Core Thesis - Teleflex Incorporated (TFX) is positioned for a strategic turnaround after two decades of underwhelming returns due to poor capital allocation, with a current market capitalization of $3.5 billion and a share price of $114.41 as of December 1st [2][3]. Business Segmentation - TFX specializes in consumables for hospitals and surgical providers, focusing on vascular and urological markets, with secondary exposure to surgical, acute care, and contract manufacturing [2]. - The company produces a wide range of single-use products, including catheters, stents, guidewires, pumps, and closures [2]. Spin-off Strategy - In February 2025, TFX announced a spin-off of its urology, acute care, and OEM businesses into a stand-alone public company ("NewCo"), while retaining higher-growth, higher-margin vascular/interventional and surgical franchises in "RemainCo" [3]. - This separation is expected to unlock significant shareholder value by allowing each entity to pursue independent strategies, with NewCo focusing on cost optimization and cash generation, and RemainCo accelerating innovation in vascular interventions [3]. Financial Performance - Pro forma, TFX generates $3.5 billion in sales and $1 billion in EBITDA, with NewCo accounting for $1.4 billion in sales and RemainCo for $2.1 billion [4]. - TFX currently trades at a 10% free cash flow yield, which is below peer SMID-cap medical device valuations, indicating a potential upside of 30–45%, and over 100% if either entity is sold at strategic multiples [4]. Investment Opportunity - The anticipated spin-off or sale within six months presents an attractive asymmetric risk/reward profile, combining immediate free cash flow yield with significant strategic upside for both NewCo and RemainCo [5]. - This makes TFX a compelling investment opportunity in the med-tech space, similar to the bullish thesis on Medtronic plc's spin-off strategy [6].