Within the life sciences and clinical diagnostics worlds, Bio-Rad (BIO) is an odd duck. More like Techne (TECH) than Illumina (ILMN), Cepheid (CPHD), or even Thermo Fisher (TMO),
Bio-Rad isn't looking to redefine its markets or change the game.
Instead, this is a company that lets others be the first-movers and
focuses on leveraging its large global distribution system and driving
consistent, dependable financial results.
That's all well and good
when the stock is priced that way. Unfortunately, Bio-Rad is often
picked as an undervalued "hidden gem" in the life sciences/diagnostics
space on the basis of its EV/EBITDA or EV/rev ratio, but without the
acknowledgment of the differences in the models. None of this is to say
that Bio-Rad is a bad company - trailing growth rates of 8% to 16% for
revenue, free cash flow, and book value per share are quite good - but I
do think investors have to be careful about the extent to which they
goose their growth rates when considering the shares' fair value.
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Bio-Rad Built For Consistency, Not Short-Term Out-Performance
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