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Philip Gorham, CFA, FRM
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Barry Callebaut Reports Good Full-Year Results

No-moat Barry Callebaut reported annual results to end August 2017 with full-year sales in line with our forecast, while EPS came stronger than expected. We are retaining our fair value estimate for now, but we expect slight changes once we update our model to incorporate the latest results. We maintain our no-moat rating, as the company is mostly operating in a largely commoditised space within ingredients.
Gross profit increased by 14.6% in local currencies and came in at CHF 986.7 million, sl...
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Barry Callebaut AG

Barry Callebaut is a cocoa and chocolate company, engaged in serving the food industry, from food manufacturers to professional users of chocolate such as chocolatiers, pastry chefs or bakers and products for vending machines. Co. offers a range of chocolate and other cocoabased products with numerous recipes. Co. also provides a comprehensive range of services in the fields of product development, processing, training and marketing. Co. is fully vertically integrated along the entire value chain: from sourcing of raw materials to finished products on the shelf. Co.'s operations are organized in three business units: Cocoa, Food Manufacturers, Gourmet & Specialties Products.

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We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
Philip Gorham, CFA, FRM

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