BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP vs KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV, two Medical Devices stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BSX and PHG diverge most: on fcf yield, BSX reads 5.0% and PHG reads -1.2%; on revenue growth, BSX reads +17.6% and PHG reads +1.0%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's BSX price has a different growth bar priced in than PHG (+8.9% implied for BSX vs +8.9% for PHG); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What BSX's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What PHG's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BSX | PHG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $46.73 | $26.30 |
| Market cap | $69.9B | $24.9B |
| Sector | Medical Devices | Medical Devices |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +8.9% | +8.9% |
| P/E | 19.6 | 25.7 |
| P/B | 2.68 | 2.09 |
| P/S | 3.39 | 1.29 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.2 | 7.9 |
| Revenue growth | +17.6% | +1.0% |
| Gross margin | 69.5% | 45.2% |
| Operating margin | 21.2% | 8.0% |
| Net margin | 17.3% | 5.0% |
| Return on equity | 13.6% | 8.2% |
| Return on assets | 8.0% | 3.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.5% | 9.9% |
| FCF yield | 5.0% | -1.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.90 | 1.32 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.88 | 1.81 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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