Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE:HAE) Signals Margin-Led Recovery While Debt Load Requires Watchful Management

Haemonetics shows improving margins and cash generation that support a constructive bias, while leverage and short-term technical weakness argue for cautious near-term positioning.

Recent News

On March 3, 2026 Haemonetics repaid in full $300.0 million of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes that matured on March 2, funding the repayment with cash on hand and borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

On January 10, 2026 the company completed an acquisition of Vivasure Medical for €100 million upfront with up to €85 million in contingent milestone payments to broaden vascular-closure offerings, funded from cash.

Haemonetics presented at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 13, 2026; the company made management remarks and hosted a webcast of the presentation.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators (ADX / DI+ / DI-): ADX at 24.42 indicates an emerging trend strength. DI- sits at 28.36 and is increasing, which reads as bearish pressure. DI+ at 16.02 shows a dip-and-reversal, which reads as bullish, leaving directional signals in conflict and implying short-term volatility rather than a clean trend.

MACD and momentum: MACD stands at -2.14 and has just completed a dip-and-reversal, a bullish momentum sign; however, MACD remains below its signal line (-1.89) so momentum has turned up but lacks confirmation from a signal-line cross.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO at 13.72 sits positive and rising, implying the current price sits above the model target and faces pressure toward a pullback from the current level if mean reversion takes hold.

RSI and short-term condition: RSI at 38.28 with a dip-and-reversal indicates a nascent recovery from lower readings, but the index remains below neutral, signaling limited upside conviction until momentum strengthens.

Price vs. moving averages, bands and volume: Last close $56.36 lies below the 50-day average ($61.90) and the 200-day average ($65.13), while the 12-day EMA trends down, indicating short- and medium-term price underperformance. Price sits slightly above the 1x lower Bollinger band ($55.40), which can accompany mean-reversion bounces. Volume (536,218) trades below recent moving averages, suggesting current moves lack strong conviction.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability and margins: EBIT of $67,396,000 produces an EBIT margin of 19.883%, up QoQ by 11.265% and up YoY by 17.401%. The EBIT margin sits slightly below the industry peer mean of 20.757% and the industry peer median of 20.883%, reflecting margin expansion but not a clear leadership gap versus peers.

Earnings and cash flow: Reported EPS of $0.95 versus an estimate of $0.90 yielded an EPS surprise of 5.56% on the report dated 2026-02-05. Operating cash flow registered $93,564,000 with free cash flow of $87,215,000; free cash flow yield equals 2.586%, above the industry peer mean of 0.897%.

Revenue and growth dynamics: Total revenue $338,967,000 with headline revenue growth of 3.56%. Quarterly revenue growth shows a one-quarter rise of 93.268% and the provided year-over-year growth figure reads 305.929%, reflecting material timing and portfolio effects across the periods reported.

Balance sheet and leverage: Cash and short-term investments total $363,367,000 while net debt stands at $861,366,000. Debt-to-assets measures 49.168% and debt-to-equity measures 134.372%; debt-to-EBITDA registers 12.92x, indicating materially elevated leverage relative to operating cash flow. Interest coverage near 9.08x provides cushion on interest expense, but leverage levels remain a monitoring point.

Working capital and efficiency: Cash conversion cycle 242.47 days sits well above the industry peer mean of 171.45 days, reflecting elongated working capital. Asset turnover 0.13743 compares modestly to an industry peer mean of 0.12683, indicating reasonable asset utilization.

Valuation snapshot: WMDST values the stock as under-valued. Market multiples include a P/E of 54.99, price-to-book 3.70, EV/Revenue ~12.49, and a price-target mean of $63.86 versus last close $56.36. Relative to the industry peer mean P/E of 120.24 and peer mean price-to-book of 5.99, current multiples position Haemonetics below several peer averages on P/E and P/B measures while free cash flow generation and margin expansion support the assigned under-valued designation.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-12-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-02-05
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-05-07
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 296.4 M
 Operating Cash Flow 93.6 M
 Capital Expenditures -6.35 M
 Change In Working Capital 11.8 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 66.9 M
 End Period Cash Flow 363.4 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 339.0 M
 Forward Revenue 117.7 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 136.6 M
 Depreciation 16.5 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 27.4 M
 Research and Development 14.2 M
 Total Operating Expenses 270.9 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 202.4 M
 EBITDA 94.8 M
 EBIT 67.4 M
 Operating Income 68.1 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 7.4 M
 Net Interest Income -7.42 M
 Income Before Tax 60.0 M
 Tax Provision 15.2 M
 Tax Rate 25.4 %
 Net Income 44.7 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 44.7 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.90
 EPS Actual 0.95
 EPS Difference 0.05
 EPS Surprise 5.556 %
 Forward EPS 1.33
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 2.5 B
 Intangible Assets 1.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets -115.11 M
 Total Current Assets 943.7 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 363.4 M
 Cash 363.4 M
 Net Receivables 195.7 M
 Inventory 321.2 M
 Long-Term Investments 216.1 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 48.7 M
 Short-Term Debt 304.7 M
 Total Current Liabilities 539.9 M
 Net Debt 861.4 M
 Total Debt 1.2 B
 Total Liabilities 1.6 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 911.5 M
 Retained Earnings 381.1 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 19.46
 Shares Outstanding 46.829 M
 Revenue Per-Share 7.24
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 3.4 B
 Enterprise Value 4.2 B
 Enterprise Multiple 44.677
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 12.694 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 11.191 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 158.913
median: 85.622
mean: 83.369
HAE: 44.677
low: -144.328
 EV/R 12.492
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.733
 Asset To Liability 1.577
 Debt To Capital 0.573
 Debt To Assets 0.492
Debt To Assets QoQ -1.956 %
Debt To Assets YoY 24484.0 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.717
HAE: 0.492
mean: 0.28
median: 0.262
low: 0.004
 Debt To Equity 1.344
Debt To Equity QoQ -6.832 %
Debt To Equity YoY 23895.0 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.909
HAE: 1.344
mean: 0.538
median: 0.472
low: 0.006
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 3.701
Price To Book QoQ 25.171 %
Price To Book YoY -12.913 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 13.986
mean: 5.989
median: 5.854
HAE: 3.701
low: 0.42
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 54.985
Price To Earnings QoQ 30.021 %
Price To Earnings YoY -14.708 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 269.298
mean: 120.242
median: 86.718
HAE: 54.985
low: -228.062
 PE/G Ratio 17.456
 Price To Sales (P/S) 9.951
Price To Sales QoQ 29.733 %
Price To Sales YoY -10.0 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 52.884
median: 23.476
mean: 20.245
HAE: 9.951
low: 0.541
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 53.918
Forward PE/G 17.117
Forward P/S 28.584
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 4.277
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.137
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.959 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -0.312 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.371
HAE: 0.137
median: 0.133
mean: 0.127
low: 0.003
 Receivables Turnover 1.683
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 4.857 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 2.736 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.907
mean: 1.882
median: 1.867
HAE: 1.683
low: 0.47
 Inventory Turnover 0.416
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 9.189 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -0.577 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 1.821
mean: 0.672
median: 0.548
HAE: 0.416
low: 0.167
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 54.213
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 242.468
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -8.48 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 4.687 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 453.393
HAE: 242.468
mean: 171.453
median: 165.533
low: -118.454
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.839
 CapEx To Revenue -0.019
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.386
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 1.8 B
 Net Invested Capital 2.1 B
 Invested Capital 2.1 B
 Net Tangible Assets -115.11 M
 Net Working Capital 403.8 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.673
 Current Ratio 1.748
Current Ratio QoQ 6.532 %
Current Ratio YoY -55.994 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 13.536
mean: 2.712
median: 1.893
HAE: 1.748
low: 0.168
 Quick Ratio 1.153
Quick Ratio QoQ 12.203 %
Quick Ratio YoY -54.818 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 12.347
mean: 2.038
median: 1.469
HAE: 1.153
low: 0.437
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 12.922
 Cost Of Debt 0.452 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 9.082
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 11.886 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 40.191 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 33.446
median: 25.964
mean: 20.992
HAE: 9.082
low: -66.822
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.158
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 37.99
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 1.996 %
 Revenue Growth 3.56 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 93.268 %
Revenue Growth YoY 305.929 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 20.682 %
median: 12.969 %
mean: 10.166 %
HAE: 3.56 %
low: -28.254 %
 Earnings Growth 3.15 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -79.618 %
Earnings Growth YoY -49.6 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 188.889 %
mean: 10.352 %
median: 6.383 %
HAE: 3.15 %
low: -142.105 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 59.707 %
Gross Margin QoQ 0.353 %
Gross Margin YoY 7.522 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 89.02 %
median: 64.538 %
mean: 62.827 %
HAE: 59.707 %
low: 1.515 %
 EBIT Margin 19.883 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 11.265 %
EBIT Margin YoY 17.401 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 33.51 %
median: 20.883 %
mean: 20.757 %
HAE: 19.883 %
low: -144.871 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 20.094 %
Return On Sales QoQ -1.942 %
Return On Sales YoY 18.647 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 35.479 %
mean: 22.065 %
median: 21.965 %
HAE: 20.094 %
low: -146.78 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 87.2 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 2.586 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -38.923 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 182.932 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 4.073 %
HAE: 2.586 %
median: 0.969 %
mean: 0.897 %
low: -15.714 %
 Free Cash Growth -17.958 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -102.644 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 69.639 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 265.331 %
mean: 5.07 %
median: -0.761 %
HAE: -17.958 %
low: -303.638 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.949
 Cash Flow Margin 25.226 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.911
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.814 %
Return On Assets QoQ 14.956 %
Return On Assets YoY 22.32 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 15.87 %
mean: 2.036 %
HAE: 1.814 %
median: 1.556 %
low: -22.379 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 3.454 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.049
Return On Equity QoQ 7.772 %
Return On Equity YoY 18.747 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.174
HAE: 0.049
mean: 0.03
median: 0.028
low: -0.518
 DuPont ROE 5.082 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 2.354 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 10.672 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -116.768 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 6.199 %
mean: 2.695 %
HAE: 2.354 %
median: 2.127 %
low: -14.233 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect a period of consolidation with increased sensitivity to headline items and confirmation signals. Technical setup shows early bullish turn signals—MACD recovering from a dip, DI+ dip-and-reversal, and RSI rebounding—but those signals lack full confirmation while DI- advances and price remains below the 50- and 200-day averages. Fundamental context—improving margins, positive free cash flow yield, and a reported $363.4M cash position—supports resilience if operational execution continues, yet leverage metrics and an elevated debt-to-EBITDA ratio keep downside risk elevated if sentiment shifts.

Near-term market moves will hinge on two confirmations: MACD crossing above its signal line and a halt to DI-’s increase; until both occur, chop around the mid-$50s to low-$60s remains the most likely path. Monitor cash-flow reports and integration progress on the Vivasure acquisition as catalysts that could shift momentum.

About Haemonetics Corporation

Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE:HAE) develops advanced blood management solutions, offering a wide range of products and services that improve the safety and efficiency of blood and plasma collection, processing, and transfusion. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Haemonetics designs automated plasma collection systems like NexSys PCS and PCS2, which enhance plasmapheresis processes. The company’s integrated software solutions, such as NexLynk DMS and Donor360, streamline donor management and operational workflows in plasma centers. In blood collection, Haemonetics provides both automated and manual systems, including MCS apheresis equipment and the SafeTrace Tx blood bank information system, ensuring accurate collection and storage of blood components. For hospital-based applications, Haemonetics offers the TEG and HAS hemostasis analyzers, which provide crucial insights into patient hemostasis, assisting clinicians in making informed treatment decisions. The Cell Saver Elite+ system supports autologous blood recovery during surgeries, while the VASCADE platform aids in vascular closure procedures. Haemonetics maintains a robust distribution network, empowering healthcare providers globally and fostering advancements in patient care and operational efficiency.



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