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I’m watching the XRO share price in 2024

The Xero Ltd (ASX:XRO) share price has increased 36.1% since the start of 2024. It's probably worth asking, 'is the XRO share price priced to perfection?'
The Xero Ltd (ASX:XRO) share price has increased 36.1% since the start of 2024. The Resmed CDI (ASX:RMD) share price is 68.1% off its 52-week low.

XRO share price in focus

Xero founder Rod Drury started the company in 2006 in Wellington, New Zealand. He led the company until 2018 and remained on the board until 2023. Today, Xero helps millions of people and businesses manage their accounting and tax obligations across the globe.

The cloud-based accounting software developed by Xero is primarily for accountants and bookkeepers to better service their small business customers.

Through Xero, small business owners and their advisors have access to real-time financial data on any device. Xero provides its core cloud accounting software to customers in New Zealand, Australia, the UK and, over the last few years has been working hard to break into the US market.

RMD shares

ResMed is a medical equipment company based in San Diego, California, but originally founded in Australia by Peter Farrell. The company provides cloud-connectable continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machines for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). ResMed shares a listed both on the NYSE and the ASX. Because the primary listing is in the US, the market announcements and reports might look a bit different to other Australian companies as they follow the US format.

ResMed is a global company with 10,000+ employees and a presence in over 140 countries. It has two primary business units: Sleep and Respiratory Care, and Software as a Service (SaaS). The industry-leading CPAP machines for sleep apnea are provided under the Sleep and Respiratory Care business. This covers patients ranging from those who only require therapy from CPAP systems at night to those who are dependent on non-invasive or invasive ventilation for life-support. Within the SaaS unit ResMed provides software that assists durable or home medical equipment (DME/HME). Basically, it assists in out-of-hospital care.

ResMed leverages its industry-leading hardware (e.g. masks and humidifiers) and its SaaS data to drive insights, improve outcomes and reduce overall healthcare costs.

XRO share price valuation

As a growth company, one way to put a broad estimate on the XRO share price could be to compare its price-to-sales multiple over time. This can tell us how the company has historically been valued relative to its total revenue.

Currently, Xero Ltd shares have a price-sales ratio of 14.98x, compared to its 5-year average of 18.65x, meaning its shares are trading lower than their historical average. This could mean that the share price has fallen, or sales have increased, or both. In the case of XRO, revenue has been growing over the last 3 years. Of course, context is important – and this is just one valuation technique. Investment decisions can’t just be based on one metric, but this can be a rough starting point.

The RMD share price currently trades at a price-sales ratio of 5.14x, which compares to its 5-year long-term average of 8.70x. So, RMD shares are trading lower than their historical average. Don’t forget, a simple multiple like this should only be the start of your research. The Rask websites offer free online investing courses, created by analysts explaining things like Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) and Dividend Discount Models (DDM). They even include free valuation spreadsheets! It’s a good idea to use multiple valuation methods to value a share like Resmed CDI.

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