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

Carlsberg's Lack of Economic Moat Evident in 3Q; Margin Expansion Priced In

Carlsberg's third-quarter trading update epitomized our investment thesis for both the company and the wider consumer staples sector. Strong structural and cyclical headwinds remain, meaning that organic sales growth is running well below historical rates and EBIT growth depends on cost efficiencies. Durable competitive advantages can help to offset these pressures, but we do not believe Carlsberg has an economic moat, and the modest third-quarter sales contraction lends some support to this bel...
Underlying
Carlsberg

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
Philip Gorham, CFA, FRM

Other Reports on these Companies
Other Reports from Morningstar

ResearchPool Subscriptions

Get the most out of your insights

Get in touch