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

Barry Callebaut Reports Strong 1Q Volume Growth, but Sales Depressed by Pricing Pass-Through

No-moat Barry Callebaut reported first-quarter sales of CHF 1,872 million, 0.7% lower than the year-ago period. Although growth was lower than our long-term forecasts of 4.5%, we are increasing our fair value estimate to CHF 1,480 from CHF 1,220 on the back of robust volume growth.
Volumes grew strongly by 8%, driven by the Europe, Middle East, and Africa, or EMEA, division, which recorded double-digit volume growth of 10.3% and sales growth of 8% (in Swiss francs). Strong performance was suppor...
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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We have operations in 27 countries.

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Philip Gorham, CFA, FRM

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