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Nanosonics Limited

NAN.AX
66
Medical - Instruments & Supplies · Healthcare
Price
A$3.63
+0.03 (+0.83%)
Market Cap
A$1.09B
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
66
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+1.3% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 305.2M (2021) → 309.1M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Nanosonics is an Australian medical device company that makes equipment used to clean and disinfect ultrasound probes — the handheld devices doctors use to look inside the body. Its main product is the trophon, a machine that automatically disinfects ultrasound probes between patients to prevent the spread of infection. Hospitals and medical clinics around the world are its primary customers.

The company makes money in two ways: selling the trophon machines upfront and then charging ongoing fees for the single-use consumable cartridges each disinfection cycle requires. This "razor and blades" model means recurring revenue grows as more machines are installed. Nanosonics operates mainly in the United States, Australia, and parts of Europe, and its installed base of machines creates a sticky revenue stream that is hard for competitors to displace quickly. The key growth driver is expanding its installed base globally and launching new products beyond ultrasound probe disinfection, while the main risk is its heavy dependence on a single product line.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+0.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

A$35M/ year

Rising (+6% vs prior year)

17.4% of revenue

In line with sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

14.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$162M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Heavy R&D investment

Nanosonics Limited is putting 17% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. And they're generating enough cash to self-fund it.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
76.4%
Premium pricing power — 76.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
8.5%
Modest — 8.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.2%
Below par — 8.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+12.7%
Fast-growing sales (+12.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+25.1%
Earnings growing fast (+25.1% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
143%
Turns 143% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
11.8%
Modest free cash flow (11.8%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.03
Conservative — low debt load (0.03)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
12.55x
Comfortably covers interest (12.5x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
53.6x
Expensive — P/E 53.6

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+15.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (53.6 → 38.1)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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