Tecan Group AG (LTS:0QLN) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -2.48 (As of Dec. 2025)

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LTS:0QLN Tecan Group AG LTS:0QLN
77 GF Score
Price CHF194.64
GF Value CHF243.78
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Tecan Group AG Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Tecan Group AG LTS:0QLN +0.54% 77 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -2.48 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates LTS:0QLN with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of CHF243.78 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 315 Medical Devices & Instruments companies, Tecan Group AG ranks worse than 317460% on this metric.

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)."

Tecan Group AG's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF-2.48. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for Tecan Group AG's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Tecan Group AG was 66.71. The lowest was 10.75. And the median was 29.88.


LTS:0QLN's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 26.86
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Tecan Group AG's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF-10.15. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF-8.74. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

Tecan Group AG's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF-10.15. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF-8.74. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


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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.


Tecan Group AG Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Tecan Group AG Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Tecan Group AG'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.

Tecan Group AG Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Tecan Group AG Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.47 11.01 13.02 11.69 -2.50

Tecan Group AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 13.02 0.00 11.69 0.00 -2.50

LTS:0QLN vs ISRG, BDX, MDLN: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Tecan Group AG'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.


Tecan Group AG Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Tecan Group AG's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tecan Group AG's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Tecan Group AG 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)

Tecan Group AG's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income -110.7
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 61.0
Change In Deferred Tax 9.4
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 23.4
Change In Working Capital 31.9
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 12.7

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Tecan Group AG's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF-110.7 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Tecan Group AG's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF61.0 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. Tecan Group AG's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF9.4 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = CHF23.4 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 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.
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.

Tecan Group AG's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = CHF23.4 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Tecan Group AG's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF31.9 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. Tecan Group AG's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 12.673 Mil.

Tecan Group AG's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -110.653 +60.993+9.397
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-23.364+31.865)/12.673
=-2.48

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=194.63683/-2.48
=0

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -2.48 mean?
Tecan Group AG (LTS:0QLN) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -2.48 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Tecan Group AG. Over the past decade, Tecan Group AG's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 10.75 to 66.71. According to the industry distribution chart, Tecan Group AG ranks #999999 out of 315 companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Is Tecan Group AG's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Tecan Group AG's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -2.48. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10.75 to a high of 66.71. Based on the distribution chart, Tecan Group AG ranks #999999 out of 315 companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Tecan Group AG has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tecan Group AG's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to ISRG and BDX?
According to the Medical Devices & Instruments industry distribution chart, Tecan Group AG ranks #999999 out of 315 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Tecan Group AG in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 26.86. Historically, Tecan Group AG's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 10.75 to 66.71 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Medical Devices & Instruments company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Medical Devices & Instruments companies is 26.86, based on 315 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Tecan Group AG. For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 26.86 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Tecan Group AG's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -2.48. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tecan Group AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tecan Group AG (LTS:0QLN) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF243.78, compared to a current price of CHF194.64 — trading 20.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -2.48. Tecan Group AG's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Tecan Group AG (LTS:0QLN), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -2.48 as of Dec. 2025. 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 Tecan Group AG (LTS:0QLN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tecan Group AG stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of CHF194.64 is trading 20.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF243.78. GuruFocus considers Tecan Group AG to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0QLN:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -2.48
  • GF Value™: CHF243.78 vs. price of CHF194.64 (20.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0QLN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Tecan Group AG Business Description

Address Seestrasse 103, Mannedorf, CHE, 8708
Tecan Group AG sells automated laboratory instruments and solutions for the diagnostics and life sciences research markets. The firm operates in two segments; The Life Sciences Business (end-customer business) segment supplies end users with automated workflow solutions directly. These solutions include laboratory instruments, software packages, application know-how, services, consumables, and spare parts, The partnering Business (OEM business) segment develops and manufactures OEM instruments and components that are distributed by partner companies under their names. A majority proportion of Tecan's revenue is generated in the Americas and Europe followed by Asia Specific.
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