Event in Progress:
Discover the latest content that has just been published on Research Tree
The Q3 results fell somewhat short of the street’s expectations, although both the segments saw healthy growth. Meanwhile, the management narrowed its full-year guidance to which the markets expressed their disappointment. Nonetheless, Alcon’s medium-to-long term prospects remain promising, on the back of its dominant position in both segments, material unmet eye care needs across the globe and the ongoing profitability improvements.
Companies: Alcon AG
AlphaValue
The Q2 23 beat was driven by healthy performances from both business segments, and the top-line benefits also percolated down to operating profitability. Moreover, the management upgraded its 2023 guidance. Overall, Alcon’s commanding position in its target markets, promising growth prospects for its offerings and improving profitability all support our positive recommendation.
2023 has started on a strong note, driven by robust performances from both divisions. Even the full-year guidance has been upgraded and, while the management has factored recessionary pressures into its outlook, one cannot rule out another guidance uptick in the event that these pressures are less severe than anticipated. Overall, we reiterate our positive recommendation on Alcon, given its dominant position and consistent outperformance vs. the target markets, together with the ongoing profitab
The Q4 results were driven by healthy performances from both segments, although the dividends was lower than expected. Nonetheless, the 2023 guidance was favourable, pointing to decent top-line growth and the continuation of ‘core’ margin improvements. Overall, Alcon’s strong positioning in its target markets, healthy growth prospects and ongoing profitability improvements underpin our positive recommendation. Also, the upside is supported by the fact that the current relative valuation levels a
The healthy growth trajectory of the last few quarters was maintained in Q3, and as a result, the 2022 guidance in CER growth terms was improved slightly. However, considering the FX headwinds, the guidance, in absolute terms, was moderated. The firm also announced an additional cost-savings plan to fight the challenging macroeconomic environment. Overall, Alcon remains well-positioned to benefit from a dominant position in its markets and a healthy balance sheet – aiding newer growth initiative
Alcon’s Q2 results were in line with our expectations. In Q2, growth was driven by the post-Covid recovery in its target markets and the strength of the portfolio. However, the group revised downwards its full-year outlook due to tough external challenges i.e., adverse FX, spiralling inflation and supply chain challenges. Having said that, our positive outlook on the Swiss giant is reiterated given the group’s dominance in the target markets and the fact that the above challenges are mostly exog
Alcon has started 2022 on a good note, with continued strong growth momentum being witnessed across the segments. While spiralling inflation and FX headwinds, due to rising geopolitical crisis and the worsening Covid-19 situation in China are troublesome, fortunately the Swiss giant has been able to absorb most of the shock by acting swiftly. This has also been reflected in the maintained 2022 outlook despite all the challenges. Hence, our positive stance is reiterated.
Alcon finished 2021 on a high, with strong growth across segments. Moreover, 2022 is guided to be another solid year, which, apart from the strength in its focus areas, should also benefit from the continued recovery in the global ophthalmology market. While ongoing inflationary headwinds and the increase in operating expenses do pose some challenges, the group is confident of successfully mitigating them. Our positive recommendation is reiterated.
Alcon has witnessed a strong 2021, with a healthy performance across (sub-)segments. While eye care markets continue to recover at a varied pace across different regions, the group still delivered impressive results, driven by its robust product portfolio. Although the Omicron variant concerns are likely to result in some near-term moderation, it is not expected to have any major bearing on the group’s longer term fortunes. Hence, our positive stock recommendation is reinforced.
Alcon posted strong results in Q2, driven by robust growth momentum across the segments. While returning demand for eye-care (elective) surgeries drove the Surgical’s segment, the robust uptake for new products bolstered Vision Care. Driven by the solid US market trends (backed by a strong Q2), the group has upgraded its full-year outlook. While resurfacing Delta variant concerns could play spoilsport, management is confident that it is past the worst of the pandemic.
Alcon posted decent Q1 results driven by a strong performance in Surgical – the recovery in elective surgeries bolstered growth for consumables. However, Vision Care was weak as the previous year’s panic stocking played spoilsport. Seasonally weak Q2 is expected to be soft and the group’s H2 21 recovery largely hinges upon an improvement in the pandemic situation. Profitability could also come under pressure for the remainder of the year due to additional promotion efforts and the creation of a
Alcon revealed promising mid-term financial targets at its 2021 CMD. Sales momentum is set to accelerate – driven by increasing market penetration and new product launches in both segments – and the group is on track to outgrow the market. Importantly, steady margin expansion is also on the cards and along with the normalisation of capex should drive sustainable shareholder rewards. Thus, Alcon could be an attractive ophthalmology play for the post-pandemic world.
Benefiting from new product launches and improving ophthalmic market conditions, both the Surgery and Vision care segments returned to growth in Q4 20. In our view, the recently-introduced products (Vivity, Precision1 for Astigmatism and Pataday), along with the geographic expansion of PanOptix and Prescision1, should bolster the top line in the mid-term. Moreover, the favourable product mix and cost-cutting should result in sustained operating margin expansion. Nonetheless, the uncertainty arou
Alcon, a dominant force in the $25bn ophthalmology space, is set to outgrow the industry in the mid-term – driven by the pick-up in demand for recently-launched products, PanOptix and Precision1. Moreover, with robust margin expansion potential – led by an improving product mix and targeted cost-savings – earnings should grow healthily. A sturdy balance sheet increases its appeal further. Interestingly, Alcon is recovering faster than rivals from the COVID-19-hiccups and its sales and profitabil
Research Tree provides access to ongoing research coverage, media content and regulatory news on Alcon AG. We currently have 0 research reports from 3 professional analysts.
Companies: Warpaint London PLC
Shore Capital
Feature article: Steady as she goes, but could be better: A review of investment company liquidity since 2016 Liquidity is the lifeblood of equity markets. The measurement of liquid asset availability to a market or company is a way of gauging a market’s health. This article builds on our previous work, which analysed the liquidity data for non-financial trading companies, by applying the same analytical techniques to the investment companies (IC) space. We analyse liquidity for ICs as a whol
Companies: NBPE ICGT ARBB RECI CLIG HAT AVO VTA APAX
Hardman & Co
Avon Protection’s capital markets day highlighted its continued focus on medium-term margin expansion (targeting operating margin of 14–16%), concentrating on its core business of respirators and head protection. The unwinding of the armour business, alongside the consolidation of Team Wendy (acquired in H220) should enable Avon to benefit from rising global defence spending. Its strong relationship with the US DoD, and organic growth opportunities with recurring revenue from necessary product r
Companies: Avon Protection PLC
Edison
15th April 2024 * A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement *** Alphabetically arranged **** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) has been announced Dish of the day Admissions: Delistings: What’s baking in the oven? ** Potential**** Initial Public Offerings: Reverse Takeovers: Change of Market: TheWorks (WRKS.L) a multi-channel value retailers of books, arts and crafts, stationery, toys and games, offering customers a differentiated propositio
Companies: GTC SAV FAB KRM BOOM
Hybridan
Companies: SCE HVO VLG
Cavendish
Companies: IGP RUA BOOM
17th April 2024 * A corporate client of Hybridan LLP ** Arranged by type of listing and date of announcement *** Alphabetically arranged **** Potential means Intention to Float (ITF) has been announced Dish of the day Admissions: Delistings: What’s baking in the oven? ** Potential**** Initial Public Offerings: Reverse Takeovers: 16 April 2024: Electric Guitar (ELEG.L) Concurrent with its Admission to trading on AIM, Electric Guitar is proposing to acquire the entire issued share capital of 3radi
Companies: ARS TIDE SCE SNX ECK CNS TST SPEC SSTY
TRX is focused on the development and commercialisation of two proprietary processing technologies for the repair of soft tissue (dCELL®) and bone (BioRinse®). It has a broad portfolio of products used in biosurgery, orthopaedics and dental markets. Investment in tissue processing, manufacturing capacity and strong commercial partners, together with its “4S” strategy, has generated six consecutive reporting periods of strong growth, with TRX turning EBITDA-positive in 2023. Further growth in 202
Companies: Tissue Regenix Group plc
Cambridge Nutritional Sciences (CNS) has published its H1 2024 results to end September 2023. Group revenues grew 44% to £4.9m and gross profits increased by 63% to £3.1m, with the company benefitting from newfound operational efficiencies. With its now streamlined strategy focussing on the core Health & Nutrition business and the initial signs of an encouraging uptick in sales momentum, we believe the company is well positioned for growth that will help create future value for shareholders. We
Companies: Cambridge Nutritional Sciences PLC
Companies: BILN IGP RBN SBTX
Venture Life has reported FY23 results to December 2023, following the February trading update. Revenues grew 17% in the year to £51.4m (our est. £50.7m) and adjusted EBITDA was £11.6m (our est. £11.6m). Cash conversion was 85%, generating £9.8m of cash from operations. Cash generation and no M&A in 2023 allowed the company to de-lever, closing FY23 with net debt to adjusted EBITDA at 1.3x. Management have focused on growth with three therapy areas generating double-digit revenue growth and onli
Companies: Venture Life Group Plc
Creo Medical has released a trading update for FY23, an active year for the company, with progress made across all business segments. Traction improved in H223, following Speedboat Inject’s European clearance for upper gastrointestinal (GI) procedures and the accelerated approval and launch of Creo’s slimmest electrosurgical device, Speedboat UltraSlim. Top-line growth was supported by continued streamlining of the cost structure, resulting in a better-than-expected underlying EBITDA loss (impro
Companies: Creo Medical Group Plc
The Hardman & Co Healthcare Index (HHI) has been running since 2009. Its main function is to highlight the attractions of life sciences investments over the long term. For the second year running, apart from global economic influences affecting world markets, performance in 2023 was dented by the capital-intensive nature of the sector. The HHI fell 3.7%, to 483.8, underperforming the main London markets – FTSE 100 (+3.8%) and FTSE All-Share (3.8%) but outperforming the FTSE AIM All-Share Index (
Companies: TXG NDVA TSVT BCOW Z29 TXG NCYT GNS SUN AMS OMG APH EKF EAH IMM AGL DEMG AGY TSTL IPO GDR ETX TRX HVO CTEC AVO OXB DEST VLG IXI VAL INDV AGR AVCT BAI 123F IMCR BCOW
Zoetis delivered a decent set of results for the last quarter of 2022 meeting analyst expectations as well as the high end of its management guidance. Despite the economic challenges, ongoing pandemic recovery, and the political unpredictability brought on by the war in Ukraine, they delivered operational growth for the year in each of their top 13 markets. The company's unique companion animal portfolio drove its 8% operational revenue increase for the year, growing 14% operationally. In compar
Companies: Zoetis (ZTS:NYSE)Zoetis, Inc. Class A (ZTS:NYS)
Baptista Research
Share: