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Rob Hales, CFA
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Fluorogases Recovery Drives Strong 2Q for Arkema; Maintaining FVE

We are maintaining no-moat Arkema’s EUR 78 fair value estimate after reviewing second-quarter results. EBITDA increased 17% in the second quarter over last year on a faster-than-expected recovery in fluorogases and a scope impact from the Den Braven and CMP acquisitions. With good results in the year to date, Arkema has modestly upgraded its 2017 guidance for EBITDA of EUR 1.31 billion-EUR 1.35 billion from 1.3 billion previously. We still think EBITDA above EUR 1.3 billion is achievable. At cur...
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ARKEMA

Arkema is engaged in the global chemical industry which is a processing industry based on the transformation in one or several stages of raw materials (oil derivatives, gas, minerals, natural products) into more or less complex chemical products, or into plastics obtained by polymerization. In addition, Co. manufactures a wide range of products for other major industries: construction, packaging, chemicals, automotive, electronics, food manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, etc. Co. operates in this industrial context with a business portfolio focused on three segments: High Performance Materials, Industrial Specialties, and Coating Solutions.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Rob Hales, CFA

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