NOVT PEER ANALYSIS

Novanta Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

NOVTNovanta Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Scientific & Technical Instruments

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

NOVTIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	NOVT	CDA	HEXA-B	Ind. Median
P/E	113.84	61.01	9.53●	43.76
P/B	4.66	14.07	1.61●	4.29
EV/EBITDA	40.18	43.19	6.16●	20.78
P/S	6.09	10.30	3.82●	4.81

Financial Health
Metric	NOVT	CDA	HEXA-B	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.56●	1.78	3.44	1.90
Debt/Equity	22.2%●	33.0%	27.1%	32.5%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.66●	0.88	0.38	0.87

Profitability
Metric	NOVT	CDA	HEXA-B	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.3%	16.9%	40.1%●	12.4%
ROE	5.2%	24.3%●	17.7%	9.7%
ROA	3.4%	14.3%●	11.4%	6.1%
EBITDA Margin	14.9%	24.3%	66.1%●	22.2%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	NOVT	CDA	HEXA-B	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	5.6%	29.1%●	-6.3%	6.5%
NI Growth	-23.9%	43.9%	108.9%●	18.2%
Div. Yield	—	0.8%●	0.2%	0.4%
Payout	—	40.3%	19.2%	26.9%

Valuation
Metric	NOVT	ST	ESE	BMI	VNT	CGNX	Ind. Median
P/E	113.84	132.88	27.91	32.49	9.85●	75.73	43.76
P/B	4.66	2.25●	5.42	6.14	3.23	7.30	4.29
EV/EBITDA	40.18	11.25	29.98	—	8.54●	42.87	20.78
P/S	6.09	1.73	6.89	4.73	1.32●	10.31	4.81

Financial Health
Metric	NOVT	ST	ESE	BMI	VNT	CGNX	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.56●	2.75	1.45	3.00	1.23	3.55	1.90
Debt/Equity	22.2%	99.8%	13.4%	—	154.0%	5.0%●	32.5%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.66	2.88	0.41	—	2.52	-0.90●	0.87

Profitability
Metric	NOVT	ST	ESE	BMI	VNT	CGNX	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.3%	1.3%	24.7%●	14.6%	13.4%	13.6%	12.4%
ROE	5.2%	1.7%	21.5%	19.6%	35.0%●	9.7%	9.7%
ROA	3.4%	0.7%	14.6%●	14.0%	9.8%	7.2%	6.1%
EBITDA Margin	14.9%	20.6%	23.3%	22.7%	21.9%	23.6%●	22.2%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	NOVT	ST	ESE	BMI	VNT	CGNX	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	5.6%	-3.0%	23.3%●	5.2%	4.1%	13.8%	6.5%
NI Growth	-23.9%	-60.4%	161.1%●	-2.7%	10.5%	21.1%	18.2%
Div. Yield	—	1.0%	0.1%	1.1%●	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%
Payout	—	144.5%	2.7%	34.6%	3.5%	38.8%	26.9%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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