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Daniel Ragonese
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Earnings growth will be driven by acquisitions, operational improvement, and efficiency gains.

Considering the portfolio rationalisation taking place at GUD, it comes as no surprise the company divested Oates, the underperforming janitorial, household cleaning products, and chemicals business. As foreshadowed in our prior notes, the focus has shifted towards the core automotive division, and we believe it’s only a matter of time until Davey will be offloaded as well. We’ve shaved around 6% off our near-term EPS estimates, and we now expect earnings to grow at around 8% per year for the ne...
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G.U.D. Holdings Ltd.

GUD Holdings is engaged in the manufacture and importation, distribution and sale of cleaning products, household appliances, warehouse racking, industrial storage solutions, office storage products, automotive products, locking devices, pumps, pool and spa systems, and water pressure systems, with operations in Australia, New Zealand, France, Spain, China, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Co.'s reportable segments are Oates, Automotive (Ryco, Wesfil, Goss), Davey, Dexion, and Lock Focus.

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