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Henry Heathfield, CFA
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Admiral's Full-Year 2017 Headline Results Are Misleading

Admiral reported full-year results for 2017 that were slightly ahead of our expectations. However, when we make adjustments for more special items, profit came in slightly below our forecast. Overall, we remain slightly cautious on the opaque nature of the business model and the price-comparison-driven distribution. While we will reflect full-year 2017 results and roll our model, we don’t expect a major shift in our fair value estimate. We also maintain our no-moat and stable moat trend ratings....
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Henry Heathfield, CFA

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