Taking everything into account, UFPT scores 6 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. UFPT was compared to 184 industry peers in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. UFPT has an excellent profitability rating, but there are some minor concerns on its financial health. UFPT is showing excellent growth while it is valued at reasonable prices. Keep and eye on this one! These ratings would make UFPT suitable for growth investing!

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

UFPT had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year UFPT had a positive cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years UFPT has always been profitable.
In the past 5 years UFPT always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

With an excellent Return On Assets value of 10.28%, UFPT belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 94.02% of the companies in the same industry.
With an excellent Return On Equity value of 16.62%, UFPT belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 91.85% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 13.57%, UFPT belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 93.48% of the companies in the same industry.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for UFPT is above the industry average of 8.81%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (13.57%) for UFPT is above the 3 year average (11.64%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	10.28%
ROE	16.62%
ROIC	13.57%

ROA(3y)10.52%

ROA(5y)8.58%

ROE(3y)16.84%

ROE(5y)13.25%

ROIC(3y)11.64%

ROIC(5y)9.67%

1.3 Margins

UFPT has a better Profit Margin (11.23%) than 86.41% of its industry peers.
UFPT's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
UFPT has a Operating Margin of 15.78%. This is amongst the best in the industry. UFPT outperforms 85.33% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of UFPT has grown nicely.
UFPT's Gross Margin of 28.51% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. UFPT is outperformed by 76.63% of its industry peers.
UFPT's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	15.78%
PM (TTM)	11.23%
GM	28.51%

OM growth 3Y16.51%

OM growth 5Y5.87%

PM growth 3Y14.91%

PM growth 5Y3.22%

GM growth 3Y5.49%

GM growth 5Y1.33%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

UFPT has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
UFPT has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
UFPT has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, UFPT has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 7.05 indicates that UFPT is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
UFPT's Altman-Z score of 7.05 is amongst the best of the industry. UFPT outperforms 83.70% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of UFPT is 1.67, which is an excellent value as it means it would take UFPT, only 1.67 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
UFPT's Debt to FCF ratio of 1.67 is amongst the best of the industry. UFPT outperforms 88.59% of its industry peers.
UFPT has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.33. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
The Debt to Equity ratio of UFPT (0.33) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.33
Debt/FCF	1.67
Altman-Z	7.05

ROIC/WACC1.35

WACC10.03%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 2.41 indicates that UFPT has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
UFPT has a Current ratio of 2.41. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: UFPT outperforms 47.83% of its industry peers.
UFPT has a Quick Ratio of 1.36. This is a normal value and indicates that UFPT is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
UFPT has a Quick ratio of 1.36. This is in the lower half of the industry: UFPT underperforms 60.87% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.41
Quick Ratio	1.36

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 23.11% over the past year.
Measured over the past years, UFPT shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 23.55% on average per year.
The Revenue has grown by 29.47% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
Measured over the past years, UFPT shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 20.52% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)23.11%

EPS 3Y53.29%

EPS 5Y23.55%

EPS Q2Q%0%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)29.47%

Revenue growth 3Y34.72%

Revenue growth 5Y20.52%

Sales Q2Q%6.47%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 14.38% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
UFPT is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 10.15% yearly.

EPS Next Y15.38%

EPS Next 2Y14.85%

EPS Next 3Y14.38%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year20.11%

Revenue Next 2Y12.51%

Revenue Next 3Y10.15%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
The estimated forward Revenue growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 29.15, which means the current valuation is very expensive for UFPT.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, UFPT is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 76.09% of the companies are valued more expensively.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of UFPT to the average of the S&P500 Index (28.82), we can say UFPT is valued inline with the index average.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 25.10, the valuation of UFPT can be described as expensive.
76.09% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than UFPT, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 25.95, UFPT is valued at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	29.15
Fwd PE	25.1

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of UFPT indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: UFPT is cheaper than 78.26% of the companies listed in the same industry.
UFPT's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. UFPT is cheaper than 86.96% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	22.19
EV/EBITDA	18.25

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates UFPT does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
The excellent profitability rating of UFPT may justify a higher PE ratio.
UFPT's earnings are expected to grow with 14.38% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.