and give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Merit Medical Systems is outperform, with an average price target of $15.67.

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