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Mettler-Toledo International (FRA:MTO) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) : 39.66 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Mettler-Toledo International Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Mettler-Toledo International's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €39.66. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 30.35.


The historical rank and industry rank for Mettler-Toledo International's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:MTO' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 22.78   Med: 35.2   Max: 49.66
Current: 30.35


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Mettler-Toledo International was 49.66. The lowest was 22.78. And the median was 35.20.


FRA:MTO's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
55.56% of 72 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 28.915 vs FRA:MTO: 30.35

Mettler-Toledo International's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €8.97. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €34.00. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 35.39.

Mettler-Toledo International's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €9.20. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €34.96. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 34.42.


Mettler-Toledo International Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mettler-Toledo International's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

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Mettler-Toledo International Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Mettler-Toledo International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.26 21.19 30.70 32.27 36.66

Mettler-Toledo International Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 38.97 36.66 39.11 39.35 37.41

Competitive Comparison of Mettler-Toledo International's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Mettler-Toledo International's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Mettler-Toledo International's Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Mettler-Toledo International's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mettler-Toledo International's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Mettler-Toledo International Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Mettler-Toledo International's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 729
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 113
Change In Deferred Tax -34
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 67
Change In Working Capital 76
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 21

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Mettler-Toledo International's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €729 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Mettler-Toledo International's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €113 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Mettler-Toledo International's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €-34 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €67 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many 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 maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Mettler-Toledo International's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €67 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Mettler-Toledo International's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €76 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Mettler-Toledo International's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was 21.242 Mil.

Mettler-Toledo International's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 729.405 +112.734+-34.177
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-66.905472800344+76.127)/21.242
=39.66

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=1203.50/39.66
=30.35

* 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.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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Mettler-Toledo International Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1900 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH, USA, 43240
Mettler-Toledo supplies weighing and precision instruments to customers in the life sciences (around 55% of sales), industrial (around 39%), and food retail (around 6%) industries. Its products include laboratory and retail scales, pipettes, pH meters, thermal analysis equipment, titrators, metal detectors, and X-ray analyzers. Mettler leads the market for weighing instrumentation and controls more than 50% of the market for lab balances. The business is geographically diversified, with the Americas accounting for about 37% of sales, Europe about 26%, China about 19% and the rest of the world about 18%.

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