Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited (FPH.NZ) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited is graded A (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 19 pass, warnings: 6, red flags: 0.

About Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited is a Healthcare company (Medical - Instruments & Supplies), listed on NZE as FPH.NZ.

What our checks show for FPH.NZ

Warning signs

• The net margin fell by 2.9 points over 5 years, to 20%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• The dividend takes 94% of profit: little cushion if profit falls.
• The price is 61.1 times earnings (P/E): the market already pays for a lot of future growth.
• The stock has fallen as much as 56% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 1.8 years.
• Thinly traded (about 447 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0.07x equity.
• Operating profit covers interest 36.9 times over.
• The gross margin is 64.2% and has risen by 2.5 points: pricing power is holding.
• Operating cash flow is 1.42x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 17.4% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 3.5 points from today's 20%.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-25

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Questions

What grade does Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited (FPH.NZ) have?

In our weekly check, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited is graded A (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 19 pass, warnings: 6, red flags: 0. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of FPH.NZ stock?

This week's biggest flags for Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited: Margins falling, Dividend stretched, High P/E. In total 6 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited do?

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited is a Healthcare company (Medical - Instruments & Supplies), listed on NZE as FPH.NZ.

When does Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-25. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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