Report
Denise Molina
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

We Are Unconvinced That Dairy Processing Equipment Is Heading for a Downturn; Shares Undervalued

Although wide-moat GEA’s management has expressed concerns about the long-term implications of recent customer delays in decision-making on dairy processing equipment, we hesitate to downgrade our 5% medium-term group revenue growth expectations. Following its profit warning on 2016 results last week, management hosted an extended call to discuss its third-quarter earnings and the guidance downgrade. Our review of the markets for dairy processing and dairy farming, two areas where the company sa...
Underlying
GEA Group AG

GEA Group focuses on the development and production of process technology and components for production methods. Co. segments include: GEA Food Solutions, which manufactures machinery for preparing, marinating, processing, cutting, and packaging meat, poultry, and other foods; GEA Farm Technologies, which manufacturers product solutions for milk production and livestock farming; GEA Mechanical Equipment, which concentrates in separators, decanters, valves, pumps, and homogenizers; GEA Process Engineering, which designs and develops of process solutions for the pharmaceutical, and chemical industries; and GEA Refrigeration Technologies, which concentrates in refrigeration technology.

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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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Denise Molina

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