Baxter International vs Medline
BAX and MDLN side by side, both in surgical, medical, and dental instruments and supplies. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BAX and MDLN compare
Medline is the larger company, worth 3.6 times as much as Baxter International ($42.2B against $11.9B).
Medline grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.5% versus 5.3% for Baxter International).
Medline keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.1% compared with −6.2% at Baxter International.
Baxter International pays a dividend yielding 0.17%; Medline does not pay one.
Baxter International scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 5 for Medline), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BAX | MDLN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $11.9B | $42.2B |
| Share price | $23.00 | $32.12 |
| Change, 1 year | 2.6% | – |
| Change, 5 years | −70.5% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.81 | – |
| Employees | 38K | 45K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.0× (better) | 1.5× |
| P/B | 1.8× (better) | 3.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.6× (better) | 18.5× |
| P/FCF | – | 32.6× |
| FCF yield | – | 3.1% |
| Fair value | $24.60 | $26.54 |
| Margin of safety | 6.5% (better) | −21.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.3% | 11.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −0.75% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.1% (better) | 26.4% |
| Operating margin | −1.9% | 7.8% (better) |
| Net margin | −6.2% | 4.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 4.6% |
| Return on equity | −10.5% | 10.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −3.0% | 9.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.13 (better) | 1.09 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.54 | 3.07 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −0.8× | 2.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.79 | 4.33 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.31 | 2.44 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.17% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −11.4% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.08% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.17% (better) | 0.08% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 108% | 57.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.58% | 85.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$13.4B |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.7% | 26.7% |
Go deeper
- BAX stock overview
- BAX income statement
- BAX valuation and score
- MDLN stock overview
- MDLN income statement
- MDLN valuation and score
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