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Smith & Nephew plc (SNN) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

SNN • • Industrial / General
HealthcareMedical DevicesOrthopedic & Musculoskeletal DevicesJoint Reconstruction & Orthopedic Implants
AboutSmith & Nephew plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells medical devices worldwide. The company offers knee implant products for knee replacement procedures; hip implants for the reconstruction of hip joints; and trauma and extremities products that include internal and external devices used in the stabilization of severe fractures and deformity correction procedures. It also provides sports medicine joint repair products for surgeons, including instruments, technologies, and implants necessary to perform minimally invasive surgery of the joints, such as the repair of soft tissue injuries and degenerative conditions of the knee, hip, and shoulder, as well as meniscal repair systems. In addition, the company offers arthroscopic enabling technologies comprising fluid management equipment for surgical access, high-definition cameras, digital image capture, scopes, light sources, and monitors to assist with visualization inside the joints, radio frequency, electromechanical and mechanical tissue resection devices, and hand instruments for removing damaged tissue; and ear, nose, and throat solutions. Further, it provides advanced wound care products for the treatment and prevention of acute and chronic wounds, which comprise leg, diabetic and pressure ulcers, burns, and post-operative wounds; advanced wound bioactives, including biologics and other bioactive technologies for debridement and dermal repair/regeneration, as well as regenerative medicine products including skin, bone graft, and articular cartilage substitutes; and advanced wound devices, such as traditional and single-use negative pressure wound therapy, and hydrosurgery systems. It primarily serves the healthcare providers. Smith & Nephew plc was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Watford, the United Kingdom.Show more
  • Revenue $5.81B +4.7%
  • EBITDA $1.24B +29.9%
  • Net Income $412M +56.7%
  • EPS (Diluted) 0.94 -21.7%
  • Gross Margin 69.64% +1.2%
  • EBITDA Margin 21.29% +24.1%
  • Operating Margin 11.31% +47.6%
  • Net Margin 7.09% +49.6%
  • ROE 7.86% +56.6%
  • ROIC 6.17% +52.8%
  • Debt/Equity 0.63 +6.7%
  • Interest Coverage 3.91 +27.9%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.3%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Shares diluted 100.0% in last year

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y2.32%
5Y2.49%
3Y3.69%
TTM9.95%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-1.94%
5Y-7.24%
3Y-7.7%
TTM11.86%

EPS CAGR

10Y-1.74%
5Y-7.12%
3Y-7.82%
TTM14.2%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.05%
5Y Avg5.39%
3Y Avg5.66%
Latest7.94%

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SNNSmith & Nephew plc13.96B32.8934.994.7%6.88%14.44%4.34%0.63
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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+4.63B4.67B4.76B4.9B5.14B4.56B5.21B5.21B5.55B5.81B
Revenue Growth %0%0.01%0.02%0.03%0.05%-0.11%0.14%0%0.06%0.05%
Cost of Goods Sold+1.14B1.27B1.25B1.3B1.34B1.4B1.54B1.54B1.73B1.76B
COGS % of Revenue0.25%0.27%0.26%0.26%0.26%0.31%0.3%0.3%0.31%0.3%
Gross Profit+3.49B3.4B3.52B3.61B3.8B3.16B3.67B3.67B3.82B4.05B
Gross Margin %0.75%0.73%0.74%0.74%0.74%0.69%0.7%0.7%0.69%0.7%
Gross Profit Growth %0.01%-0.03%0.04%0.03%0.05%-0.17%0.16%0%0.04%0.06%
Operating Expenses+2.86B2.6B2.58B2.74B2.98B2.87B3.08B3.23B3.39B3.39B
OpEx % of Revenue0.62%0.56%0.54%0.56%0.58%0.63%0.59%0.62%0.61%0.58%
Selling, General & Admin2.64B2.03B2.15B2.19B2.31B2.56B2.39B2.44B2.6B2.65B
SG&A % of Revenue0.57%0.43%0.45%0.45%0.45%0.56%0.46%0.47%0.47%0.46%
Research & Development222M230M223M246M292M307M356M345M299M289M
R&D % of Revenue0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.06%0.07%0.07%0.07%0.05%0.05%
Other Operating Expenses0239M202M176M0000205M448M
Operating Income+628M801M934M863M815M295M593M315M425M657M
Operating Margin %0.14%0.17%0.2%0.18%0.16%0.06%0.11%0.06%0.08%0.11%
Operating Income Growth %-0.16%0.28%0.17%-0.08%-0.06%-0.64%1.01%-0.47%0.35%0.55%
EBITDA+1.14B1.28B1.39B1.32B1.33B840M1.16B863M952M1.24B
EBITDA Margin %0.25%0.27%0.29%0.27%0.26%0.18%0.22%0.17%0.17%0.21%
EBITDA Growth %-0.04%0.12%0.09%-0.06%0.01%-0.37%0.38%-0.25%0.1%0.3%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)511M478M460M454M518M545M563M548M527M580M
EBIT622M1.13B946M852M818M321M679M326M429M657M
Net Interest Income+-39M-62M-61M-51M-55M-56M-74M-66M-105M-149M
Interest Income11M6M6M8M10M6M6M14M34M19M
Interest Expense50M68M67M59M65M62M80M80M139M168M
Other Income/Expense-69M261M-55M-82M-72M-49M-7M-80M-135M-159M
Pretax Income+559M1.06B879M781M743M246M586M235M290M498M
Pretax Margin %0.12%0.23%0.18%0.16%0.14%0.05%0.11%0.05%0.05%0.09%
Income Tax+149M278M112M118M143M-202M62M12M27M86M
Effective Tax Rate %0.73%0.74%0.87%0.85%0.81%1.82%0.89%0.95%0.91%0.83%
Net Income+410M784M767M663M600M448M524M223M263M412M
Net Margin %0.09%0.17%0.16%0.14%0.12%0.1%0.1%0.04%0.05%0.07%
Net Income Growth %-0.18%0.91%-0.02%-0.14%-0.1%-0.25%0.17%-0.57%0.18%0.57%
Net Income (Continuing)410M784M767M663M600M448M524M223M263M412M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+0.921.761.761.521.361.021.200.501.200.94
EPS Growth %-0.18%0.91%0%-0.14%-0.11%-0.25%0.18%-0.58%1.4%-0.22%
EPS (Basic)0.921.761.761.521.381.021.200.501.200.94
Diluted Shares Outstanding436.45M446.47M437.55M437.55M437.55M437.55M438.86M437.55M218.44M438.3M
Basic Shares Outstanding437.55M444.95M437.55M437.55M437.55M437.55M438.5M437.55M217.75M438.3M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.66%0.36%0.35%0.48%0.53%0.73%0.63%1.47%1.24%0.79%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+2.48B2.53B2.73B3.08B3.22B4.66B4.42B3.86B4.03B4.42B
Cash & Short-Term Investments120M100M169M365M277M1.76B1.29B350M302M619M
Cash Only120M100M169M365M277M1.76B1.29B350M302M619M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable939M988M1.06B1.1B1.08B911M971M1.03B1.06B1.21B
Days Sales Outstanding73.9677.2480.8982.1776.8672.926871.8869.6675.83
Inventory1.22B1.24B1.3B1.4B1.61B1.69B1.84B2.21B2.4B2.39B
Days Inventory Outstanding388.63356.97381.38392.28440.29442.13436.2522.61505.3493.91
Other Current Assets115M124M120M144M171M219M240M198M182M81M
Total Non-Current Assets+4.69B4.82B5.13B4.98B6.08B6.35B6.5B6.11B5.96B5.93B
Property, Plant & Equipment932M982M1.05B1.06B1.32B1.45B1.51B1.46B1.47B1.42B
Fixed Asset Turnover4.97x4.75x4.54x4.62x3.88x3.15x3.44x3.58x3.77x4.09x
Goodwill2.01B2.19B2.37B2.34B2.79B2.93B2.99B3.03B2.99B3.03B
Intangible Assets1.5B1.41B1.37B1.21B1.57B1.49B1.4B1.24B1.11B1.03B
Long-Term Investments128M137M201M231M216M250M380M58M24M16M
Other Non-Current Assets13M016M16M35M33M15M153M361M103M
Total Assets+7.17B7.34B7.87B8.06B9.3B11.01B10.92B9.97B9.99B10.35B
Asset Turnover0.65x0.64x0.61x0.61x0.55x0.41x0.48x0.52x0.56x0.56x
Asset Growth %-0.02%0.02%0.07%0.02%0.15%0.18%-0.01%-0.09%0%0.04%
Total Current Liabilities+1.34B1.35B1.35B1.47B1.56B1.69B2.13B1.72B2.27B1.53B
Accounts Payable808M807M873M854M941M891M1.04B1.03B1.02B1.08B
Days Payables Outstanding258.02231.57255.32240.15256.7232.96246.72243.89214.36223.88
Short-Term Debt44M85M29M167M26M279M435M111M710M2M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K000000
Other Current Liabilities490M454M444M444M551M460M597M526M261M126M
Current Ratio1.84x1.88x2.03x2.10x2.06x2.76x2.08x2.25x1.77x2.89x
Quick Ratio0.94x0.95x1.06x1.15x1.03x1.76x1.21x0.96x0.72x1.33x
Cash Conversion Cycle204.57202.63206.94234.3260.46282.09257.48350.61360.6345.85
Total Non-Current Liabilities+1.86B2.04B1.88B1.72B2.59B4.04B3.22B2.99B2.5B3.56B
Long-Term Debt1.43B1.56B1.42B1.3B1.85B3.2B2.71B2.56B2.17B3.12B
Capital Lease Obligations8M5M00124M157M141M147M144M135M
Deferred Tax Liabilities77M94M97M99M167M141M144M36M00
Other Non-Current Liabilities423M474M453M419M619M692M373M280M180M300M
Total Liabilities3.2B3.39B3.22B3.19B4.16B5.73B5.35B4.71B4.77B5.09B
Total Debt+1.48B1.65B1.45B1.47B2.05B3.69B3.34B2.87B3.08B3.32B
Net Debt1.36B1.55B1.28B1.1B1.77B1.93B2.05B2.52B2.78B2.7B
Debt / Equity0.37x0.42x0.31x0.30x0.40x0.70x0.60x0.55x0.59x0.63x
Debt / EBITDA1.30x1.29x1.04x1.11x1.54x4.39x2.89x3.33x3.24x2.68x
Net Debt / EBITDA1.19x1.21x0.92x0.84x1.33x2.30x1.77x2.92x2.92x2.18x
Interest Coverage12.56x11.78x13.94x14.63x12.54x4.76x7.41x3.94x3.06x3.91x
Total Equity+3.97B3.96B4.64B4.87B5.14B5.28B5.57B5.26B5.22B5.26B
Equity Growth %-0.02%-0%0.17%0.05%0.05%0.03%0.05%-0.06%-0.01%0.01%
Book Value per Share9.098.8710.6111.1411.7512.0612.6912.0223.8812.01
Total Shareholders' Equity3.97B3.96B4.64B4.87B5.14B5.28B5.57B5.26B5.22B5.26B
Common Stock183M180M178M177M177M177M177M175M175M175M
Retained Earnings3.73B3.97B4.33B4.63B4.85B4.96B5.22B5.03B4.91B5.02B
Treasury Stock-294M-432M-257M-214M-189M-157M-120M-118M-94M-66M
Accumulated OCI-244M-360M-211M-322M-306M-311M-328M-439M-385M0
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+1.03B849M1.09B931M1.17B935M877M468M608M987M
Operating CF Margin %0.22%0.18%0.23%0.19%0.23%0.21%0.17%0.09%0.11%0.17%
Operating CF Growth %0.51%-0.18%0.28%-0.15%0.25%-0.2%-0.06%-0.47%0.3%0.62%
Net Income559M1.06B879M781M743M246M586M235M290M412M
Depreciation & Amortization511M478M460M454M518M596M581M628M527M580M
Stock-Based Compensation29M27M31M35M32M26M41M40M39M40M
Deferred Taxes-176M-594M-229M-201M-207M-50M-255M000
Other Non-Cash Items38M46M51M51M55M56M74M100M84M78M
Working Capital Changes69M-170M-102M-189M27M61M-150M-535M-332M-123M
Change in Receivables-26M-74M-40M-108M30M209M-81M-103M-49M-81M
Change in Inventory-83M-47M-17M-152M-204M-45M-151M-407M-178M-42M
Change in Payables0000-30M-209M81M103M00
Cash from Investing+-429M-383M-543M-378M-1.25B-606M-691M-472M-448M-569M
Capital Expenditures-358M-392M-376M-347M-408M-443M-408M-358M-427M-381M
CapEx % of Revenue0.08%0.08%0.08%0.07%0.08%0.1%0.08%0.07%0.08%0.07%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-358M-392M-376M-345M26M7M-404M1M0-2M
Cash from Financing+-558M-529M-434M-371M7M1.16B-645M-926M-200M-86M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-272M-279M-269M-321M-318M-328M-329M-327M-327M-327M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-15M-9M24M-14M-37M-37M-63M-51M-48M-55M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+672M457M714M584M760M492M469M110M181M606M
FCF Margin %0.15%0.1%0.15%0.12%0.15%0.11%0.09%0.02%0.03%0.1%
FCF Growth %1.18%-0.32%0.56%-0.18%0.3%-0.35%-0.05%-0.77%0.65%2.35%
FCF per Share1.541.021.631.331.741.121.070.250.831.38
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.51x1.08x1.42x1.40x1.95x2.09x1.67x2.10x2.31x2.40x
Interest Paid000000000140M
Taxes Paid0000000000

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)10.24%19.79%17.83%13.93%11.98%8.6%9.66%4.12%5.02%7.86%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)8.58%11.09%12.25%10.88%9.49%3.13%6%3.07%4.04%6.17%
Gross Margin75.33%72.76%73.81%73.53%73.96%69.39%70.4%70.47%68.82%69.64%
Net Margin8.85%16.79%16.1%13.52%11.68%9.82%10.05%4.28%4.74%7.09%
Debt / Equity0.37x0.42x0.31x0.30x0.40x0.70x0.60x0.55x0.59x0.63x
Interest Coverage12.56x11.78x13.94x14.63x12.54x4.76x7.41x3.94x3.06x3.91x
FCF Conversion2.51x1.08x1.42x1.40x1.95x2.09x1.67x2.10x2.31x2.40x
Revenue Growth0.37%0.76%2.06%2.92%4.77%-11.25%14.3%0.06%6.4%4.7%

Revenue by Segment

20172018201920202021202220232024
Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine and ENT and Advanced Wound Management----5.21B5.21B5.55B5.81B
Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine and ENT and Advanced Wound Management Growth-----0.06%6.40%4.70%
Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine and Ear Nose and Throat----3.72B3.7B3.94B4.13B
Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine and Ear Nose and Throat Growth------0.35%6.48%4.72%
Advanced Wound Management-1.27B1.38B1.31B1.5B1.51B1.61B1.68B
Advanced Wound Management Growth--8.24%-5.07%14.20%1.07%6.22%4.67%
Orthopaedics Sports Medicine And Ent And Advanced Wound Management--5.14B4.56B----
Orthopaedics Sports Medicine And Ent And Advanced Wound Management Growth----11.25%----
Orthopaedics Sports Medicine And Ear Nose And Throat--3.76B3.25B----
Orthopaedics Sports Medicine And Ear Nose And Throat Growth----13.52%----
Reconstruction Sports Medicine Trauma And Other Surgical Businesses-3.63B------
Reconstruction Sports Medicine Trauma And Other Surgical Businesses Growth--------
Knee Implants615M1.02B------
Knee Implants Growth-65.37%------
Advanced Wound Care720M740M------
Advanced Wound Care Growth-2.78%------
Sports Medicine Joint Repair984M697M------
Sports Medicine Joint Repair Growth--29.17%------
Hip Implants189M613M------
Hip Implants Growth-224.34%------
Arthroscopic Enabling Technologies599M600M------
Arthroscopic Enabling Technologies Growth-0.17%------
Trauma Extremities495M493M------
Trauma Extremities Growth--0.40%------
Advanced Wound Bioactives342M320M------
Advanced Wound Bioactives Growth--6.43%------
Advanced Wound Devices194M215M------
Advanced Wound Devices Growth-10.82%------
Other Surgical Businesses627M209M------
Other Surgical Businesses Growth--66.67%------

Revenue by Geography

20172018201920202021202220232024
United States of America----2.66B2.76B--
United States of America Growth-----3.99%--
China----352M319M--
China Growth------9.38%--
U2.33B2.35B2.55B2.34B----
U Growth-0.94%8.37%-8.31%----
C--336M318M----
C Growth----5.36%----
G244M211M211M166M----
G Growth--13.52%0.00%-21.33%----
Rest Of World Excluding United Kingdom And United States Of America2.19B-------
Rest Of World Excluding United Kingdom And United States Of America Growth--------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Smith & Nephew plc (SNN) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.0x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

Smith & Nephew plc (SNN) reported $11.61B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 172% increase from $4.27B in 2011.

Smith & Nephew plc (SNN) grew revenue by 4.7% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Smith & Nephew plc (SNN) is profitable, generating $798.6M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (7.1% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Smith & Nephew plc (SNN) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.27%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Smith & Nephew plc (SNN) has a return on equity (ROE) of 7.9%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Smith & Nephew plc (SNN) generated $1.10B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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