Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLAB) is trading at $136.07, about ₹13,065 at today's USD/INR rate, as of 25 Sep 2026, 9:49 AM ET, down 1.04% today. Indian residents can buy Mesa Laboratories from India on Paasa under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme.
Quote
Today's low
$136.07
Today's high
$138.60
52 week low
$63.48
52 week high
$138.66
MLAB opened at $138.60, closed previously at $137.50, and has traded between $63.48 and $138.66 over the past 52 weeks.
About
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. develops, designs, manufactures, sells, and services life sciences tools and quality control products and services in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The Sterilization and Disinfection Control segment offers biological, chemical, and cleaning indicators, used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization decontamination, disinfection, and cleaning processes in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare industries. This segment also provides testing and laboratory services to the dental and pharmaceutical industries. Its Clinical Genomics segment offers MassARRAY, a genetic analysis tool system, and related consumables, including chips, panels, and chemical reagent solutions used by clinical labs to analyze DNA samples for inherited genetic disease testing, pharmacogenetics, oncology testing, infectious disease testing, doping and toxicology testing, and other differentiated applications for use in research. The Biopharmaceutical Development segment provides automated systems, such as Gyrolab xPand and Gyrolab xPlore hardware and software, Gyrolab Bioaffy consumable microfluidic disks, Gyrolab kits and Rexxip buffers for protein analysis; PurePep Chorus and Symphony instruments for peptide synthesis; and PurePep EasyClean products for purifying peptides. Its Calibration Solutions segment offers quality control products to measure and calibrate critical parameters in applications, such as environmental and process monitoring, dialysis, gas flow, air quality, and torque testing in medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturing, laboratory, and hospital environments. This segment’s products include continuous monitoring systems, dialysate meters and consumables, data loggers, gas flow calibration and air sampling equipment, and torque testing systems under DialyGuard, ViewPoint, DataTrace, DryCal, and BGI brands. Mesa Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.
Key statistics
Avg. volume
183.90K
Market cap
$761.43M
P/E Ratio
158.22
Price-to-sales ratio
3.05
Enterprise value
$832.09M
Free cash flow yield
7.37%
Debt-to-equity ratio
0.54
Return on equity
2.59%
ROIC
3.05%
Beta
0.96
Dividend yield
0.47%
Last dividend
$0.64
Financial overview
Revenue
$249.13M
Earnings per share
$1.22
Free cash flow
$39.58M
Net profit margin
1.92%
Gross margin
65.99%
EBITDA
$35.28M
Revenue growth
3.38%
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How to buy Mesa Laboratories from India
Indian residents can buy Mesa Laboratories shares through Paasa in four steps. Funds leave India under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme and the shares are held in your own name with Interactive Brokers.
Open a Paasa account
Complete digital KYC with your PAN, Aadhaar and address proof. Your brokerage account is opened in your own name with Interactive Brokers.
Add funds under LRS
Transfer INR from your Indian bank account. Your bank reports the remittance under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme and converts it to US dollars.
Search for Mesa Laboratories and place an order
Find Mesa Laboratories by name or by its ticker, MLAB, and choose an order type. You can buy by amount or by quantity — fractional shares mean there is no minimum trade size. Mesa Laboratories trades 7:00 pm – 1:30 am IST; orders can only execute during that window.
Track holdings and download tax reports
Follow your Mesa Laboratories position in USD and INR, and use Paasa's capital-gains and dividend statements when you file your Indian return.
Read the full guide: how to invest in Mesa Laboratories from India
Trading and taxes when buying Mesa Laboratories from India
Trading and limits
- Trading hours
- 9:30 am – 4:00 pm ET
- LRS limit
- $250,000Per financial year, under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme.
Tax for Indian residents
- TCS on remittance
- 20%Collected by your bank on LRS remittances above ₹10 lakh in a financial year. The TCS is adjustable against your income-tax liability.Adjusting TCS against your tax
- Capital gains in India
- 12.5% or slab rateGains on shares held for more than 24 months are long-term and taxed at 12.5%. Gains on shares held for 24 months or less are short-term and taxed at your income-tax slab rate.Capital gains explained
- Dividends
- Slab rateDividends are taxed at your slab rate in India. The US withholds tax on dividends paid to Indian residents at the treaty rate; Paasa files Form W-8BEN for you, and the tax withheld can generally be claimed as a credit in India. Mesa Laboratories’ current yield is 0.47%.Dividend tax explained
- US estate tax
- May applyUS-situs assets such as US-listed shares can be exposed to US estate tax for non-US persons.US estate tax calculator
Custody. Shares are held in your own name at Interactive Brokers LLC and are SIPC-insured up to $500,000 in total, including $250,000 for cash.
FAQs
Can Indian residents buy Mesa Laboratories stock?
Yes. Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) has been listed on NASDAQ since 1984, in the Medical - Specialties industry, and Indian residents can buy it through Paasa. You fund the account from your Indian bank under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme and the money is converted to US dollars. Shares are held in your own name at Interactive Brokers LLC and are SIPC-insured up to $500,000 in total, including $250,000 for cash.
How much does one Mesa Laboratories share cost in rupees?
One Mesa Laboratories share is $136.07 — about ₹13,065 at a USD/INR rate of 96.02 on 24 Sep 2026. Both the Mesa Laboratories price and the rupee rate move during the day, so the rupee cost changes with them.
What are the LRS and TCS rules for buying Mesa Laboratories from India?
Remit up to $250,000 per financial year under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS). Banks collect 20% tax at source on LRS remittances above ₹10 lakh in a financial year; the TCS is adjustable against your income-tax liability. FX and the LRS declaration are handled by your bank when you fund your account.
Can I buy Mesa Laboratories with less than the price of one share?
Yes. A whole Mesa Laboratories share is $136.07, but there is no minimum trade size: you enter a rupee or dollar amount and receive the matching fraction.
How are gains on Mesa Laboratories shares taxed in India?
The US does not levy capital gains tax on shares for Indian residents, so the tax is an India-side one. Gains on shares held for more than 24 months are long-term and taxed at 12.5%. Gains on shares held for 24 months or less are short-term and taxed at your income-tax slab rate. The gain is computed in rupees using the USD/INR rate on the purchase and the sale date, so the rupee move counts alongside the Mesa Laboratories price. Paasa issues a capital-gains statement for your return.
Does Mesa Laboratories pay a dividend, and how is it taxed in India?
Yes. Mesa Laboratories pays a dividend and the current yield is 0.47%; the last declared dividend was $0.64 per share, about ₹61.45. Dividends are taxed at your slab rate in India. The US withholds tax on dividends paid to Indian residents at the treaty rate; Paasa files Form W-8BEN for you, and the tax withheld can generally be claimed as a credit in India. Paasa's dividend report lists the gross dividend and any tax withheld for each payment.
When can I trade Mesa Laboratories from India?
NASDAQ trades 7:00 pm – 1:30 am IST in Indian time, so the close lands after midnight. The window shifts to 8:00 pm – 2:30 am IST when the US is on standard time. Orders can only execute during that window.
Is there estate or inheritance tax on Mesa Laboratories shares held from India?
US-situs assets such as US-listed shares can be exposed to US estate tax for non-US persons. It applies to your overall holdings in that jurisdiction rather than to any one position. Paasa's US estate tax calculator shows the exposure for a given portfolio value.
Do I have to declare Mesa Laboratories shares in my Indian tax return?
Yes. Foreign shares held on 31 March must be reported in Schedule FA of your Indian income-tax return. Paasa gives you a Schedule FA-ready statement listing your Mesa Laboratories holding, its cost and its closing value.
How do I sell Mesa Laboratories and bring the money back to India?
You sell during market hours (7:00 pm – 1:30 am IST) and the proceeds settle in USD in your Paasa account. From there you can hold the balance, reinvest, or repatriate. Funds can be withdrawn in any currency to any bank account in your own name. Whether the sale is short- or long-term is decided by the 24-month holding period.