Report
Erin Lash
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Intense competition and persistent internal missteps continue to plague no-moat Avon.

Second-quarter results were another indication of no-moat Avon Products succumbing to intense competition and its own internal missteps. Organic sales slipped 4% and adjusted operating margins eroded 230 basis points to 5%. In light of its persistent struggles to ignite sustainable gains, Avon announced CEO Sheri McCoy will step down from her role and board seat at the end of March 2018 after five tumultuous years. While we think a fresh perspective could be beneficial, we’ve viewed McCoy's stra...
Underlying
Avon Products Inc.

Avon Products is a manufacturer and marketer of beauty and related products. The company's product categories are Beauty and Fashion and Home. Beauty consists of skincare, fragrance and color (cosmetics). Fashion and Home consists of fashion jewelry, watches, apparel, footwear, accessories, gift and decorative products, housewares, entertainment and leisure products, children's products and nutritional products. The company's business is conducted primarily in one channel, direct selling. The company's reportable segments are based on geographic operations in four regions: Europe, Middle East & Africa; South Latin America; North Latin America; and Asia Pacific.

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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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Erin Lash

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