LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN) Accelerates Cardiopulmonary Growth Amid Tight Near-Term Technicals

LivaNova combines accelerating cardiopulmonary revenue momentum with mixed profitability metrics and technical indicators that point to near-term consolidation. Operational cash generation supports the outlook even as select margins and returns lag industry peers.

Recent News

On October 7 the company said it will present five-year THN‑3 and OSPREY data for its aura6000™ proximal hypoglossal nerve stimulation platform at the International Surgical Sleep Society meeting. On October 8 the company announced it would release third-quarter 2025 results and host a conference call on November 5. Management scheduled a presentation at the Wolfe Research Healthcare Conference for November 17. Investor’s Business Daily noted improvements in LivaNova’s Relative Strength ratings in October and late‑November.

Technical Analysis

ADX sits at 33.89, indicating a strong underlying trend in price action; strength exists even though direction requires confirmation from the directional indicators.

DI+ registers 28.75 and shows a decreasing trend, which reads bearish for directional bias; DI‑ shows a dip & reversal at 13.37, which also signals bearish pressure as DI‑ moved higher from its prior dip.

MACD equals 1.78 while the signal line sits at 2.05 and the MACD trend shows decreasing momentum; the current MACD position below its signal line confirms waning bullish momentum and raises the probability of short-term consolidation or retracement.

MRO reads 36.96 with a dip & reversal trend; a positive MRO indicates price presently above the model target and therefore a propensity for corrective movement toward equilibrium despite the recent reversal upward in the oscillator.

RSI at 58.52 shows a peak & reversal, consistent with a reduction in upward momentum and supporting the case for near-term price consolidation rather than a fresh sustained advance.

Price sits near the 20‑day average ($63.13) and just above the 12‑day EMA ($62.58) while remaining well above the 200‑day average ($48.35), reflecting that medium‑term trend remains constructive but short‑term indicators point to cooling. Bollinger bands compress tightly (upper ~ $63.84, lower ~ $62.41), implying reduced volatility and a higher likelihood of a directional breakout once momentum reappears.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue totaled $357,753,000 with year‑over‑year revenue growth of -11.37% and quarter‑over‑quarter revenue growth of -86.83%; the YoY decline contrasts with pockets of product and regional strength mentioned by management. Operating income stands at $54,012,000 and EBIT at $44,774,000.

EBIT margin measures 12.52%, below the industry peer mean of 19.915%, and contracted by 3.25 percentage points QoQ and by 34.00 percentage points YoY, indicating margin pressure relative to peers and versus prior periods. Operating margin registers 15.10%, also below the industry peer mean of 20.588% and down 1.77 percentage points QoQ and 20.37 percentage points YoY.

Profitability metrics show modest returns: return on equity equals 2.31% (down 4.34 percentage points QoQ and 7.99 percentage points YoY) while return on assets equals 1.06%, below the industry peer mean of 1.902%. Free cash flow reached $62,177,000, producing a free cash flow yield of 2.17%, which compares favorably to the industry peer mean free cash flow yield of 0.91% and underpins liquidity strength.

Leverage and coverage reveal manageable but material obligations: total debt equals $486,547,000 and debt-to-EBITDA stands near 8.11x, while interest coverage measures 4.12x. Cash and short‑term investments total $646,079,000, and the cash ratio equals 0.78, supporting short‑term liquidity needs. Net working capital equals $269,561,000 with a cash conversion cycle of 118.48 days.

Earnings per share delivered $1.11 versus an estimate of $0.92, an EPS surprise of 20.65%, reinforcing recent operating cash and profitability improvements despite margin compression. WMDST values the stock as under‑valued based on the firm’s internal valuation; that valuation sits alongside a current P/E of 47.24 and a forward P/E near 55.57 while free cash generation remains a constructive offset to multiples.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-09-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-11-05
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-02-04
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 593.6 M
 Operating Cash Flow 85.1 M
 Capital Expenditures -22.88 M
 Change In Working Capital 8.3 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 52.4 M
 End Period Cash Flow 646.1 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 357.8 M
 Forward Revenue 188.7 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 112.9 M
 Depreciation 10.7 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 15.2 M
 Research and Development 48.6 M
 Total Operating Expenses 303.7 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 244.9 M
 EBITDA 60.0 M
 EBIT 44.8 M
 Operating Income 54.0 M
 Interest Income 3.9 M
 Interest Expense 10.9 M
 Net Interest Income -6.96 M
 Income Before Tax 33.9 M
 Tax Provision 7.1 M
 Tax Rate 20.978 %
 Net Income 26.8 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 26.8 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.92
 EPS Actual 1.11
 EPS Difference 0.19
 EPS Surprise 20.652 %
 Forward EPS 1.03
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 2.6 B
 Intangible Assets 1.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets 131.7 M
 Total Current Assets 1.1 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 646.1 M
 Cash 646.1 M
 Net Receivables 211.6 M
 Inventory 167.5 M
 Long-Term Investments 14.8 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 88.2 M
 Short-Term Debt 85.4 M
 Total Current Liabilities 827.6 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 486.5 M
 Total Liabilities 1.4 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.2 B
 Retained Earnings -1.18 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 21.19
 Shares Outstanding 54.605 M
 Revenue Per-Share 6.55
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 2.9 B
 Enterprise Value 2.7 B
 Enterprise Multiple 45.068
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 8.463 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 7.695 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 161.723
median: 104.027
mean: 88.348
LIVN: 45.068
low: -110.323
 EV/R 7.557
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.21
 Asset To Liability 1.826
 Debt To Capital 0.296
 Debt To Assets 0.19
Debt To Assets QoQ -1.225 %
Debt To Assets YoY -29.423 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.737
median: 0.333
mean: 0.316
LIVN: 0.19
low: 0.002
 Debt To Equity 0.42
Debt To Equity QoQ -2.214 %
Debt To Equity YoY -18.976 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 3.379
mean: 0.645
median: 0.633
LIVN: 0.42
low: -1.888
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 2.474
Price To Book QoQ 5.607 %
Price To Book YoY 18.285 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 12.447
median: 6.636
mean: 6.411
LIVN: 2.474
low: -4.114
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 47.237
Price To Earnings QoQ -45.778 %
Price To Earnings YoY -15.312 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 256.954
mean: 126.205
median: 118.26
LIVN: 47.237
low: -227.904
 PE/G Ratio 8.267
 Price To Sales (P/S) 8.003
Price To Sales QoQ 7.25 %
Price To Sales YoY -7.088 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 77.674
mean: 33.409
median: 29.418
LIVN: 8.003
low: 0.679
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 55.565
Forward PE/G 9.724
Forward P/S 16.975
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -1.221
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.141
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.502 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 10.479 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.417
LIVN: 0.141
median: 0.127
mean: 0.125
low: 0.001
 Receivables Turnover 1.657
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -0.749 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 3.675 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.935
mean: 1.837
median: 1.771
LIVN: 1.657
low: 0.627
 Inventory Turnover 0.678
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -4.602 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 15.775 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.068
LIVN: 0.678
mean: 0.533
median: 0.473
low: 0.09
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 55.065
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 118.477
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -3.997 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -9.132 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 409.199
median: 201.455
mean: 194.033
LIVN: 118.477
low: -109.842
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.327
 CapEx To Revenue -0.064
 CapEx To Depreciation -2.141
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 1.5 B
 Net Invested Capital 1.6 B
 Invested Capital 1.6 B
 Net Tangible Assets 131.7 M
 Net Working Capital 269.6 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.781
 Current Ratio 1.326
Current Ratio QoQ 2.848 %
Current Ratio YoY -60.657 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 14.251
mean: 2.77
median: 1.703
LIVN: 1.326
low: 0.159
 Quick Ratio 1.123
Quick Ratio QoQ 3.138 %
Quick Ratio YoY -60.854 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 13.711
mean: 2.03
LIVN: 1.123
median: 1.093
low: 0.317
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 8.111
 Cost Of Debt 1.771 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 4.122
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 10.997 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 8.497 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 119.631
median: 19.958
mean: 17.856
LIVN: 4.122
low: -165.333
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.06
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 70.361
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 2.03 %
 Revenue Growth 1.483 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -86.826 %
Revenue Growth YoY -1137.063 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 27.485 %
LIVN: 1.483 %
mean: 1.406 %
median: 0.122 %
low: -22.33 %
 Earnings Growth 5.714 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -113.232 %
Earnings Growth YoY -277.123 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 105.556 %
mean: 13.306 %
median: 7.609 %
LIVN: 5.714 %
low: -86.957 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 68.442 %
Gross Margin QoQ 0.957 %
Gross Margin YoY -3.346 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 94.036 %
LIVN: 68.442 %
median: 64.812 %
mean: 64.282 %
low: -17.483 %
 EBIT Margin 12.515 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -3.247 %
EBIT Margin YoY -33.996 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 82.825 %
median: 19.944 %
mean: 19.915 %
LIVN: 12.515 %
low: -487.428 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 15.098 %
Return On Sales QoQ -1.77 %
Return On Sales YoY -20.373 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 69.921 %
mean: 20.588 %
median: 20.492 %
LIVN: 15.098 %
low: -487.428 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 62.2 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 2.172 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 19.604 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 81.151 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 5.888 %
LIVN: 2.172 %
mean: 0.908 %
median: 0.733 %
low: -18.664 %
 Free Cash Growth 30.151 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -88.517 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 471.15 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 185.61 %
LIVN: 30.151 %
median: 24.443 %
mean: 21.575 %
low: -192.298 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 2.321
 Cash Flow Margin 13.878 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.854
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.058 %
Return On Assets QoQ -1.306 %
Return On Assets YoY -20.151 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 5.043 %
mean: 1.902 %
median: 1.792 %
LIVN: 1.058 %
low: -36.008 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 2.588 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.023
Return On Equity QoQ -4.341 %
Return On Equity YoY -7.992 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.068
median: 0.037
mean: 0.028
LIVN: 0.023
low: -0.624
 DuPont ROE 2.349 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 2.223 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -7.104 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -83.409 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 5.308 %
median: 2.535 %
mean: 2.485 %
LIVN: 2.223 %
low: -14.919 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near term, expect technical consolidation with a bias toward corrective action: MACD momentum decreased, RSI peaked and reversed, and MRO positive implies price sits above modeled targets and faces pullback risk. ADX value indicates the move will carry conviction while it persists, so any directional breakout will likely follow a short consolidation phase rather than a long, directionless range.

Fundamentals provide mixed directional support: accelerating cardiopulmonary revenue and strong free cash generation reduce downside vulnerability, while compressed margins and elevated debt‑to‑EBITDA increase sensitivity to operational execution and cost stability. Traders should monitor whether MACD crosses the signal line back upward and whether DI+ stabilizes; absent those shifts, expect limited upside extension and higher probability of rangebound action or modest retracement over the next six weeks.

About LivaNova PLC

LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN) designs and manufactures medical devices, offering therapeutic solutions on a global scale. The company operates through three primary segments: Cardiopulmonary, Neuromodulation, and Advanced Circulatory Support. In the Cardiopulmonary segment, LivaNova develops and produces products such as oxygenators, heart-lung machines, autotransfusion systems, and perfusion tubing systems, catering to the needs of cardiac surgery. The Neuromodulation segment focuses on the VNS Therapy System, which includes an implantable pulse generator and connective lead designed to stimulate the vagus nerve, providing treatment options for drug-resistant epilepsy and difficult-to-treat depression. The Advanced Circulatory Support segment produces temporary life support products for patients requiring critical care. LivaNova serves a diverse range of healthcare professionals, including perfusionists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons, as well as hospitals and medical institutions. The company distributes its products through a combination of direct sales representatives and independent distributors, ensuring widespread availability of its innovative medical solutions. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, LivaNova continues to impact the medical device industry with its specialized offerings.



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