Report
Zain Akbari
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Despite intense competition, Hormel's efforts to focus on differentiated items should drive results.

A large change to our $36 fair value estimate for narrow-moat Hormel is unlikely after the third-quarter earnings release, despite diminished fiscal 2018 expectations. The changes to our near-term outlook are due to volatile commodity meat prices, and so our long-term forecast for mid-single-digit sales growth and 14% operating margin on average through fiscal 2027 endures.
Year to date, Hormel posted 5% sales growth against about 150 basis points of operating margin degradation, to 13%. Managem...
Underlying
Hormel Foods Corporation

Hormel Foods is primarily engaged in the production of meat and food products and the marketing of those products throughout the United States and internationally. The company's segments are: Grocery Products, which consists of the processing, marketing, and sale of shelf-stable food products; Refrigerated Foods, which consists of the processing, marketing, and sale of branded and unbranded pork, beef, chicken, and turkey products; Jennie-O Turkey Store, which consists of the processing, marketing, and sale of branded and unbranded turkey products; and International and Other, which includes Hormel Foods International Corporation that manufactures, markets, and sells the company's products internationally.

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Morningstar
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Zain Akbari

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