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Brian Bernard
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Fortune Brands Finishes Fiscal 2016 In Line With Our Estimates; Maintaining Fair Value Estimate

Fortune Brands had a strong fiscal 2016, as the narrow-moat home and security products company grew sales by 9% year over year to nearly $5 billion, expanded operating margin at each of its businesses, and increased adjusted EPS 33% to $2.75. We are maintaining our $57 per share fair value estimate, as we have not materially changed our key longer-term valuation assumptions. We continue to believe Fortune Brands will benefit from improving repair and remodel spending, stronger residential constr...
Underlying
Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

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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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

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.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Brian Bernard

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