CONMED vs LeMaitre Vascular
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I put CONMED and LeMaitre Vascular side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- CONMED is the larger business, with $1.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $250M for LeMaitre Vascular, about 5.5 times as much.
- LeMaitre Vascular grew revenue faster (13.5%, against 5.2%).
- LeMaitre Vascular kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (27.2% operating margin, against 7.5%).
- LeMaitre Vascular turned more of its sales into free cash flow (29.8% FCF margin, against 11.0%).
- LeMaitre Vascular earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (25.5%, against 3.7%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
CONMED
CNMD
2/11
Piotroski F-scoreShare count change
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
9/11
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CNMD FY25 | LMAT FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.5B | $2.1B |
| Revenue | $1.4B | $250M |
| Free cash flow | $151M | $74.5M |
| Net income | $47.1M | $57.7M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 5.2% | 13.5% |
| 5-year growth | 9.8% | 14.0% |
| Share count change | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 54.6% | 71.5% |
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 27.2% |
| Net margin | 3.4% | 23.1% |
| FCF margin | 11.0% | 29.8% |
| Return on capital | 3.7% | 25.5% |
| Return on equity | 4.7% | 15.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $794M | −$191M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.1x | −2.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $24.7M | $19.9M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 29.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 5 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.