Maintaining Ecolab's $141 FVE Despite Lower 2018 Guidance as Long-Term Outlook Remains Intact
Ecolab reported mixed third-quarter results as revenue growth was more than offset by increased raw material costs and unfavorable foreign exchange movements. In its earnings release, management lowered 2018 adjusted EPS guidance from a range of $5.30-$5.50 per share to a range of $5.20-$5.30 per share due to the higher raw material costs. We note that a couple quarters will likely have to pass before the company will fully pass on raw material cost inflation of this magnitude.While we've lower...
Ecolab is a provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies and services. The company's segments include: Global Industrial, which provides water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions in the manufacturing, food and beverage processing, chemical, power generation, pharmaceutical and commercial laundry industries; Global Institutional, which provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, healthcare, government, education and retail industries; and Global Energy, which serves the process chemicals and water treatment needs of the global petroleum and petrochemical industries in both upstream and downstream applications.
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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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