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    How bioMérieux’s New Equine Hormone Tests At bioMérieux (ENXTPA:BIM) Has Changed Its Investment Story

    Simply Wall St·12/12/2025 16:24:25
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    • In early December 2025, bioMérieux launched two equine endocrinology immunoassays, VIDAS Equine INSULIN and VIDAS Equine ACTH, delivering rapid point-of-care hormone testing for Equine Metabolic Syndrome and Cushing’s disease via the VIDAS KUBE platform in the UK and France, with wider rollout planned.
    • By bringing laboratory-standard, on-demand diagnostics for common equine endocrine disorders to veterinary practices, bioMérieux is extending its human clinical testing expertise into a higher-value veterinary segment that increasingly demands faster, case-critical decision tools.
    • We’ll now examine how expanding rapid equine endocrinology testing at the point of care could reinforce bioMérieux’s investment narrative in veterinary diagnostics.

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    bioMérieux Investment Narrative Recap

    To invest in bioMérieux, you need to believe its diagnostic platforms can keep expanding into higher-value, faster-turning niches while managing competition and contract churn in core BIOFIRE systems. The equine endocrinology launch modestly supports this by showcasing how the company can reuse human point of care know-how in veterinary markets, but it does not materially change the near term focus on BIOFIRE placement volatility and expiring pandemic era contracts.

    The recent FDA 510(k) clearance and CLIA waiver for the BIOFIRE SPOTFIRE R/ST Panel Mini using anterior nasal swabs is more central to the current investment story, because it directly targets the U.S. respiratory segment where competitive pressure and pricing remain key risks. In that context, the new equine tests highlight how bioMérieux is trying to diversify its diagnostic footprint while its flagship point of care platforms continue to face...

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    bioMérieux's narrative projects €4.9 billion revenue and €648.5 million earnings by 2028. This requires 7.1% yearly revenue growth and a €216.3 million earnings increase from €432.2 million today.

    Uncover how bioMérieux's forecasts yield a €125.25 fair value, a 18% upside to its current price.

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    Three members of the Simply Wall St Community currently see fair value for bioMérieux between €96.03 and €125.25, underlining how far opinions can diverge. You may want to weigh those views against the risk that heightened competition in U.S. respiratory testing could pressure BIOFIRE margins and influence how the company funds further innovation.

    Explore 3 other fair value estimates on bioMérieux - why the stock might be worth as much as 18% more than the current price!

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