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Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing in New Zealand - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Ryan Tan Ryan Tan Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: October 2024 ANZSIC C2410NZ

Revenue

$1.9bn

2024-25

$1.9bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

6,123

Businesses

371

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing in New Zealand industry analysis

Downstream markets continue to pay premium prices for specialised medical, surgical and scientific equipment. Manufacturers’ robust negotiating leverage enables them to generate expansive profitability and pass on hiked input costs to their downstream markets. Despite this, profitability has plunged as purchase costs and wages mount. Population growth, particularly in the demographic aged 50 and over, has contributed to rising demand for industry equipment. Strong demand for ventilators during the pandemic catalysed revenue growth in the three years through 2021-22. This trend has also allowed New Zealand to make a mark as a renowned medical equipment manufacturer, lifting exports' revenue share. However, as the pandemic’s influence has waned thanks to better disease management controls and vaccination programs, revenue has receded from its record high. Overall, industry revenue is anticipated to have dipped at an annualised 0.6% over the five years through 2024-25, to $1.9 billion. This trend includes an expected uptick of 0.3% in 2024-25 as public health expenditure climbs.

Trends and Insights

  • Import competition has stifled revenue growth. As competition heats up, imports are capturing a growing proportion of domestic demand. The New Zealand dollar’s depreciation has somewhat limited this trend.
  • Medical and surgical equipment sales have enabled secure revenue streams. Medical and surgical equipment are often seen as essential, so sales are aided by government funding and investments.
  • The Bay of Plenty region's access to critical international trade ports holds it in good stead. Manufacturers that import production inputs or export to lucrative foreign markets have set up in this region to maximise efficiency.
  • The threat of substitution is low for specialised industry equipment. However, this threat is more prominent for relatively generic goods and equipment, as downstream customers can source them from countries with lower production costs.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 0.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $1.9bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

The market has become saturated, requiring manufacturers to innovate and find new avenues

  • The pandemic caused manufacturers to go into overdrive, selling equipment worldwide to meet high demand. In the years following the outbreak, the need for equipment has become less urgent because of successful vaccination drives and better disease management strategies.
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Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing in New Zealand
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Manufacturers are set to tap into the lucrative home care medical products segment

  • As the global population ages, the number of older people looking to live in their homes will swell. To facilitate this demand, governments worldwide are set to splurge on home medical equipment. Manufacturers will invest in R&D and expand their product range to capitalise on this demand.

Biggest companies in the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing in New Zealand

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($m)
2025
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
809.7

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Products & Services Segmentation

Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing in New Zealand
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Medical and surgical equipment, Dental equipment and Other professional and scientific equipment. Medical and surgical equipment is the largest segment of the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing in New Zealand.

Trends and Insights

Medical and surgical equipment sales remain lucrative revenue channels

  • This segment includes medical and surgical instruments, supplies, appliances, hearing aids and other specialised and niche devices and equipment.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Industry operators mainly manufacture medical, surgical and dental equipment. Additionally, industry firms manufacture measurement, navigational and other scientific and professional equipment.

What's included in this industry?

Medical equipment manufacturingSurgical instrument manufacturingHypodermic needle and syringe manufacturingDenture manufacturingVeterinary instrument manufacturingNavigational equipment manufacturingAircraft instrument manufacturingBarometer manufacturing

Companies

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

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Related Terms

INTERNET OF THINGSBAROMETERSLEEP APNOEA

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 2412 - Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing in New Zealand

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Import competition has stifled revenue growth. As competition heats up, imports are capturing a growing proportion of domestic demand. The New Zealand dollar’s depreciation h...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Medical and surgical equipment sales have enabled secure revenue streams. Medical and surgical equipment are often seen as essential, so sales are aided by government funding...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The Bay of Plenty region's access to critical international trade ports holds it in good stead. Manufacturers that import production inputs or export to lucrative foreign mar...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

The threat of substitution is low for specialised industry equipment. However, this threat is more prominent for relatively generic goods and equipment, as downstream custome...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Given the wide breadth of activity, the industry is highly fragmented. Outside of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, most manufacturers serve small markets.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Regulation is significant as equipment tends to be suited for particular purposes. Producers must meet strict regulations and standards before products can be delivered to en...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Staff must be highly skilled to keep up with innovation in the technologically complicated manufacturing processes. Staff with distinguished skills and education are essentia...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing industry in New Zealand in 2024?

The market size of the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing industry in New Zealand is $1.9bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing in New Zealand industry in 2024?

There are 371 businesses in the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing industry in New Zealand, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.8 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing industry in New Zealand grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing industry in New Zealand has been declining at a CAGR of 0.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing industry in New Zealand over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing industry in New Zealand is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing market in New Zealand?

The biggest company operating in the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing market in New Zealand is Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

What does the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing in New Zealand include?

Medical equipment manufacturing and Surgical instrument manufacturing are part of the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing in New Zealand?

The company holding the most market share in New Zealand is Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.

How competitive is the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing industry in New Zealand?

The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Medical, Surgical and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing industry in New Zealand.

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Key data sources in New Zealand include:

  • Statistics New Zealand
  • New Zealand Company Register
  • Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Analysts also use industry specific sources to complement catch-all sources, although their perspective may focus on a particular organization or representative body, rather than a clear overview of all industry operations. However, when balanced against other perspectives, industry-specific sources provide insights into industry trends.

These sources include:

  • Industry and trade associations
  • Industry federations or regulators
  • Major industry players annual or quarterly filings

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