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4Q18 EPS Beats; Raising FY19 Estimate

  • 4Q18 (March) adjusted EPS was $1.12 (vs $0.98 last year), 9 cents above our estimate, primarily benefiting from a 30% tax rate (vs our 32% projection);
  • For FY18 adjusted EPS rose 4% to a record $3.76 (vs FY17’s $3.61);
  • For FY19, our EPS estimate is now $4.45 (from $4.20 – on introduced guidance of $4.20-to-$4.50), up 18% from our FY18 projection, depending on the success of the Constantia integration;
  • We are introducing our FY20 EPS estimate at $4.99, up 12% from our FY19 projection.
Underlying
Multi-Color Corporation

Multi-Color is a provider of label solutions supporting a number of brands including producers of home and personal care, wine and spirits, food and beverage, healthcare and specialty consumer products. The company serves international brand owners with a range of label technologies in Pressure Sensitive, Cut and Stack, In-Mold, Shrink Sleeve, Heat Transfer, Roll Fed, and Aluminum Labels. The company provides a range of products for the packaging needs of its customers and is a producer of pressure sensitive, in-mold and heat transfer labels, and a manufacturer of cut and stack, roll fed, aluminum and shrink sleeve labels. The company also provides a complement of print methods including rotogravure.

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Great Lakes Review, a division of Wellington Shields & Co. LLC
Great Lakes Review, a division of Wellington Shields & Co. LLC

Great Lakes Review is located in Cleveland, Ohio, was founded in 1981 and became a division of Wellington Shields & Co. LLC in 2011. Great Lakes Review is a research boutique focused on the fundamentally-oriented investor seeking companies that dominate their respective specialty niche regardless of industry. The objective is to make money for the long-term by gradually accumulating a diversified portfolio from a universe of no more than 30 companies.  Although short-term-oriented accounts will be alerted to trading opportunities, aggressive sell recommendations are triggered only by a deterioration in long-term fundamentals, not by short-term blips or investor fancy. Coverage of those names that lose their earnings momentum or earnings predictability may be dropped and replaced with more vital candidates. 

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