Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 4 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Latest Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution Stock News

Before choosing which top Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution stock to buy, be sure to conduct proper due diligence: analyze various financial metrics and look at historical data, public statements and news coverage.

There has been an increase in demand for medical devices in recent years, largely driven by process innovations, emerging technology and an aging population. In 2021, the medical equipment industry should positively benefit from coronavirus test sales, new product sales and growing exposure in emerging markets. Companies selling coronavirus tests are expected to have strong sales for the year as people return to offices and schools. There has also been progress made by vaccine campaigns. Analysts expect to see a recovery in elective procedure volumes to pre-pandemic levels, which experienced particularly harsh headwinds in 2020 due to the pandemic. As a result, hospitals likely have a backlog of deferred procedures to work through. However, recovery for the industry could be relatively impacted by the financial pressures facing consumers, which may prevent people from seeking medical attention. In the long term, analysts see positive fundamental trends for medical device manufacturers, including global demand for cost-effective value-based health care, gaining demographics and rising research and development (R&D) investments, which have resulted in a steady stream of innovative products and revenue growth.

Why Focus on Undervalued Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

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AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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4 Undervalued Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 4 undervalued stocks in the Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution industry for Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

SeaStar Medical Holding Corp’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation is a medical technology company. The Company is focused on redefining how extracorporeal therapies may reduce the consequences of excessive inflammation on vital organs. The Company's technologies rely on science to provide life-saving solutions to critically ill patients. The Company is engaged in developing and commercializing extracorporeal therapies that target the effector cells that drive systemic inflammation, causing direct tissue damage and secreting a range of pro-inflammatory cytokines that initiate and propagate imbalanced immune responses.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

SeaStar Medical Holding Corp has a Value Score of 89, which is considered to be undervalued.

SeaStar Medical Holding Corp’s price-earnings ratio is 8.21 compared to the industry median at 32.07. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make SeaStar Medical Holding Corp more attractive for value investors.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. SeaStar Medical Holding Corp’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of (1.65%). Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. SeaStar Medical Holding Corp’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 2.47. This could make SeaStar Medical Holding Corp more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Patterson Companies, Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Patterson Companies, Inc. is a specialty distributor serving the United States and Canadian dental supply markets and the United States, Canadian and United Kingdom animal health supply markets. The Company?s segments include Dental, Animal Health and Corporate. Dental segment provides a virtually complete range of consumable dental products, equipment and software, turnkey digital solutions and value-added services to dentists, dental laboratories, institutions, and other healthcare professionals throughout North America. Animal Health segment is a full-line distributor in North America and the United Kingdom. of animal health products, services, and technologies to both the production-animal and companion-pet markets. The Company provides relief services. It also provides pasteurizing equipment and single-use bags that allow dairy producers to produce, store and feed colostrum for newborn calves, as well as product offerings for beef cattle producers.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Patterson Companies, Inc. has a Value Score of 65, which is considered to be undervalued.

Patterson Companies, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 13.1 compared to the industry median at 32.1. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Patterson Companies, Inc. more attractive for value investors.

Patterson Companies, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Patterson Companies, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.47.

You can read more about Patterson Companies, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Retractable Technologies Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Retractable Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets safety syringes and other safety medical products for the healthcare industry. The Company is focused on production of injection devices, such as syringes and needles. Its products are marketed under the VanishPoint, Patient Safe, and EasyPoint brands. The Company's products include VanishPoint 0.5mL insulin syringe; 1mL tuberculin, insulin, and allergy antigen syringes; 0.5mL, 1mL, 2mL, 3mL, 5mL, and 10mL syringes; the small diameter tube adapter; the blood collection tube holder; the allergy tray; the IV safety catheter; the Patient Safe syringes; the Patient Safe Luer Cap; the VanishPoint Blood Collection Set; and the EasyPoint needle, as well as a standard 3mL syringe packaged with an EasyPoint needle. The Company also sells VanishPoint autodisable syringes in the international market in addition to the Company's other products. It provides products to its existing and new private healthcare customers.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Retractable Technologies Inc has a Value Score of 99, which is considered to be undervalued.

Retractable Technologies Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 1.9 compared to the industry median at 32.1. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Retractable Technologies Inc more attractive for value investors.

Retractable Technologies Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Retractable Technologies Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.47.

You can read more about Retractable Technologies Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

SINTX Technologies Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

SINTX Technologies, Inc. is an advanced materials company that develops and commercializes advanced ceramics for biomedical, industrial, and antipathogenic applications. The Company develops and manufactures ceramics for personnel, aircraft, and vehicle armor. The Company is manufacturing, research, and development of advanced ceramics for external partners. The Company produce silicon nitride for use in solid silicon nitride, porous silicon nitride, silicon nitride powder, composite of silicon nitride and polyether ether ketone (PEEK), silicon nitride coating, promotes bone growth, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and imaging compatible. The Company’s applications include medical devices, such as interbody spinal fusion implants and non-medical such as cutting tools, welding rods, and aerospace components. The Company’s silicon nitride is osteointegrative through its inherent surface topography and surface chemistry.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

SINTX Technologies Inc has a Value Score of 91, which is considered to be undervalued.

SINTX Technologies Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make SINTX Technologies Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.47.

You can read more about SINTX Technologies Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 4 Best Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• SeaStar Medical Holding Corp stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Patterson Companies, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Retractable Technologies Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
• SINTX Technologies Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 4 undervalued stocks in the Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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