Danaher Corporation

Company Profile

Danaher Corporation had its IPO on 1979-01-05 under the ticker symbol DHR.

The company operates in the Healthcare sector and Diagnostics & Research industry. Danaher Corporation has a staff strength of 79,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Danaher Corporation opened at $249.45 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $245.5 - $250.32, and closed at $248.33.

This is a -0.74% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 2,374,709 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Danaher Corporation have slipped by -6.5%.

Danaher Corporation's Key Ratios

Danaher Corporation has a market cap of $172.02 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 4.3266 and a price to sales ratio of 6.2915.

In the last 12-months Danaher Corporation’s revenue was $30.95 billion with a gross profit of $18.95 billion and an EBITDA of $10.58 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Danaher Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Danaher Corporation’s operating margin was 27.02% while its return on assets stood at 6.21% with a return of equity of 14.17%.

In Q1, Danaher Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -16% while revenue growth was a negative 6.8%.

Danaher Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

25.9067

Trailing PE

24.906

PEG

3.2365

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $9.36 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 25.9067 and a PEG multiple of 3.2365. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Danaher Corporation’s profitability.

Danaher Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 6.7787 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 19.9261. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 6.2915.

Danaher Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $1.02 per share, indicating a yield of 0.46% and a payout ratio of 9.86%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$85.04 billion

Total Liabilities

$8.73 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-304000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$275 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

9.86%

Danaher Corporation ended 2024 with $85.04 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $85.04 billion while shareholder equity stood at $51.48 billion.

Danaher Corporation ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $8.73 billion in other current liabilities, 9000000.00 in common stock, $40.44 billion in retained earnings and $39.86 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $7.38 billion and cash and short-term investments were $7.38 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $1,571,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $18.26 billion.

Danaher Corporation’s total current assets stands at $16.53 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $4.31 billion compared to accounts payable of $2.08 billion and inventory worth $3.38 billion.

In 2024, Danaher Corporation's operating cash flow was $-304000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $275 million.

Comparatively, Danaher Corporation paid $0.10 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$248.33

52-Week High

$302.9113

52-Week Low

$221.22

Analyst Target Price

$278.71

Danaher Corporation stock is currently trading at $248.33 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $302.9113 and a 52-week low of $302.9113. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $278.71.

Its 50-day moving average was $251.69 and 200-day moving average was $250.72 The short ratio stood at 1.07 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 1077.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7969.6% are held by institutions.