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Adam Kindreich, CFA
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Barry Callebaut Reports Unimpressive Full-Year Results, but Outlook Getting Brighter

No-moat Barry Callebaut reported annual results to end August 2016 that were only a shade disappointing, with volumes, sales, and EBIT all within 1% of consensus expectations. We are maintaining our no-moat rating, but we revise our fair value estimate to CHF 1,220 (up 17%), reflecting a more positive outlook for margins, given the improvement in the combined ratio (output prices/input costs) in recent months. We reiterate that Barry Callebaut has a high uncertainty rating, and even small revisi...
Underlying
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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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Adam Kindreich, CFA

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