Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co (HKSE:01501) Earnings Power Value (EPV): HK$5.59 (As of Dec25)

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HKSE:01501 Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co Ltd HKSE:01501
93 GF Score
Price HK$32.90
GF Value HK$39.95
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co HKSE:01501 -0.66% 93 Earnings Power Value (EPV) is HK$5.59 as of Dec25. GuruFocus rates HKSE:01501 with a GF Score™ of 93/100 and a GF Value™ of HK$39.95 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

As of Dec25, Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's earnings power value is HK$5.59. *

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

Margin of Safety is -488.15

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future. Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.


Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co  (HKSE:01501) Earnings Power Value (EPV) Explanation

Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.

Earnings power value (EPV) uses a very basic equation which assumes no growth, although it does rely on an assumption about the cost of capital as well as the fact that current earnings are sustainable. It also involves several adjustments to clean up the underlying Earnings figures.


Be Aware

Though using today's earnings in calculating Earnings Power Value, GuruFocus is normalizing these earnings to the business cycle. This eliminates the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle. This means that we are considering the average earnings over 5 years.


Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co Earnings Power Value (EPV) Related Terms


Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Earnings Power Value (EPV)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.64 2.44 3.41 4.42 5.59

Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Earnings Power Value (EPV) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.41 0.00 4.42 0.00 5.59

HKSE:01501 vs ISRG, BDX, MDLN: Earnings Power Value (EPV) Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV), along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Power Value (EPV) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co Earnings Power Value (EPV) vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) falls into.


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Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co Earnings Power Value (EPV) Calculation

Earnings Power Value also known as just Earnings Power is a valuation technique popularised by Bruce Greenwald, an authority on value investing at Columbia University. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. This valuation tool excludes the potential growth that a company may have so that needs to be looked at separately. Since future growth is excluded from the analysis, only the maintenance capital expenditures are subtracted from after-tax EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) and growth capex is ignored.

Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 5 Years Last Year
Revenue 827
DDA 66
Operating Margin % 23.33
SGA * 25% 46
Tax Rate % 4.17
Maintenance Capex 135
Cash and Cash Equivalents 697
Short-Term Debt 583
Long-Term Debt 208
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 172

1. Start with "Earnings" not including accounting adjustments (one-time charges not excluded unless policy has changed). "Earnings" are "Operating Income.

2. Look at average margins over a business/Industry cycle: Average Operating Margin = 23.33%

To normalize margins and eliminate the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle, it is usually best to take a long-term average of operating margins. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since most of companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year margin.

3. Multiply average margins by sustainable revenues and then adjust for maintenance SGA. This yields "normalized" EBIT:

To be conservative, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year revenues as the sustainable revenue.
EPV analysis recognises that part of SG&A expenditure is made to maintain and replace the existing assets, while part is made to grow sales. Since EPV is only interested in what it costs a going concern to maintain its existing asset base, it adds back a percentage of SG&A (between 15% and 50% - this is a matter of judgment and industry knowledge) to make up for the fact that some of this expenditure went to fund growth and shouldn't be accounted for. To start off, we assume 25% for the sake of prudence.
Sustainable Revenue = HK$827 Mil, Average Operating Margin = 23.33%, Average Adjusted SGA = 46,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 827 * 23.33% +46 = HK$238.9490777 Mil.

4. Multiply by one minus Average Tax Rate (NOPAT):

Same as average operating margin calculation, GuruFocus takes an average of the 5 years tax rates.
Average Tax Rate = 4.17%, and "Normalized" EBIT = HK$238.9490777 Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = 238.9490777 * ( 1 - 4.17% ) = HK$228.9753431968 Mil.

5. Add back Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate). This yields "normalized" Earnings:

Excess Depreciation = Average DDA * % of Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate) = 66 * 0.5 * 4.17% = HK$1.380871898 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = 228.9753431968 + 1.380871898 = HK$230.3562150948 Mil.

6. Adjusted for Maintenance Capital Expenditure:

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
Fourth, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditures as maintenance CAPEX.
Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's Average Maintenance CAPEX = HK$135 Mil *.
* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

7. Investors require a return of "WACC" for the risk they are taking: WACC = 9%

8. Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's current cash and cash equivalent = HK$697 Mil.
Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 208 + 583 = HK$790.934 Mil.
Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 172 Mil.

Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Dec25 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( 230.3562150948 - 135)/ 9%+697-790.934 )/172
=5.59

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( 5.5937759493608-32.90 )/5.5937759493608
= -488.15%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

What does a Earnings Power Value (EPV) of HK$5.59 mean?
Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co (HKSE:01501) has a Earnings Power Value (EPV) of HK$5.59 as of Dec25. Bruce Greenwald's earnings power value focuses on current earnings without factoring in future growth. View historical data on Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co and its competitors.
Is Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) too high?
Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is HK$5.59. Overall, Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co has a GF Score™ of 93/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) compare to ISRG and BDX?
Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) of HK$5.59 can be compared against companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Earnings Power Value (EPV) for a Medical Devices & Instruments company?
A good Earnings Power Value (EPV) depends on the Medical Devices & Instruments industry context. However, Earnings Power Value (EPV) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Earnings Power Value (EPV) mean?
A high Earnings Power Value (EPV) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Bruce Greenwald's earnings power value focuses on current earnings without factoring in future growth. View historical data on Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co and its competitors. Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is HK$5.59. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co (HKSE:01501) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is HK$39.95, compared to a current price of HK$32.90 — trading 17.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is HK$5.59. Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co's overall GF Score™ is 93/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Earnings Power Value (EPV) calculated?
Earnings Power Value (EPV) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co (HKSE:01501), the current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is HK$5.59 as of Dec25. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co (HKSE:01501) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of HK$32.90 is trading 17.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of HK$39.95. GuruFocus considers Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for HKSE:01501:

  • Earnings Power Value (EPV): HK$5.59
  • GF Value™: HK$39.95 vs. price of HK$32.90 (17.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 93/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HKSE:01501 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co Business Description

Address No. 925 Jin Yuan Yi Road, Block 2, Jiading District, Shanghai, CHN, 201803
Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co Ltd engages in the design and development of medical devices used in fields including peripheral intervention, neurological intervention, cardiovascular intervention, or implantation, and the design and development of equipment and moulds used for the production of medical devices. The company operates in the Chinese Mainland, Europe, the United States, and Other countries and regions. The majority of the revenue comes from the Chinese Mainland.
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