Fortune Brands 3Q Results: Strong Execution Amid Healthy Demand for Home Products; FVE Raised to $64
Narrow-moat Fortune Brands reported solid third-quarter results despite hurricane-related business disruptions and a tough prior-year EPS comparison, which included a $0.10 per share one-time benefit. Total sales increased over 5% year over year to $1.349 billion, which missed the consensus estimate by about $27 million. Adjusted EPS grew at a slower 4% pace to $0.83 (versus $0.82 consensus); however, a healthcare benefit and a lower effective tax rate in the year-ago quarter obscured Fortune Br...Fortune Brands Home & Security is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides home and security products. The company's segments are: Cabinets, which manufactures cabinetry and vanities, for the kitchen, bath and other parts of the home; Plumbing, which manufactures or assembles and sells faucets, accessories, kitchen sinks and waste disposals; and Doors and Security, which manufactures and sells fiberglass and steel entry door systems, composite decking and railing, and urethane millwork, as well as manufactures, sources and distributes locks, safety and security devices, and electronic security products and fire resistant safes, security containers and commercial cabinets.
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