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Sotera Health Co (SHC)

Sotera Health Company, headquartered in Broadview Heights, Ohio, delivers essential sterilization, laboratory testing, and advisory services to a global clientele spanning North America, Europe, and various international regions. The firm's sterilization capabilities encompass gamma and electron beam irradiation, alongside ethylene oxide (EO) processing. Through its Nelson Labs division, Sotera Health conducts comprehensive microbiological and analytical chemistry analyses. Additionally, it offers specialized consulting to the medical device and biopharmaceutical industries. Sotera Health serves a diverse array of sectors, including medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, producers of food and agricultural products, and various commercial, advanced, and specialty application industries. Incorporated in 2017, the company was previously known as Sotera Health Topco, Inc., adopting its current name in October 2020.

Sector: Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC

Industry: Medical - Diagnostics & Research

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Sotera Health Company

NASDAQ:SHCHealthcare
-0.17%$18.10
AH Close$18.10+0.00%vs close
Mkt Cap$5.17B
Float265.58M
O/S285.37M
Inst Own-
SI5.5%
Dilution
Delisting Issues Timeline
Financials Summary
Revenue$1.16B
Net Income$77.95M
Total Assets$3.26B
Free Cash Flow$149.18M
Debt & Equity
Debt 79%
Equity 21%
Total Debt$2.27B
Total Equity$606.03M
Shares Outstanding
Short Interest
Split History

No splits on record

Nothing in SHC's public trading history: no forward or reverse split has affected the share count.

Balance Sheet Details
Assets$3.26B
Liabilities$2.66B
Accounts Receivable$176.27M
Accounts Payable$77.96M
Inventory$59.39M
PP&E (Net)$1.16B
Goodwill$1.1B
Intangible Assets$288.23M
Income Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-31
Revenue$1.16B$1.1B$1.05B$1B$931.48M$818.16M$778.33M$746.15M
YoY Growth5.7%4.9%4.5%7.8%13.9%5.1%4.3%-
Cost of Revenue$518.08M$498.15M$472.13M$446.68M$412.81M$374.59M$382.9M$388.9M
Gross Profit$645.53M$602.29M$577.16M$557M$518.67M$443.57M$395.43M$357.25M
Gross Margin55.5%54.7%55.0%55.5%55.7%54.2%50.8%47.9%
Research and Development$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Selling, General, and Administrative$252.76M$242.63M$236.67M$245.71M$198.16M$178.53M$147.48M$133.36M
Other$0$62.04M$63.8M$62.94M$63.78M$59.03M$64.35M$143.04M
Total Operating Expenses$252.76M$304.67M$300.47M$308.65M$261.94M$237.55M$211.83M$191.34M
Operating Income (EBIT)$392.77M$297.63M$276.69M$248.35M$256.73M$206.02M$183.6M$80.85M
Operating Margin33.8%27.0%26.4%24.7%27.6%25.2%23.6%10.8%
Interest Expense$155.72M$164.69M$142.88M$80.14M$74.19M$215.26M$157.73M$143.33M
Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Income (Expense)-$245.27M-$183.75M-$170.66M-$491.46M-$81.02M-$244.88M-$184.51M-$56.63M
Income Before Tax (EBT)$147.51M$113.87M$106.03M-$243.11M$175.72M-$38.86M-$916K$24.22M
Income Tax Expense$69.56M$69.48M$54.65M-$9.54M$58.59M-$1.37M$19.51M$30.1M
Net Income$77.95M$44.4M$51.38M-$233.57M$116.88M-$38.62M-$20.85M-$5.87M
Net Income Margin6.7%4.0%4.9%-23.3%12.5%-4.7%-2.7%-0.8%
Supplementary Data
EPS0.270.160.18-0.830.41-0.14-0.07-0.02
Diluted EPS0.270.160.18-0.830.41-0.14-0.07-0.02
Weighted Average OS283.96M282.78M281.01M280.10M279.23M283.25M284.42M246.15M
EBITDA$442.25M$442.2M$406.83M-$17.41M$400.81M$319.96M$303.53M$314.36M
EBITDA Margin38.0%40.2%38.8%-1.7%43.0%39.1%39.0%42.1%
Balance Sheet
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-31
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents$346.46M$277.24M$296.41M$395.21M$106.92M$102.45M$62.86M$96.27M
Short-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Cash and Short-Term Investments$346.46M$277.24M$296.41M$395.21M$106.92M$102.45M$62.86M$96.27M
Accounts Receivable$176.27M$165.81M$175.52M$155.72M$134.05M$131.02M$111.58M$141.61M
Inventory$59.39M$49.16M$48.32M$37.15M$54.29M$34.09M$37.4M$37.6M
Other Current Assets$14.5M$16.58M$20.91M$16.56M$11.19M$10.74M$10.84M$12.15M
Total Current Assets$613.41M$526.04M$557.24M$645.01M$345.96M$315.01M$252.35M$312.86M
Long-Term Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment Net$1.16B$1.06B$970.95M$801.01M$690.74M$655.78M$581.95M$586.44M
Goodwill$1.1B$1.08B$1.11B$1.1B$1.12B$1.12B$1.04B$1.02B
Intangible Assets$288.23M$317.65M$416.32M$491.26M$598.84M$643.37M$696.01M$766.05M
Long-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$9.4M$13.46M$0$0
Deferred Tax Assets$3.85M$2.87M$4.99M$4.1M$5.88M$8.42M$2.25M$15.76M
Other Long-Term Assets$90.51M$79.58M$69.72M$74.55M$18.34M$9.3M$12.24M$4.15M
Total Long-Term Assets$2.65B$2.55B$2.57B$2.47B$2.44B$2.45B$2.33B$2.4B
Other Assets$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Assets$3.26B$3.07B$3.13B$3.12B$2.79B$2.76B$2.58B$2.71B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable$77.96M$55.1M$71.04M$74.14M$72.87M$52.4M$42M$46.35M
Short-Term Debt$23.19M$14.8M$4.8M$197.12M$0$0$16.33M$15.34M
Current Income Tax Payable$0$11.48M$6.56M$8.43M$8.9M$13.05M$2.36M$2.65M
Current Unearned Revenue$18M$15.1M$13.49M$12.14M$8.67M$6.06M$3.63M$4.62M
Other Current Liabilities$81.19M$41.12M$36.93M$43.12M$37.21M$38.8M$37.34M$50.65M
Total Current Liabilities$249.58M$191M$230.65M$791.57M$161.16M$140.6M$123.99M$143.37M
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-Term Debt$2.13B$2.21B$2.22B$1.75B$1.74B$1.82B$2.8B$2.19B
Long-Term Unearned Revenue$17.06M$16.78M$18.76M$18.9M$20.75M$21.25M$21.38M$20.95M
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities$71.08M$69.5M$64.45M$68.02M$134.5M$121.82M$137.24M$171.48M
Other Long-Term Liabilities$68.98M$61.6M$65.26M$63.33M$69.57M$124.37M$108.45M$106.18M
Total Long-Term Liabilities$2.41B$2.48B$2.46B$1.98B$2.04B$2.17B$3.1B$2.52B
Other Liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities$2.66B$2.67B$2.69B$2.77B$2.2B$2.31B$3.22B$2.66B
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Common Stock$2.86M$2.86M$2.86M$2.86M$2.86M$2.86M$2.32M$2.32M
Retained Earnings-$532.09M-$610.04M-$654.44M-$705.82M-$472.25M-$589.13M-$550.51M-$10.42M
Comprehensive Income & Other-$109.84M-$208.25M-$92.68M-$106.65M-$83.57M-$93.84M-$94.39M-$109.96M
Other Stockholders' Equity$1.14B$1.01B$1.1B$1.05B$1.06B$1.04B-$94.39M$52.45M
Total Equity$606.03M$404.91M$443.73M$350.24M$586.1M$452.3M-$642.57M$44.36M
Minority Interest$0$0$0$0$0$2.27M$1.44M$1.13M
Total Liabilities and Equity$3.26B$3.07B$3.13B$3.12B$2.79B$2.76B$2.58B$2.71B
Supplementary Data
Total Debt$2.27B$2.35B$2.33B$2.03B$1.83B$1.91B$2.85B$2.24B
Net Debt$1.93B$2.07B$2.03B$1.64B$1.72B$1.81B$2.79B$2.14B
Cash Flow Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-31
Operating Activities
Net Income$77.95M$44.4M$51.38M-$233.57M$117.12M-$37.49M-$20.43M-$5.88M
Depreciation & Amortization$139.03M$163.64M$157.93M$145.55M$150.9M$143.56M$146.72M$146.82M
Deferred Income Tax$22K$9.43M$3.45M-$73.96M-$3.72M-$23.36M-$18.99M-$45.32M
Stock-Based Compensation$30.88M$36.78M$32.24M$21.21M$13.87M$10.99M$6.88M$6.94M
Changes in Working Capital:
  Accounts Receivable$7.15M$2.22M-$21.72M-$12.55M-$15.51M$1.94M$11.76M-$2.91M
  Inventory-$2.38M-$4.75M-$9.97M$14.44M-$20.25M$3.78M-$282K-$7.04M
  Accounts Payable$5.18M-$6.64M-$5.33M$1.11M$19.76M-$6.02M-$8.97M$15.13M
  Other Working Capital$18.09M-$33.45M-$366.26M$406.24M$3.4M-$11.5M-$10.87M-$1.14M
Total Working Capital Change$28.04M-$42.63M-$403.29M$409.23M-$12.59M-$11.79M-$8.35M$4.04M
Other Non-Cash Items$11.28M$12.55M$10.56M$9.49M$15.96M$38.68M$43.21M$12.96M
Net Cash from Operating$287.19M$224.16M-$147.73M$277.96M$281.55M$120.58M$149.04M$119.56M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-$138.02M-$179.07M-$214.97M-$182.38M-$102.16M-$53.51M-$57.26M-$72.61M
Acquisitions$0$0$0$450K-$56.97M-$105.19M$0$162.82M
Purchases of Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Sales of Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing Activities$2.87M$74K$69K$32K-$701K$0$0$6.43M
Net Cash from Investing-$135.14M-$179M-$214.91M-$181.9M-$159.83M-$158.69M-$57.26M$96.64M
Financing Activities
Debt Repaid$86.1M-$2.25B-$500M-$200M$100M$1.03B-$583.52M$14.63M
Common Stock Issuance-$6.57M$0$0$0$0$1.16B$0$0
Common Stock Repurchases$0-$4.43M-$4.09M-$393K-$1.43M-$34M$0$0
Dividends Paid$0$0$0$0$0$0-$691.17M-$175.84M
Other Financing Activities-$7.86M-$34.38M-$27.45M-$1.85M-$15.85M-$21.2M-$18.38M-$1.38M
Net Cash from Financing-$100.53M-$50.56M$265.96M$197.76M-$117.29M$73.43M-$126.03M-$191.86M
Forex Effect$16.07M-$17.39M$2.04M-$4.46M$44K$4.11M$485K-$3.68M
Net Change in Cash$67.59M-$22.79M-$94.64M$289.37M$4.47M$39.43M-$33.76M$20.67M
Supplementary Data
Operating Cash Flow$287.19M$224.16M-$147.73M$277.96M$281.55M$120.58M$149.04M$119.56M
Capital Expenditure-$138.02M-$179.07M-$214.97M-$182.38M-$102.16M-$53.51M-$57.26M-$72.61M
Free Cash Flow$149.18M$45.09M-$362.71M$95.58M$179.38M$67.08M$91.78M$46.95M
Cash at Beginning$278.87M$301.65M$396.29M$106.92M$102.45M$63.02M$96.79M$76.12M
Cash at End$346.46M$278.87M$301.65M$396.29M$106.92M$102.45M$63.02M$96.79M