IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes products and services primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets worldwide. The company operates through CAG; Water Quality Products; LPD; and Other segments. It provides point-of-care veterinary diagnostic products, including instruments, consumables, and rapid assay test kits; veterinary reference laboratory diagnostic and consulting services; practice management and dia

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+14.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+16.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

0.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$201M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

IDEXX Laboratories is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 14%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

63.4%

Premium pricing power — 63.4% gross margin

Operating Margin

31.8%

Excellent — 31.8% operating margin

ROCE

14.3%

Good — 14.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+13.1%

Fast-growing sales (13.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

+25.4%

Earnings growing fast (25.4% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

86%

Modest — 86% of profit becomes cash

FCF Margin

19.0%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (19.0%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.63

Moderate — manageable debt (0.63)

Interest Cover

35.47x

Comfortably covers interest (35.5x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

39.6x

no trend

Pricey — P/E 39.6

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+9.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (39.6 → 29.7)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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