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Rob Hales, CFA
EUR 98.48 For Business Accounts Only

Raising BASF's FVE on higher 2017 profits and increasing confidence in performance products.

We are maintaining our narrow moat rating after reviewing BASF's fourth-quarter results. We expect to raise our EUR 74 fair value estimate slightly to reflect the time value of money. At current levels, the shares look moderately overvalued.
Fourth-quarter EBIT was up 15% year over year but below our estimate due to a EUR 200 million swing in the firm's long-term performance incentive program. Ignoring that, EBIT in the core operating segments was slightly better than expected on the back of st...
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