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GE HealthCare Technologies Inc

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GE HealthCare Technologies Inc AI Insights

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As of 2025-12-08

Snapshot

  • Goodwill of 13.4B is 134% of equity (9.9B) - tangible book value is NEGATIVE (-4.6B), creating material impairment risk[Goodwill]
  • Operating margin TTM 13.5% vs industry median -11.4% - profitable in sector where median company loses money[Operating Margin TTM]
  • ROE TTM 24.2% vs industry median -24.1% - top-tier capital efficiency in capital-intensive healthcare tech[ROE TTM]

Watch Triggers

  • Goodwill: Any impairment charge or writedownAt 134% of equity, even 10% impairment wipes 1.3B from already-negative tangible book
  • Operating Margin TTM: Falls below 10%Margin compression would signal pricing pressure or cost inflation in medical devices
  • Free Cash Flow TTM: FCF/Net Income falls below 50%Would indicate working capital issues or hidden capex needs post-spinoff

Bull Case

Dominant profitability in unprofitable sector: 13.5% operating margin and 24% ROE where median peers lose money. R&D spend of 1.3B (6.3% of revenue) funds competitive moat.

Operating Margin TTMROE TTMR&D TTM

Valuation discount: P/E 17.8x vs industry median 41.2x despite superior profitability. P/S 1.88x near median 1.65x but with 10x better margins.

P/E RatioP/S RatioNet Margin TTM

Bear Case

Balance sheet fragility: Goodwill 13.4B exceeds total equity 9.9B. Any impairment directly hits equity - tangible book already negative (-4.6B).

GoodwillTangible Book ValueTotal Equity

Leverage limits optionality: 1.08x debt/equity with 446M annual interest (16% of EBITDA). Dividend yield minimal at 0.6% - shareholder returns constrained.

Debt to EquityInterest Expense TTMDividends Paid Per Share TTM

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Forward Thesis

FCF conversion should expand as post-spinoff working capital normalizes

1-3ymed
  • FCF/Net Income ratio currently 63% (1.4B/2.2B)
  • Working capital positive but manageable at 1.8B
  • Capex only 2.2% of revenue - asset-light model
FCF TTM 1.4B on 2.2B net incomeCapex TTM -450M vs 20.2B revenueOperating cash flow TTM 1.85B

Debt load constrains capital allocation flexibility near-term

3-12mhigh
  • Debt/Equity 1.08x with 10.7B total debt
  • Interest expense 446M TTM (20% of operating income)
  • Net debt 6.3B vs 3.8B EBITDA = 1.7x leverage
Total debt 10.7B vs equity 9.9BInterest expense 446M TTMEBITDA TTM 3.8B
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