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Quarterly report 2023-Q1
added 05-16-2026

Meridian Bioscience Financial Ratios 2022-2007 | VIVO

Brief overview of Meridian Bioscience's multiples and efficiency

Ratios are assessed across five available annual reports in the 2018–2022 interval.

The valuation comparison uses P/E 32.61x (median 17.34x), EV/EBITDA 18.38x (median 11.44x), P/S 4.16x (median 3.16x). Valuation is 37.3% above five-year reference levels. The premium requires support from earnings and returns.

Earnings yield calculated as 1/P/E is about 3.1%, showing current profit per unit of share price.

Capital efficiency is characterized by ROE 11.5%, ROA 9.2%, ROCE 13.4%. Return ratios are at workable levels. The business generates positive returns, though efficiency is not exceptional.

On PEG (2.18x), valuation is stretched relative to growth and requires strong execution.

The time from paying for inputs to receiving cash fell from 371.5 days to 200.6 days. Cash turnover improved.

Conclusion

Meridian Bioscience demonstrates high business quality but trades at a premium to its own history. Strong future results are needed to preserve valuation.

Annual Financial Ratios Meridian Bioscience

2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

P/E

32.6 12.4 17.3 17.1 89.4 89.3 108.5 84.5 72.6 119.4 76.7 87.4 - - - -

P/S

4.2 2.8 3.2 2.1 14.1 10.8 14.6 3.9 3.0 4.7 3.7 3.6 - - - -

EPS

1.0 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.8 -

EV (Enterprise Value)

1.3 B 833 M 747 M 488 M 741 M 586 M 719 M 719 M 546 M 864 M 637 M 568 M -37.9 M -54 M -49.3 M -49.4 M

EBITDA per Share

1.63 2.5 1.75 1 0.95 1.1 1.41 1.5 1.44 1.56 1.36 1.13 1.13 1.32 1.18 -

EV/EBITDA

18.4 7.7 10.0 11.4 18.4 12.6 12.2 11.5 9.2 13.4 11.4 12.4 -0.8 -1.0 -1.0 -

PEG

2.18 0.71 2.24 -2.65 -9.9 -26.58 21.25 13.4 27.97 18.34 0.84 35.08 - - - -

P/B

3.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 4.1 3.3 4.1 4.5 3.6 5.7 4.6 4.1 - - - -

P/CF

16.8 13.2 16.7 11.5 20.8 13.6 18.3 18.3 20.7 19.9 15.3 25.6 - - - -

ROE %

11.54 21.75 18.65 12.77 4.62 3.72 3.77 5.36 4.91 4.79 5.94 4.75 4.39 6.47 23.51 -

ROA %

9.17 15.88 11.40 7.49 3.22 2.52 2.49 4.85 4.47 4.20 5.25 4.23 3.90 5.72 - -

ROCE %

13.43 23.11 17.39 10.74 13.90 16.48 22.39 33.36 32.10 36.48 34.49 28.55 29.95 35.37 34.52 -

Current Ratio

- - - 2.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 10.5 11.1 8.1 8.7 9.2 - - - -

DSO

55.2 52.9 54.1 62.7 217.8 196.2 208.0 46.4 47.8 48.7 51.6 53.6 - - - -

DIO

182.5 215.9 189.0 181.0 184.6 206.5 214.3 179.2 181.0 188.0 181.6 197.5 - - - -

DPO

37.2 37.0 36.0 29.9 30.9 36.6 37.8 33.3 25.3 30.2 33.2 33.5 - - - -

Operating Cycle

237.7 268.8 243.1 243.7 402.4 402.7 422.3 225.6 228.7 236.7 233.2 251.1 - - - -

Cash Conversion Cycle

200.6 231.8 207.1 213.7 371.5 366.1 384.5 192.3 203.4 206.5 200.0 217.5 - - - -

All numbers in USD currency

Quarterly Financial Ratios Meridian Bioscience

2023-Q1 2022-Q4 2022-Q3 2022-Q2 2022-Q1 2021-Q4 2021-Q3 2021-Q2 2021-Q1 2020-Q4 2020-Q3 2020-Q2 2020-Q1 2019-Q4 2019-Q3 2019-Q2 2019-Q1 2018-Q4 2018-Q3 2018-Q2 2018-Q1 2017-Q4 2017-Q3 2017-Q2 2017-Q1 2016-Q4 2016-Q3 2016-Q2 2016-Q1 2015-Q4 2015-Q3 2015-Q2 2015-Q1 2014-Q4 2014-Q3 2014-Q2 2014-Q1 2013-Q4 2013-Q3 2013-Q2 2013-Q1 2012-Q4 2012-Q3 2012-Q2 2012-Q1 2011-Q4 2011-Q3 2011-Q2 2011-Q1 2010-Q3

EPS

-0.68 -0.68 -0.17 0.66 0.35 0.35 0.27 0.61 0.62 0.62 0.64 0.22 0.07 0.07 0.12 0.17 0.19 0.19 0.16 0.12 0.15 0.15 0.01 0.22 0.15 0.15 0.21 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.22 0.24 0.19 0.19 0.21 0.25 0.18 0.18 0.25 0.25 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.23 0.16 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.15 0.16

EBITDA per Share

-0.6 -0.6 -0.04 0.91 0.51 0.51 0.47 0.86 0.84 0.84 0.9 0.33 0.15 0.15 0.25 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.18 0.39 0.26 0.26 0.39 0.4 0.35 0.35 0.41 0.42 0.33 0.33 0.38 0.42 0.3 0.3 0.44 0.41 0.34 0.34 0.37 0.4 0.26 0.26 0.31 0.31 0.24 0.3

ROE %

-11.85 1.35 14.55 20.18 21.01 26.17 31.33 39.49 35.57 27.40 19.23 10.14 9.46 12.57 15.67 16.88 16.01 15.11 14.22 10.47 12.89 13.03 13.17 18.21 18.11 19.60 21.09 21.46 22.35 21.99 21.63 21.53 21.71 21.51 21.32 22.58 23.06 24.47 25.88 25.26 25.19 23.84 22.49 21.34 19.78 19.42 19.31 5.28 4.41 4.68

ROA %

-8.54 1.33 11.21 15.40 15.29 18.26 21.24 25.18 22.12 16.64 11.16 6.18 6.04 8.45 10.86 11.97 11.25 10.51 9.77 7.18 8.80 8.81 8.82 12.15 11.97 14.23 16.49 18.13 20.26 19.95 19.63 19.50 19.63 19.42 19.22 20.22 20.61 21.75 22.89 22.36 22.27 21.12 19.97 18.89 17.42 17.04 17.11 4.62 3.86 4.30

ROCE %

-7.81 4.58 16.98 22.45 22.55 26.95 31.35 36.74 32.14 24.55 16.96 9.89 9.97 12.80 15.62 17.29 16.37 15.29 14.22 12.32 15.08 15.96 16.83 20.78 21.05 24.61 28.16 30.98 34.24 34.06 33.87 33.21 33.20 32.71 32.32 34.55 35.19 37.37 39.45 38.16 38.41 36.06 33.72 32.11 29.54 29.08 29.07 7.97 6.66 7.12

DSO

66.7 69.3 70.1 42.5 45.8 44.7 62.6 45.9 40.2 40.9 44.4 60.1 68.0 64.8 61.2 58.9 56.4 53.8 55.2 58.1 52.0 52.2 50.2 46.6 40.9 54.2 61.9 54.1 53.8 53.8 56.5 51.0 45.7 47.0 51.4 47.6 42.8 48.6 45.6 46.0 48.5 48.4 54.6 56.4 48.3 54.7 54.5 52.0 43.9 -

DIO

261.1 256.5 207.3 154.9 172.8 170.0 249.5 232.0 195.6 185.8 159.9 167.4 195.6 198.8 190.3 180.6 192.0 199.5 205.2 201.7 200.1 190.3 66.2 209.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

DPO

51.8 53.5 45.6 34.1 37.9 34.2 51.5 53.2 44.6 42.0 33.7 31.6 36.2 37.6 36.7 30.7 28.6 31.1 34.4 37.1 39.0 32.4 9.8 33.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Operating Cycle

- 323.6 - - 197.3 226.4 - 325.8 289.7 225.9 133.2 235.4 187.7 259.6 124.1 246.2 251.0 249.1 117.4 250.8 248.4 245.0 119.4 252.3 45.0 50.1 52.6 48.8 53.3 52.1 50.9 49.7 48.2 44.5 45.4 44.9 43.5 49.6 48.8 50.7 50.9 48.3 50.8 52.6 48.5 55.6 54.8 56.6 - -

Cash Conversion Cycle

- 265.8 - - 163.2 193.8 - 282.9 244.8 186.2 117.8 197.6 158.7 224.5 113.3 213.5 220.2 220.4 108.2 221.9 214.5 208.5 107.1 215.2 45.0 50.1 52.6 48.8 53.3 52.1 50.9 49.7 48.2 44.5 45.4 44.9 43.5 49.6 48.8 50.7 50.9 48.3 50.8 52.6 48.5 55.6 54.8 56.6 - -

All numbers in USD currency

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