Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE:HAE) Shows Near-Term Pressure But Valuation Suggests Rebound

Recent corporate updates tightened market focus while core cash generation and WMDST’s valuation classify Haemonetics as under-valued; momentum indicators, however, signal near-term downside pressure that could compress before any mean reversion.

Recent News

Jan. 13, 2026: Company presentation scheduled at the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Feb. 5, 2026: Q3 fiscal 2026 results and slides released, highlighting margin expansion and a plan to settle $300 million in convertible notes due March 2026. Early February 2026: several broker notes adjusted price targets and ratings (including reductions in some objectives). Dec. 21, 2025: a reported institutional stake reduction by a public fund. Late Feb 2026: select analysts lowered near-term EPS estimates for upcoming quarters.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators: ADX at 20.71 indicates an emerging trend; DI+ shows a peak-and-reversal and DI- shows a dip-and-reversal, both signaling bearish directional pressure that weighs on near-term price momentum despite the stock’s undervaluation.

MACD: MACD sits at -1.09 with a peak-and-reversal trend, indicating bearish momentum; at the same time MACD remains above its signal line (-1.63), which constitutes a bullish crossover signal and creates a short-term momentum conflict the market must resolve before a clear directional move.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO registers 5.28 (positive), implying the market price sits above the model target and faces downward pressure toward that target; the positive MRO reinforces the probability of near-term contraction in price toward intrinsic measures used in valuation.

RSI and price structure: RSI at 42.48 with a peak-and-reversal trend reflects weakening momentum and limited upside bias while remaining above extreme-oversold levels. Price at $60.62 trades below the 20-day ($63.02), 50-day ($68.13) and 200-day ($65.96) averages; the 12-day EMA shows a peak-and-reversal. Price sits just below the 1× lower Bollinger band ($61.33) and near the 2× lower band ($59.65), indicating compressed volatility with a downside tilt but scope for mean reversion if momentum indicators shift.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability: EBIT equals $67,396,000 and EBIT margin measures 19.88%, slightly below the industry peer mean of 20.83%. Operating margin stands at 20.09% with year-over-year improvement of 18.65%. Gross margin at 59.71% improved modestly year-over-year and supports above-average operating leverage.

Earnings and cash flow: Reported EPS actual $0.95 versus estimate $0.90, producing an EPS surprise ratio of 5.56%. Operating cash flow equals $93,564,000 and free cash flow equals $87,215,000; free cash flow yield equals 2.59%, above the industry peer mean of 0.91%, and free cash flow converts to net income at a ratio of 1.95, indicating strong cash conversion relative to reported earnings.

Growth and efficiency: Reported revenue totaled $338,967,000. YoY revenue growth shows 3.56% while quarter-over-quarter revenue growth reads 93.27% per the provided QoQ figure; asset turnover stays low at 0.137 with a slight QoQ uptick. Return on equity equals 4.91% with YoY improvement of 18.75% from the prior-year comparator.

Liquidity and leverage: Cash and short-term investments total $363,367,000 and the current ratio equals 1.75; quick ratio equals 1.15. Total debt equals $1,224,733,000 with net debt of $861,366,000. Debt-to-EBITDA sits at 12.92 and debt-to-assets at 49.17%, above the industry peer mean of 27.82%, reflecting elevated leverage following prior capital actions. Interest coverage reads 9.08, positive but below the industry peer mean of 21.02, signaling adequate near-term interest service capability while leverage appears elevated versus peers.

Valuation summary: Trailing P/E equals 54.99 and forward P/E equals 53.92, both below the industry peer mean P/E of 120.14. Price-to-book equals 3.70 versus an industry peer mean of 5.98, indicating a relatively lower P/B multiple. WMDST values the stock as under-valued based on the combination of cash generation, margins, and the firm’s current multiple profile relative to peer averages.

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 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 25.4 %
 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: 83.526
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: 0.278
median: 0.262
low: 0.009
 Debt To Equity 1.344
Debt To Equity QoQ -6.832 %
Debt To Equity YoY 23895.0 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.843
HAE: 1.344
mean: 0.526
median: 0.472
low: 0.01
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
mean: 5.977
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: 120.143
median: 86.718
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: 30.65
median: 23.476
mean: 20.177
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: 171.298
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: 12.891
mean: 2.705
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: 2.057
median: 1.508
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: 21.023
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: 10.174 %
HAE: 3.56 %
low: -11.548 %
 Earnings Growth 3.15 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -79.618 %
Earnings Growth YoY -49.6 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 216.667 %
mean: 10.387 %
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: 62.816 %
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: 20.827 %
HAE: 19.883 %
low: -143.917 %
 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: 22.144 %
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: 0.905 %
low: -10.193 %
 Free Cash Growth -17.958 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -102.644 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 69.639 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 152.763 %
mean: 4.95 %
median: -0.761 %
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: 5.088 %
mean: 2.0 %
HAE: 1.814 %
median: 1.556 %
low: -17.15 %
 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: 0.031
median: 0.028
low: -0.303
 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: 5.899 %
mean: 2.697 %
HAE: 2.354 %
median: 2.127 %
low: -14.233 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect a contested price environment over the next six weeks characterized by consolidation and a bias toward lower prices until momentum indicators align with fundamentals. Key short-term signals to monitor: a MACD crossover direction sustained above its signal line and an RSI move back above 50 would indicate a shift away from the current bearish momentum; persistence of DI+ peak-and-reversal and DI- dip-and-reversal alongside ADX near 20 would favor further compression or modest downside. Given the company’s free cash flow strength and WMDST’s under-valued classification, any sustained technical reversal could coincide with a retracement toward analyst consensus targets, but near-term movement likely remains dependent on confirmation from momentum and directional indicators rather than fundamentals alone.

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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