Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE:HAE) Delivers Margin Expansion, Forces Near-Term Valuation Reassessment

Haemonetics enters the period with improving profitability and ample cash, while elevated leverage and bearish momentum compress near-term upside. Valuation metrics imply WMDST’s under-valued assessment faces technical resistance before re-rating.

Recent News

On November 11, 2025 several outlets reported a consensus analyst rating of “moderate buy” for Haemonetics driven by recent coverage updates and 12-month target revisions. A company filing dated December 27, 2025 disclosed expanded strategic investments and noted completion of the Vivasure acquisition on January 9, 2026 as a subsequent event, with strategic investments rising materially year-to-date.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show a strong trend environment: ADX at 39.63 indicates a robust trend strength, while DI+ at 13.8 decreasing and DI- at 33.48 (dip & reversal) together signal the current directional bias favors downside pressure; that combination implies technical momentum currently works against an immediate valuation re-rating.

MACD sits negative at -3.93 and the MACD trend declines with the signal at -2.92, a configuration that denotes bearish momentum and lowers the likelihood of a sustained breakout until momentum stabilizes or the MACD turns higher toward the signal line.

MRO reads -15.88 (negative) with a decreasing trend, which mathematically indicates the price sits below the internal target and contains mean-reversion potential; however, the concurrent negative MACD and falling RSI reduce the probability that that mean reversion will unfold immediately without a momentum shift.

RSI at 41.93 and falling confirms weakened short-term demand but stops short of extreme oversold readings; price trades beneath major trend references (price close $57.69 vs. 200-day average $66.41 and 50-day average $76.60) and below the 26-day EMA ($69.49) and the Ichimoku cloud components, positioning the series under resistance levels such as the super trend upper band at $64.16. Price sits beneath both the 1x and 2x lower Bollinger bounds (lower 1x $61.89; lower 2x $57.89), indicating an extended deviation from typical volatility bands that could compress if momentum stabilizes.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue totaled $338,967,000 with YoY revenue growth of 3.06% and QoQ revenue growth of 93.27%, signaling recent quarter-to-quarter pickup into higher-margin lines. Gross margin reached 59.71%, improving YoY by 7.52 percentage points, and operating margin stands at 20.09% (operating margin YoY +18.647 percentage points). WMDST’s valuation labels the stock under-valued; margin expansion provides fundamental support for that valuation but also coexists with leverage considerations below.

Profitability: EBIT $67,396,000 produces an EBIT margin of 19.883%, below the industry peer mean of 29.597% and industry peer median of 30.155% but well above the industry peer low of -16.946%; EBITDA equals $94,781,000. EPS for the period registered $1.31 versus an estimate of $1.25, an EPS surprise of +4.8% (EPS surprise ratio 0.048), which demonstrates modest upside relative to consensus expectations.

Cash flow and liquidity: Operating cash flow $85,508,000 and free cash flow $87,215,000 yield a free cash flow yield of 2.59% while the company holds $363,367,000 in cash and short-term investments. Cash conversion remains elongated (cash conversion cycle ~242 days) but the cash flow to earnings ratio near 1.91 and free cash to net income near 1.95 signal strong conversion of reported earnings into cash.

Balance sheet and leverage: Total debt $1,224,733,000 produces net debt $861,366,000 and debt/EBITDA of 12.92x, a materially elevated leverage multiple despite an interest coverage ratio of 9.08. Debt-to-assets reads 49.17% and debt-to-equity about 134.37%, indicating significant financial leverage that increases sensitivity to operating swings even as interest costs remain manageable.

Valuation: Trailing P/E sits at 54.99 with forward P/E ~53.92; price-to-book 3.70 and enterprise multiple 44.68. WMDST values the stock as under-valued based on internal models, yet the premium valuation multiples and low free cash flow yield relative to absolute benchmarks argue that any re-rating toward that intrinsic value will require visible improvement in momentum or a durable margin expansion narrative.

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 85.5 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 118.0 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 25.402 %
 Net Income 44.7 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 44.7 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.25
 EPS Actual 1.31
 EPS Difference 0.06
 EPS Surprise 4.8 %
 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: 50.887
median: 50.887
mean: 50.664
HAE: 44.677
low: -13.859
 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: 0.64
HAE: 0.492
mean: 0.279
low: 0.275
median: 0.275
 Debt To Equity 1.344
Debt To Equity QoQ -6.832 %
Debt To Equity YoY 23895.0 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.153
HAE: 1.344
mean: 0.497
low: 0.481
median: 0.481
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: 10.911
median: 10.911
mean: 10.269
HAE: 3.701
low: 1.286
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 54.985
Price To Earnings QoQ 30.021 %
Price To Earnings YoY -14.708 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 216.462
mean: 204.752
median: 58.775
HAE: 54.985
low: -7.63
 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: 67.849
median: 67.849
mean: 63.515
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
median: 0.144
mean: 0.142
HAE: 0.137
low: 0.115
 Receivables Turnover 1.683
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 4.857 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 2.736 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 10.118
median: 2.165
mean: 2.133
HAE: 1.683
low: 1.622
 Inventory Turnover 0.416
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 9.189 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -0.577 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.525
mean: 0.543
low: 0.531
median: 0.531
HAE: 0.416
 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 HAE: 242.468
high: 208.658
median: 208.658
mean: 203.513
low: -2.143
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: 4.875
median: 4.875
mean: 4.797
HAE: 1.748
low: 0.771
 Quick Ratio 1.153
Quick Ratio QoQ 12.203 %
Quick Ratio YoY -54.818 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 3.957
median: 3.957
mean: 3.896
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: 30.115
median: 30.115
mean: 28.354
HAE: 9.082
low: -7.547
 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: 7.226 %
HAE: 3.56 %
mean: 0.168 %
low: -0.171 %
median: -0.171 %
 Earnings Growth 3.15 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -79.618 %
Earnings Growth YoY -49.6 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 500.0 %
median: 5.417 %
mean: 4.979 %
HAE: 3.15 %
low: -7.965 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 59.707 %
Gross Margin QoQ 0.353 %
Gross Margin YoY 7.522 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 66.44 %
median: 66.44 %
mean: 65.593 %
HAE: 59.707 %
low: 23.355 %
 EBIT Margin 19.883 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 11.265 %
EBIT Margin YoY 17.401 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 30.155 %
median: 30.155 %
mean: 29.597 %
HAE: 19.883 %
low: -16.946 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 20.094 %
Return On Sales QoQ -1.942 %
Return On Sales YoY 18.647 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 30.155 %
median: 30.155 %
mean: 29.477 %
HAE: 20.094 %
low: -4.912 %
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 %
mean: 0.445 %
median: 0.375 %
low: -25.174 %
 Free Cash Growth -17.958 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -102.644 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 69.639 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 152.763 %
median: -0.761 %
mean: -3.827 %
HAE: -17.958 %
low: -446.345 %
 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: 3.993 %
median: 3.993 %
mean: 3.813 %
HAE: 1.814 %
low: -6.678 %
 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 HAE: 0.049
high: 0.045
median: 0.045
mean: 0.043
low: -0.428
 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: 4.057 %
median: 4.057 %
mean: 3.923 %
HAE: 2.354 %
low: -20.838 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near term the technical picture points to continued downside pressure: negative MACD momentum, falling RSI, and DI+/DI- favor lower ranges while ADX indicates that the downmove possesses strength. The deep position below short- and medium-term moving averages and outside the lower Bollinger bands suggests the market currently discounts nearer-term upside and leaves scope for consolidation around present levels. Offsetting this, MRO negative readings and substantial cash flow conversion leave room for periodic mean reversion rallies if momentum indicators (MACD turning up or RSI stabilizing) confirm. Monitor momentum signals for a clear shift before expecting a sustained change in the price bias; until then, technical resistance near the mid-$60s acts as the primary impediment to re-rating despite the fundamental under-valued designation.

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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