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Opinion on  Aspect Medical Systems Inc (ASPM)     Sector: Healthcare  >  Industry: Medical Equipment & Supplies
Aspect Medical Systems Inc

May 10, 2009 02:05 PM GMT
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Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of an anesthesia monitoring system, the BIS system primarily in the United States and internationally. The BIS system provides information that allows clinicians to assess and manage a patient?s level of consciousness in the operating room, intensive care, and procedural sedation settings, as well as assists the clinician to determine the amount of anesthesia or sedation needed by each patient. The company?s proprietary product, the BIS system includes its BIS monitor, BIS Module Kit, or BISx system, which enable original equipment manufacturers to incorporate the BIS index into their monitoring products. Aspect Medical markets and sells its products to anesthesia providers, hospitals, outpatient surgical centers, and individual practitioners in office-based practice through its direct sales force, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Norwood, Massachusetts. VALUATION MEASURES Market Cap (intraday)5: 90.53M Enterprise Value (10-May-09)3: 74.42M Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday): 8.35 Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-10) 1: 52.10 PEG Ratio (5 yr expected): N/A Price/Sales (ttm): 0.91 Price/Book (mrq): 1.54 Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3: 0.74 Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3: -24.205 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Ends: 31-Dec Most Recent Quarter (mrq): 04-Apr-09 Profitability Profit Margin (ttm): 13.17% Operating Margin (ttm): -6.12% Management Effectiveness Return on Assets (ttm): -2.52% Return on Equity (ttm): 26.91% Income Statement Revenue (ttm): 100.14M Revenue Per Share (ttm): 5.784 Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): 3.60% Gross Profit (ttm): 74.00M EBITDA (ttm): -3.07M Net Income Avl to Common (ttm): 13.19M Diluted EPS (ttm): 0.62 Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy): N/A Balance Sheet Total Cash (mrq): 74.07M Total Cash Per Share (mrq): 4.262 Total Debt (mrq): 57.95M Total Debt/Equity (mrq): N/A Current Ratio (mrq): 8.543 Book Value Per Share (mrq): 3.404 Cash Flow Statement Operating Cash Flow (ttm): N/A Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm): N/A TRADING INFORMATION Stock Price History Beta: 1.05 52-Week Change3: -14.03% S&P500 52-Week Change3: -33.07% 52-Week High (24-Jul-08)3: 7.39 52-Week Low (21-Nov-08)3: 2.50 50-Day Moving Average3: 4.52 200-Day Moving Average3: 3.86 Share Statistics Average Volume (3 month)3: 64,400 Average Volume (10 day)3: 172,156 Shares Outstanding5: 17.38M Float: 16.36M % Held by Insiders1: 37.30% % Held by Institutions1: 48.80% Shares Short (as of 09-Apr-09)3: 300.02K Short Ratio (as of 09-Apr-09)3: 10.1 Short % of Float (as of 09-Apr-09)3: 1.90% Shares Short (prior month)3: 309.29K Dividends & Splits Forward Annual Dividend Rate4: N/A Forward Annual Dividend Yield4: N/A Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3: N/A Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3: NaN% 5 Year Average Dividend Yield4: N/A Payout Ratio4: N/A Dividend Date3: N/A Ex-Dividend Date4: N/A Last Split Factor (new per old)2: N/A Last Split Date3: N/A


ASPM:  This call was made on 05/10/09 @ $5.21
Rating:   Positive   $5.21 (05/10/09)
Gain/Loss:   +135.51% in 196 days
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