Report
Erin Lash
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Efforts to extract costs to fuel brand spend stand to bolster Hershey's competitive edge at home.

We don’t expect to make a material change to our $105 fair value estimate for wide-moat Hershey following third-quarter results (which included 1.7% underlying sales growth, 40 basis points of adjusted gross margin compression to 45.6%, and 110 basis points of adjusted operating margin expansion to 22.3%) outside of a $1-$2 increase due to the benefit from the time value of money. Management ticked up its full-year adjusted earnings guidance to $4.28-$4.32 (from $4.24-$4.28, modestly above our $...
Underlying
Hershey Company

Hershey is engaged in the production of chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery. The company's segments are: North America, which is responsible for the company's chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery market position, and its grocery and snacks market positions, in the United States and Canada; and International and Other, in which the company has operations and manufactures product in China, Mexico, Brazil, India and Malaysia, and also distributes and sells confectionery products in export markets of Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Europe, Africa and other regions. The company's product offerings include chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products, gum and mint refreshment products, snack and pantry items.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Erin Lash

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