Macroeconomic Headwinds Weigh on Essilor’s Third-Quarter Results; Shares Still Look Overvalued
Essilor posted third-quarter results in line with our expectations, with revenue up 6.4% over last year, and we’re reiterating our EUR 95 fair value estimate. We were also pleased to see the sunglasses and readers segment return to growth after challenges faced in the first half of this year. Moreover, Essilor continued to expand into several developing markets and partner with eye care organizations with large customer bases, strengthening its wide economic moat.Top-line growth in the lenses a...
Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique) designs, manufactures and sells ophthalmic lenses, ophthalmic optical instruments and equipment. Co.'s activities are divided into three segments: Lenses and Optical Instruments (Co. designs, manufactures and customizes corrective lenses such as: Varilux (progressive lenses); anti-reflective, smudge-proof and anti-static lenses (Crizal); Nikon lenses, Transitions variable-tint lenses and Kodak lenses under agreements; polarized lenses (Xperio) and fog-proof lenses (Optifog)), Equipment (Co. produces, distributes and sells equipment and consumables used by prescription laboratories) and Readers (Co. designs and sells reading glasses).
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