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Clement Genelot

CARREFOUR: First margin reversal in France since 2014 | BUY - Top Picks | EUR21(+32%)

CARREFOUR - BUY - Top Picks | EUR21(+32%)
First margin reversal in France since 2014

Group EBIT margin up 16bp…
…with French EBIT margin up 30bp thanks to cost-savings
Net debt/EBITDA coming down to 0.8x
Cost-savings target raised from EUR2.6bn to EUR2.8bn
Buy Top Picks reiterated ahead of the presentation meeting
Underlying
Carrefour SA

Carrefour is a distribution group based in France. Co. is engaged in retailing business, primarily in Europe (France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Poland, and Romania); Asia (China, India, and Taiwan); and Latin America (Argentina and Brazil). Co. offers a variety of fresh produce, products from local suppliers and major-brand products. Co. operates Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, Convenience stores and Cash & Carry stores, as well as food and non-food e-commerce sites. Co. also offers services such as financial and insurance services, travel, entertainment, after-sales services, and leasing of commercial vehicles. As of Dec 31 2013 Co. operated 10,105 stores under its brand.

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Bryan Garnier
Bryan Garnier

Since 1996, Bryan, Garnier & Co has been growing with an absolute conviction that the investment banking landscape would experience a major revolution: most of the large local generalist banking groups will disappear to the benefit of a handful of global powerhouses, and an emerging group of independent, highly specialised boutique investment banks.

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Clement Genelot

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