Carpenter Technology Unjustly Punished For Soft 1Q Results; Runway Still Clear For Profit Growth
Carpenter Technology shares moved sharply lower after the company's fiscal first-quarter earnings release. We view the sell-off as overdone. First, although profits fell short of management's guidance, the company's performance in a vacuum was still encouraging. Second, end market demand trends remain favorable, supporting our expectations for attractive long-term profitable growth. Finally, the operational headwinds driving the soft quarterly results will prove temporary. We've modestly reduced...Carpenter Technology is a producer and distributor of alloys, including titanium alloys, powder metals, stainless steels, alloy steels, and tool steels as well as drilling tools. The company's alloy-based materials and process solutions are used for applications in the aerospace, defense, transportation, energy, medical, industrial and consumer markets as well as additive manufacturing processes and soft magnetics applications. The company also produces metal powders and parts. The company has two business segments: Specialty Alloys Operations, which consists of the company's alloy and stainless steel manufacturing operations; and Performance Engineered Products, which consists of the company's differentiated operations.
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.
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