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Philip Gorham, CFA, FRM
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Beiersdorf Raises Guidance After Further Margin Progress, but Opportunities Priced In

Beiersdorf reported third-quarter sales that were exactly in line with our forecasts, but raised its 2016 profit guidance slightly after executing well on cost savings. We are raising our fair value estimate to EUR 78 from EUR 74, primarily due to the impact of the time value of money since our last valuation update a year ago. We are retaining our narrow moat rating and our medium-term cash flow forecasts.
Group organic sales growth of 2.9% in the nine months to September implied a modest seque...
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Beiersdorf AG

Beiersdorf manufactures and distributes consumer goods. Co. operates in two business segments: consumer, which is Co.'s main business that focuses on the skin and body care markets, with products including NIVEA's Deodorant Invisible for Black & White, NIVEA Deodorant Stress Protect, NIVEA In-Shower Body Lotion, NIVEA Cellular Anti-Age face care, and Eucerin's VOLUME-FILLER; and tesa, which develops, produces, and markets self-adhesive products and system solutions for industry, craft businesses, and consumers. In the electrical industry, the tesa business segment's adhesive systems are used in mobile devices such as smartphones, tablet personal computers, and MP3 players.

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Morningstar
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Philip Gorham, CFA, FRM

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