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Novanta Inc. (XNAS:NOVT) In-Depth Stock/Fundamental/Options Analysis Today

Primary Facts

NOVT

Name:

Novanta Inc. (XNAS:NOVT)

Sector:

3.57M

Industry:

Scientific & Technical Instruments

CEO:

Mr. Matthijs Glastra

Total Employees:

2,700

Our Technological Advancement Rating

Our Rating:

D

Technological advancement compared to industry is -89.98% lower

ANALYSIS OF ALL CRITICAL FACTORS & RISKS RELATED TO THE STOCK & FUNDAMENTAL/LONG-TERM ANALYSIS OF NOVANTA INC.(NOVT) AS PER DATA ANALYSIS OF LAST 3 YEARS AND COMPARISON WITH COMPETITORS/PEERS, AND SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS INDUSTRY. DATE: 07/09/2022

Primary Targets/Price Insights

Previous Close ($) :

128.67

One Month Price Target:

$129.53

Six Month Price Target :

$133.82

Likely Price in One Year's Time:

Ticker:

$138.97

Likely Trading Range Today Under (Normal Volatility)
 

$128.2

Price Upper limit ($) :

$129.37

Price Lower limit ($) :

Crash Risk Prep/Key Price Levels (High Volatility/Risk)

Price, as per data analysis, isn't likely to fall below:

Today:

$121.72

                                                               This week:

$113.13

                                                        This month :

$97.6

Other Primary facts

Market Cap:

4.51B

Market Cap Classification:

Mid Cap

Number of Shares

IPO Date:

35.64M

Best/Worst Daily Performance (Last 3+ Years)
 

Highest Daily Appreciation:

16.22%

-13.79%

Worst Daily Decline:

Our Options Trading Entry Points

Iron Condor entry points for options expiring in 1 week's time

Low risk (<2%) entry points

Buy Call:

Sell Call:

Buy Put:

Sell Put:

$160.89

$145.99

$96.45

$111.35

Medium risk (<10%) entry points

Buy Call

Sell Call

$141.14

Buy Put:

Sell Put:

$137.96

$116.16

$119.38

These entry points can be used for other strategies, such as butterflies, straddles, etc.

Risk-Adjusted returns (Sharpe Ratio) of

NOVT

Sharpe Ratio:

2.97%

Comparison:

NOVT, is amongst the top 40% stocks with highest risk-adjusted returns

Sharpe ratio is 118.41% higher than the industry

& ratio is 30.14% higher than the market/S&P 500 average

Average Returns/Yield of

NOVT

Daily returns:

0.09%

Weekly returns:

0.44%

Monthly returns:

1.76%

Yearly returns:

11.06%

Comparison of returns:

Average annual returns/yield (last 3 years) is 91.11% above industry average

Classification:

NOVT, is amongst the top 40% highest yielding stocks in terms of daily returns

Results of T-Test of Returns:

0.29

Statistical test of Returns:

NOVT has yielded returns statistically similar to the market

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Volatility (measured by Standard Deviation)

Daily Volatility:

2.67%

Weekly Volatility:

5.97%

Monthly Volatility:

11.95%

Yearly Volatility:

41.40%

Volitlilty of last five days (Measured by Standard Deviation) 

Average Volatility of this Week:

0.22%

Volatility in last five trading days has been -91.93% below long-term volatility

Value at Risk Analysis (VaR)

Daily VaR:

-5.40%

Weekly VaR:

-12.07%

Monthly VaR:

-24.15%

How Much Can the price of

NOVT

Decline in a Recession?

Likely price decline in a recession: 

Base case (decline):

-20%

Worst case (decline):

-83.65%

This translates to price declining to:

$102.50

This translates to price declining to:

$21.04

Severe Crash Probability

Risk of crash in next 6/12 months: High (50-70%)

What is Value at Risk (VaR)?

VaR explained figure

Risk Fundamentals

NOVT is a 70.43% riskier investment compared to the market/S&P 500 & is 46.01% riskier than Nasdaq (IXIC)

Risk (measured by volatility) is -3.01% below industry average

Overall, it is amongst the top 50% most risky stocks

Beta Examination of

NOVT

Beta in relation to market/S&P 500--1.19

Expected beta in 1 year's time:

0.711

Expected beta in 3 year's time:

1.005

Unlevered (debt free) Beta:

0.685

Beta in relation to Nasdaq (XNAS):

0.685

Beta in relation to all global stocks::

0.986

Beta Comparison & Analysis

Beta of competitors/peers::

1.506

Beta is -20.86% lower than peers

Average Industry Beta: 

1.276

Beta is -6.61% below industry average

Sustainable Growth Rate Analysis

Sustainable growth rate for this stock/firm:

10.12%

Sustainable growth rate is -53.59% below industry average

Alpha provided | Alpha Analysis 

Alpha provided:

0.098

Alpha is -1292.40% below industry average alpha yield

Alpha is 626% higher than market/& is unsustainably high

Analysis of Cost of Capital of

NOVT

Equity cost of capital:

0.113

Equity cost of capital is -4.86% below industry mean WACC

Unlevered (without debt) cost of capital:  

6.50%

Before-tax cost of debt:

-1.26%

After-tax cost of debt:

-1.00%

Overall debt rating:

Highest AAA investment grade

Weighted average cost of capital (WACC):

-1.00%

WACC is -32.86% below industry mean WACC

Key Per-Share Metrics & Analysis

Revenue per share:

$21.00

Revenue growth rate per share of (3Y):

8.58

Annual revenue growth rate is -16.05% below industry average

EPS:

$1.62

Expected Annual growth rate of  EPS (3Y):

6.72%

Expected future EPS growth rate is 18.44% higher than the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry

Free cash flow (FCF) per share:

$1.66

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Debt per share

$12.95

EBITDA per share

$3.06

Valuation Analysis Today of

NOVT

P/E Ratio:

72.42

P/E Ratio of Competitors/Peers:

1518.77

P/E ratio is -95.23% lower than main peers & is 66.98% higher than the industry

Stock price/value with industry average P/E ratio: $70.26

NOVT is 83.14% overvalued if valued using industry average P/E ratio

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P/S (Price to Sales ratio):

6.13

Price to sales ratio is 25.81% above the industry mean

P/B (Price to book value ratio):

8.58

Price to free cash flow: 77.45

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Net income growth rate (3Y):

1.09%

Net income growth rate is -104.00% lower than the industry average net income growth rate

Dividend Analysis

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Dividend History:

--$0.00

--$0.00

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In-depth Debt & Leverage Analysis

Debt to equity ratio:

86.32%

Net debt to equity ratio:

70.28%

Debt to assets ratio:

38.27%

Net debt to assets ratio:

31.16%

Debt-to-asset ratio is -19.09% below industry average

Ability to repay debt:

Interest coverage ratio:

-18.18

Interest coverage ratio is -257.78% less than industry average

Looking forward:

Debt growth rate:

147.99%

Annual debt growth is 88% higher than industry average debt growth rate

Debt repayment rate in last quarter: 2.46%

Analysis of Key Statistics  

Correlation of price movement with the market:

0.487

Statistical significance of correlation:

NOVT has a statistically significant correlation with the market

Average Correlation of  the industry with the market:

0.619

Stock price is -21.40% less correlated with the market compared to the industry average correlation

R Squared (percentage of price movement explained by movement of the market): 

0.619

Correlation of price movement with Nasdaq (^IXIC):

-0.034

Covariance  of price movement with the market:

-0.053

Kurtosis 

5.948

Returns have moderate fat-tails (leptokurtic), i.e., returns considerably higher or lower than the mean returns are more probable, compared to assets with normally distributed returns

Skewness of returns:

0.312

Returns are, approximately, symmetrical

Fundamental Analysis & Dupont Analysis of

NOVT

Gross Profit Margin Ratio:

172%

Operating Profit Margin Ratio:

10.32%

Operating profit margin is -2.01% lower than the industry

Net Profit Margin Ratio:

172%

Effective Tax Rate:

14.32%

Effective tax rate is -64.29% lower than the industry

Dupont Method

Net Profit Margin

Return on Equity Ratio (ROE):

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10.82%

Return on equity (ROE) is -43.76% lower than the industry

Financial Leverage

Asset Turnover Ratio (ROA):

4.80%

Return on assets (ROA) is -10.62% lower than the industry

Financial Leverage:

1.6x

Current Ratio:

2.05

Current ratio is -12.97% below industry average

Cash Conversion Cycle (days):

26

Cash conversion cycle is -53.18% below industry average

The remaining useful life of property plant & equipment is: 8.6 years

Stock based compensation to net income ratio:

11.71%

In-depth Efficiency  Analysis

Revenue generated per employee:

277.2K

Each employee generates -14% less revenue than industry average revenue per employee

EBITDA generated per employee: 

40.4K

Each employee generates -37% less EBITDA than industry average revenue per employee

Profit generated per employee: 

21.4K

Each employee generates -38% less net income/profit than industry average revenue per employee

Free cash flow (FCF) generated per employee: 

1.3K

Each employee generates -67% less free cash flow than industry average revenue per employee

Assets/Capital per employee

307.7K

Each employee generates -67% less free cash flow than industry average revenue per employee

Research & Development (R&D) Analysis

Research & development (R&D) investment growth rate-- 18.90%

Growth rate in R&D investment/expenditure is 536.71% higher than the industry

Competitors/Peer firms of 

NOVT

BLACKLINE, INC (XNAS:BL)

RAPID7, INC. (XNAS:RPD)

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. (XNAS:AMKR)

AMBARELLA INC (XNAS:AMBA)

LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (XNAS:LAZR)

Braze, Inc. (XNAS:BRZE)

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED (XNAS:MSTR)

NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION (XNAS:NATI)

FRESHWORKS INC. (XNAS:FRSH)

Current Analyst Ratings

Strong buy�0%

Buy�4%

Hold�0%

Sell�0%

Strong sell�0%

Overall analyst sentiment is: Buy

Income Statement

Period:

TTM

Date:

4/1/22

Revenue:

748.43M

Cost of Revenue:

Gross Profit:

R&D Expense

General & Admin Expenses:

Selling, General & Admin Expenses

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Other Expenses :

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Interest Income:

Interest Expenses:

Depreciation & Amortization:

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Operating Income:

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Income Tax Expense:

Net Income:

Balance Sheet

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Calendar Year:

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Cash & Cash Equivalents:

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Cash & Short Term Investments:

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Inventory:

Other Current Assets:

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PP&E:

Goodwill: 

Intangible Assets: 

Long Term Investments: 

Tax Assets: 

Other Non-Current Assets: 

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Other Assets: 

Total Assets: 

Accounts Payable: 

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Long Term Debt:

Other Non-Current Liabilities:

Total Non Current Liabilities:

Other Liabilities:

Total Liabilities:

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Retained Earnings:

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:

Other Total Stockholders' Equity:

Total Stockholders' Equity:

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

Total Investments:

Total Debt:

Net Debt:

426.56M

321.86M

74.77M

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136.85M

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21.88M

233.50M

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- 6000.00K

47.59M

109.10M

77.24M

57.84M

67.51M

9.67M

57.84M

Statement of Cash Flow

Date:

Period:

14.04M

Differed Income Tax :

- 5140.00K

Stock Based Compensation :

6.77M

Change in Working Capital :

- 22137.00K

Accounts Receivables:

- 8949.00K

Other Working Capital:

- 2262.00K

Other Non-Cash Items:

- 1014.00K

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:

11.35M

Investments in PP&E:

- 6308.00K

Net Acquisitions:

820.00K

Purchases of Investments:

-

Sales/Maturities of Investments:

Other Investing Activities:

​Net Cash Used for Investing Activities:

Debt Repayment:

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Dividend Paid:

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Net Changes in Cash:

Cash at End of Period:

Cash at Beginning of Period:

Operating Cash Flow:

Capital Expenditure:

Free Cash Flow (FCF):

4/1/22

2022

Q1

98.81M

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98.81M

123.76M

139.17M

13.65M

375.38M

136.36M

475.80M

208.46M

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4.50M

5.68M

830.79M

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1.21B

72.04M

13.05M

7.70M

7.25M

90.64M

182.98M

461.56M

7.10M

488.50M

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671.47M

423.86M

75.35M

- 17325.0K

52.81M

April 1, 2022 at 6:00:00 AM

660.06M

534.69M

1.21B

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474.61M

375.8M

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- 1333.00K

- 6821.00K

- 11640.00K

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- 10389.00K

- 22029.00K

- 1085.00K

- 18588.00K

98.81M

117.39M

11.35M

- 7778.00K

3.57M

Our Proprietary Portfolio Rating

Our Rating:

D

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Price Forecast/Expected Price in Next 5 Years of

NOVT

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

$139.66

$836.63

$903.62

$975.97

$1,054.11

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