Kash Pashootan
ResMed Inc.
RMD-N
PAST TOP PICK
May 03, 2017
(A Top Pick Feb 11/16. Up 24%. Up 24%.) Sleep apnea is such an unaware market. 26% of the population have it, and the penetration is less than 15%. Last year, there was a lot of built-up demand for the masks that they create, because the new line was being rolled out. They’ve rolled out the new masks, and there has been more demand than had been expected. The dividend is just under 2%. He is continuing to buy this.
18 million Americans have sleep apnea with many others undiagnosed. They have 2.5 billion nights of medical sleep data. They take cases out of hospitals and into homes. Based in Australia and the U.S. Shares have been been steadily rising. (1.3% dividend yield, Analysts' price target $109.75)
(A Top Pick Sep 25/18, Up 18%) They had a big correction in January and he got stopped out. Pity, because he missed that big run after January. We work on sleep apnea devices, which is a demographic play. A great name. Wishes he still owned it.
They make sleep apnea machines, but now make ventilators during quarter. Last-October they just reported a super quarter that pushed the stock from $180 to $220 in days. It's pulled back to $211 because of positive vaccine news. It'll get a boost from their sleep apnea machines after Covid when people will visit their doctors again.
Gagdets like Goggle Watch have shown people how poorly they sleep. Resmed makes sleep apnea machines, which sees big, growing demand, and they hold 90% of the market.
RMD provides cloud based digital medical devices to assist with sleep and respiratory monitoring and treatment — a steady and reliable business model. It trades at 26x earnings and supports a respectable ROE of 25%. We like that cash reserves are growing, while debt is retired and shares bought back. We recommend setting a stop-loss at $190, looking to achieve $271 — upside potential of 22%. Yield 1.0%
They operate purely domestically, so are safe from tariffs. They report a solid quarter Wednesday and got exempted from tariffs. It could have more room to run.
(A Top Pick Feb 11/16. Up 24%. Up 24%.) Sleep apnea is such an unaware market. 26% of the population have it, and the penetration is less than 15%. Last year, there was a lot of built-up demand for the masks that they create, because the new line was being rolled out. They’ve rolled out the new masks, and there has been more demand than had been expected. The dividend is just under 2%. He is continuing to buy this.