Manufactures fetal monitoring accessories and vacuum-assisted delivery systems for labor and delivery departments. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
If every debt were paid off today, $85.5M would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.
The market pays 19.7× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 66% of them.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 44% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 29% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
There is $85.8M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $85.5M would remain.
It pays out $1.24 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 6% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 36/100.
The share set aside for the future is small; the pace of new ideas may slow.
On our five-subject report card, UTMD sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: UTMD is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: earnings execution, the revenue breakdown.