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Reasons Why I Like DiaSorin SpA (BIT:DIA)

DiaSorin SpA (BIT:DIA) is a company with exceptional fundamental characteristics. Upon building up an investment case for a stock, we should look at various aspects. In the case of DIA, it is a company with great financial health as well as a a strong track record of performance. Below, I’ve touched on some key aspects you should know on a high level. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, read the full report on DiaSorin here.

Solid track record with excellent balance sheet

In the previous year, DIA has ramped up its bottom line by 20.48%, with its latest earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. In addition to beating its historical values, DIA also outperformed its industry, which delivered a growth of 1.67%. This is an notable feat for the company. DIA’s strong financial health means that all of its upcoming liability payments are able to be met by its current cash and short-term investment holdings. This indicates that DIA has sufficient cash flows and proper cash management in place, which is a crucial insight into the health of the company. Investors should not worry about DIA’s debt levels because the company has none! It has only utilized funding from its equity capital to run the business, which is rather impressive for a €5.15b market cap company. DIA has plenty of financial flexibility, without debt obligations to meet in the short term, as well as the headroom to raise debt should it need to in the future.

BIT:DIA Income Statement June 22nd 18
BIT:DIA Income Statement June 22nd 18

Next Steps:

For DiaSorin, there are three important factors you should further research:

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  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for DIA’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for DIA’s outlook.

  2. Valuation: What is DIA worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether DIA is currently mispriced by the market.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of DIA? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!


To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.