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Rob Hales, CFA
EUR 98.48 For Business Accounts Only

Raising BASF FVE on Higher 2017 Profits and Increasing Confidence in Performance Products

We are increasing our fair value estimate for narrow-moat BASF to EUR 78 per share from EUR 74 after reviewing first-quarter results. The ADR moves to $85 from $81. BASF reported strong results in the first quarter, with EBIT increasing 29% over the prior-year period, although we think some temporary effects contributed to the result. In any case, we have boosted our 2017 EBIT estimate, and BASF’s guidance for high-single-digit EBIT growth now looks overly conservative. We think high-double-digi...
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