Devyser Q3 sales rise on portfolio expansion

By Reuters News


Overview

  • Sweden diagnostics kit maker's Q3 net sales rose 5.8% yr/yr despite distributor inventory drag

  • Adjusted EPS for Q3 improved to SEK 0.43 from a loss last year

  • Company broadened product portfolio and signed new agreements to support future growth


Outlook

  • Company expects distributor inventory adjustment to continue impacting sales in Q4 2026

  • Devyser anticipates sales to the distributor will gradually normalize from 2027

  • Company sees underlying demand as strong despite near-term sales headwinds


Result Drivers

  • DISTRIBUTOR INVENTORY - Co said sales growth was held back by continued inventory adjustment at its largest distributor

  • PRODUCT PORTFOLIO EXPANSION - Co launched new chimerism assay with Thermo Fisher and broadened product portfolio

  • REAGENT RENTAL AGREEMENT - Co signed first reagent rental agreement in collaboration with Illumina to expand access to NGS


Company press release:


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Sales

SEK 59.70 mln

Q3 Adjusted EPS

SEK 0.43

Q3 Adjusted Free Cash Flow

SEK 22 mln

Q3 EBIT

SEK 7.10 mln


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "strong buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the biotechnology & medical research peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Devyser Diagnostics AB is SEK137.50, about 123.6% above its November 2 closing price of SEK61.50

  • The stock recently traded at 36 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 48 three months ago


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