QuidelOrtho vs Bio-Techne
QDEL and TECH side by side, both in drugs. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How QDEL and TECH compare
Bio-Techne is the larger company, worth 14 times as much as QuidelOrtho ($11.4B against $817M).
Bio-Techne grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.94% versus −4.5% for QuidelOrtho).
Bio-Techne pays a dividend yielding 0.44%; QuidelOrtho does not pay one.
Bio-Techne scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 6 for QuidelOrtho), 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 | QDEL | TECH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $817M | $11.4B |
| Share price | $11.91 | $72.80 |
| Change, 1 year | −39.6% | 26.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −92.2% | −41.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.91 | 1.07 |
| Employees | 6,500 | 3,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 66.8× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 9.3× |
| P/B | 0.5× (better) | 5.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.7× (better) | 33.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 37.1× |
| FCF yield | −14.3% | 2.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $27.66 | $52.06 |
| Margin of safety | 56.9% (better) | −39.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −4.5% | 0.94% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.4% (better) | 5.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 122% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 5.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 44.2% | 65.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | −4.9% | 19.6% (better) |
| Net margin | −14.2% | – |
| FCF margin | −4.5% | 25.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | −19.3% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −2.2% | 8.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.64 | 0.09 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.29 (better) | −0.44 |
| Interest coverage | −0.6× | 27.2× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.36 | 2.28 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.28 | 16.15 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.44% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 0.00% |
| Buyback yield | −0.55% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −0.55% | 0.44% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 121% | 112% |
| Held by insiders | 43.4% | 0.36% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $669K (better) | −$437K |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | 37.3% | 4.9% |
Go deeper
- QDEL stock overview
- QDEL income statement
- QDEL valuation and score
- TECH stock overview
- TECH income statement
- TECH valuation and score
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