Report
Erin Lash
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Church & Dwight is facing share losses across some leading brands, evidencing its lack of a moat.

We see little change to our $40.50 fair value estimate after no-moat Church & Dwight chalked up second-quarter results that leave it on track to meet our full-year outlook for low-single-digit sales growth and around 50 basis points of operating margin expansion to 21%. Similar to the recent past, Church & Dwight realized outsize volume gains, but this was driven by increased promotional spending (a 6% bump in volumes was offset by a 6% reduction in price and unfavorable mix), as it soug...
Underlying
Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

Church & Dwight develops, manufactures and markets a range of consumer products. The company's consumer products include: ARM & HAMMER? baking soda, cat litter, laundry detergent, carpet deodorizer and other baking soda based products; TROJAN? condoms, lubricants and vibrators; OXICLEAN? stain removers, cleaning solutions, laundry detergents and bleach alternatives; SPINBRUSH? battery-operated toothbrushes; FIRST RESPONSE? home pregnancy and ovulation test kits; NAIR? depilatories; ORAJEL? oral analgesic; XTRA? laundry detergent; L'IL CRITTERS? and VITAFUSION? gummy dietary supplements; BATISTE? dry shampoo; WATERPIK? water flossers and showerheads, and FLAWLESS? hair removal products.

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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.

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Erin Lash

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