{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/lemaitres-margin-jump-came-with-an-87-capex-increase",
  "title": "LeMaitre’s margin jump came with an 87% capex increase",
  "summary": "Capital spending consumed 3.7 percentage points more of revenue, even as operating margin reached 29.0%.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-05T10:38:38.652369+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.",
    "ticker": "LMAT",
    "cik": "1193125",
    "sector": "Healthcare",
    "industry": "Medical Instruments & Supplies"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-08-05",
    "accession": "0001193125-26-333762",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158895/000119312526333762/ck0001158895-20260630.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-08-06",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158895/000143774925024936/lmat20250630_10q.htm"
  },
  "reported_figures": [
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 249602000,
      "display": "$249.6M",
      "unit": "usd",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "sec_filing",
        "label": "Filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001193125-26-333762",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-05"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": 13.526150375461077,
      "display": "+13.5%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001193125-26-333762",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-05"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Operating margin",
      "value": 27.20811531958878,
      "display": "+27.2%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001193125-26-333762",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-05"
      }
    }
  ],
  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "pricing",
      "statement": "LeMaitre attributed higher gross margin to price increases, favorable mix, lower-margin patch sales, and lower shipping costs.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "The increase in gross margin was driven primarily by sales price increases, favorable product mix, including decreased sales of comparatively lower margin porcine patches due to the decision to end our distribution agreement with 22 Elutia, and lower shipping costs.",
      "source_date": "2026-08-05"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "LMAT"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}