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Tim Mann
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

GWA Remains Overvalued Amid Downside Risk to Housing Starts

We maintain our fair value estimate for narrow-moat-rated GWA Group at AUD 2.20 per share. The shares trade 40% above our fair value estimate, and we believe the market is underestimating the likely impact of falling housing starts, which we expect to decline at a compound annual rate of 0.2% between fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2021. Management has guided for second-half EBIT to be at or slightly ahead of first-half fiscal 2017, although we believe this could be at risk, with April 2017 dwelling app...
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GWA Group

GWA Group is engaged in the research, design, manufacture, import and marketing of building fixtures and fittings to residential and commercial premises and the distribution of these various products through a range of distribution channels in Australia, New Zealand and selected international markets. Co.'s business segments are: Bathrooms and Kitchens, which includes vitreous china toilet suites, basins, plastic cisterns, tapware, baths, kitchen sinks, laundry tubs, and bathroom accessories; and Door and Access Systems, which includes door locks and levers and supply and maintenance of commercial door systems.

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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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Tim Mann

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