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Colruyt Reports Underwhelming FY19 as Competition Intensifies; Shares Down 15% but Still Rich

No-moat Colruyt issued fiscal 2019 results, with revenue at 4.5% growth versus the year-ago period, broadly in line with our expectations. Colruyt said it expects price and promotional pressure to intensify in a challenging Belgian retail market. We maintain our no-moat rating and do not anticipate altering our FVE of EUR 35.50 as we roll our model forward to account for fiscal 2019 results.
Operating income was in line with our estimates but lower than consensus. EBIT was down 0.7% to EUR 485 m...
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Etablissementen Franz Colruyt N.V.

Etablissements FR Colruyt is engaged in wholesale, food service, distribution of fuels, production of electricity and digital printing. Co. has three operating segments: retail, which relates to stores under Co.'s own management which directly sell to retail customers and bulk consumers; wholesale and foodservice, which supplies to wholesalers, commercial customers and affiliated independent merchants; and other activities, which operates gas stations, engaged in printing and document management and provides alternative energy.

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