The Cooper (The Cooper) GF Value Rank

: 7 (As of Today)

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The Cooper has the GF Value Rank of 7.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, The Cooper's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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.

The Cooper GF Value Rank Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, The Cooper's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Cooper's GF Value Rank falls into.

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The Cooper (The Cooper) Business Description

Industry

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COO:Mexico CP6:Germany C1OO34:Brazil

Address

6101 Bollinger Canyon Road, Suite 500, San Ramon, CA, USA, 94583

Website

https://www.coopercos.com

The Cooper Companies is one of the largest eye care companies in the U.S. It operates in two segments: CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision is a pure-play contact lens business and is composed of a suite of spherical, multifocal, and toric contact lenses. The company also has one of the most comprehensive specialty lens portfolios in the world. With brands including Proclear, Biofinity, MyDay, and clariti, Cooper controls roughly a quarter of the U.S. contact lens market. CooperSurgical, founded in 1990, is made up of equipment related to reproductive care, fertility, and women's care. Cooper has the broadest medical device coverage of the entire IVF cycle. It also has Paragard, the only hormone-free IUD in the U.S., and controls 17% of the U.S. IUD market.

Executives

Gary S Petersmeyer	director	3400 CENTRAL AVENUE, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Robert S Weiss	director, officer: EVP and CFO	6140 STANERIDGE MALL RES #590, PLEASSANTON CA 94503
Agostino Ricupati	officer: Sr. VP, Finance & Tax	C/O THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC., 6140 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, SUITE 590, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Warner Gerard H Iii	officer: President, CooperVision, Inc.	C/O COOPER COMPANIES INC., 6101 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SUITE 500, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Jody S Lindell	director	2536 FILLMORE ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94115
Cynthia L Lucchese	director	7966 N. ILLINOIS STREET, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46260
Nicholas Khadder	officer: VP, General Counsel & Corp Sec	2836 JOHNSON AVENUE, ALAMEDA CA 94501
Daniel G Mcbride	officer: VP and Senior Counsel	5 EL CORTE, ORINDA CA 94563
Brian G Andrews	officer: Treasurer	4300A 17TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
Maria Rivas	director	C/O MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC., 350 HUDSON STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
White Albert G Iii	officer: VP & Treasurer	6790, SPRINGDALE COURT, VICTOR NY 14564
Teresa S Madden	director	414 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401
Robert D Auerbach	officer: President, CSI	C/O THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC., SUITE 590, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Holly R Sheffield	officer: EVP, CSO	C/O THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC., 6140 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, SUITE 590, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Mark J Drury	officer: VP, General Counsel & Sec.	C/O COOPERCOMPANIES, 6101 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SUITE 500, SAN RAMON CA 94583