Notes on the Market

Notes on the Market

Investment Memo #1 Part 2: Utah Medical Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: UTMD)

The investment model: LBO or Active Value

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Michele Chiacchio, CFA
Sep 24, 2025
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This post is a follow-up to my initial investment memo on Utah Medical Products, Inc (ticker: UTMD). You can view by clicking here.

The way I see it, there are three ways to generate a superior risk-adjusted return:

  1. LBO - take majority control through a buyout (attractive given the large discount and practically zero debt on the company’s balance sheet)

  2. Ac…

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