Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE:HAE) Accelerates Expansion After Vivasure Deal, Near-Term Upside Likely

Haemonetics moves from portfolio pruning into targeted M&A and operational consolidation, positioning margin expansion while technical momentum suggests a near-term bullish bias. The current valuation as determined by WMDST shows the stock under-valued relative to fundamentals.

Recent News

On January 12, 2026 Haemonetics announced the acquisition of Vivasure Medical for an upfront €100 million plus contingent consideration up to €85 million. In March 2026 the company published its 2024–2025 Corporate Responsibility Report, and in late March 2026 Haemonetics filed its annual report noting completion of the divestiture of the Whole Blood product line during fiscal 2025.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show an emerging trend: ADX at 21.26 points to an evolving directional move rather than a mature trend. DI+ sits at 19.68 and shows an increasing trend, while DI− at 26.04 has peak-and-reversed; together the indicator trends imply a shift toward bullish directional pressure even though DI− currently reads higher than DI+.

MACD reads −1.29 with the MACD line rising above the signal line (signal −1.73), a bullish momentum signal given the crossover and the MACD trend increasing from lower levels.

MRO registers 20.31 and is positive, indicating the current price sits above WMDST’s target and therefore carries potential downward pressure if momentum stalls; the magnitude suggests a measurable but not extreme mean-reversion pressure.

RSI at 41.59 and rising signals improving buying interest from below neutral territory rather than overbought conditions, supporting the case for further upside if momentum holds.

Price structure shows the close at $59.53 trading above the 20-day average ($57.14) and near the 12‑day EMA pivot that recorded a dip-and-reversal; however the stock remains below the 200‑day average ($64.83) and below the ichimoku cloud boundary (Senkou A $63.09, Senkou B $71.64), which keeps broader trend resilience in question. Short-term support aligns with the super trend lower at $55.71 and 1x Bollinger band lower at $55.17; resistance clusters near the 50‑day average $60.77 and the $65 zone where the price target mean sits.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue totaled $338,967,000 with YoY revenue growth of 3.06% and QoQ growth of 93.27%. Gross margin stands at 59.71%, up 7.52 percentage points YoY. Operating margin registers 20.09% and EBIT margin 19.88%; both margins sit slightly below the industry peer mean and median (industry peer mean EBIT margin ~20.75%, median ~20.88%) but remain well inside the industry peer range.

EBIT at $67,396,000 and EBITDA at $94,781,000 reflect positive operating leverage; EBIT margin improved YoY by 17.40% and QoQ by 11.27%, supporting the valuation case for improving profitability. Net income of $44,740,000 and EPS actual $0.95 exceeded the estimate $0.90, producing an EPS surprise of 5.56%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics show $363,367,000 in cash and short-term investments and net debt of $861,366,000. Debt-to-assets sits at 49.17%, above the industry peer mean of ~28.07%, while debt-to-equity of 1.3437 exceeds the industry peer mean of ~0.5361, indicating higher leverage relative to peers. Interest coverage remains positive at 9.08x but below the industry peer mean (≈20.97x).

Free cash flow totaled $87,215,000 with a free cash flow yield of 2.59%, which registers above the industry peer mean free cash flow yield (~0.89%). Operating cash flow at $93,564,000 and a cash conversion ratio of 0.839 support cash generation, and free cash flow converts to net income at roughly 195% (free cash to net income 1.949).

Efficiency metrics show asset turnover of 0.137 and days inventory outstanding ~226 days; asset turnover sits slightly above the industry peer mean of ~0.1266. Return on equity at 4.91% and return on assets at 1.81% both improved YoY, with return on equity up 18.75% YoY.

Valuation context: WMDST values the stock as under-valued. Market capitalization approximates $3.37 billion with enterprise multiple near 44.68 and an EVR of 12.49. Price targets from consensus show a mean near $65.23 while the current close sits at $59.53, suggesting modest upside relative to the mean target.

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: 83.183
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: 0.828
HAE: 0.492
mean: 0.281
median: 0.262
low: 0.002
 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: 0.536
median: 0.472
low: -1.334
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: 15.074
mean: 5.987
median: 5.854
HAE: 3.701
low: 0.24
 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: 119.972
median: 101.834
HAE: 54.985
low: -315.07
 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: 20.25
HAE: 9.951
low: -13.339
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: 0.512
HAE: 0.137
median: 0.133
mean: 0.127
low: -0.209
 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: 2.05
mean: 0.672
median: 0.548
HAE: 0.416
low: 0.16
 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: 171.385
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: 20.133
mean: 2.713
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: 0.366
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: 60.521
median: 25.964
mean: 20.973
HAE: 9.082
low: -107.569
 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: 54.001 %
median: 12.969 %
mean: 10.214 %
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: 10.279 %
median: 6.667 %
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: 96.557 %
median: 64.538 %
mean: 62.797 %
HAE: 59.707 %
low: -16.207 %
 EBIT Margin 19.883 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 11.265 %
EBIT Margin YoY 17.401 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 33.51 %
median: 20.883 %
mean: 20.745 %
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: 22.004 %
median: 21.965 %
HAE: 20.094 %
low: -169.778 %
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: 0.893 %
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: 5.046 %
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: 2.025 %
HAE: 1.814 %
median: 1.556 %
low: -29.663 %
 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: 2.69 %
HAE: 2.354 %
median: 2.127 %
low: -19.559 %

Six-Week Outlook

Technical and fundamental signals together favor a constructive near-term bias with caveats. Directional indicators and the MACD crossover imply improving upside momentum, supported by an RSI that is recovering from neutral. Short-term support concentrates near $55.7 and the lower Bollinger bound; immediate resistance lies around the 50‑day average near $60.8 and the $65 price target mean. MRO’s positive reading warns of mean-reversion risk if momentum fades, and the sub‑200‑day position plus ichimoku cloud overhead underscore medium-term trend risk.

For active swing participants expect a period of range expansion if the MACD-driven momentum continues, with potential touches of the $65 area as the next prominent resistance cluster. Conversely, failure to sustain DI+ momentum or a renewed rise in selling pressure would likely retest the $55–$56 support band established by the super trend lower and the lower Bollinger band.

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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