Morningstar - Hostess Brands Inc. Class A (TWNK) Hostess Should Be Able to Use Brand Strength to Keep Returns High Despite Competition

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Morningstar

Zain Akbari, CFA

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Hostess Should Be Able to Use Brand Strength to Keep Returns High Despite Competition

Hostess' shares were down significantly after CEO Bill Toler announced his retirement, and we think the approximately 25% trading discount to our $15.30 fair value estimate makes the stock attractive. We believe sentiment underestimates the firmâ€™s long-term brand strength, the critical element behind our narrow moat rating. With executive chairman Dean Metropoulos taking a larger role until Tolerâ€™s replacement arrives, we expect strategy will remain consistent, as the successful turnaround artis...

01/11/2017 15 EN

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Hostess Brands Inc. Class A

Hostess Brands is a packaged food company. The company produces Hostess?, Dolly Madison?, Cloverhill? and Big Texas? products at bakeries located in Emporia, KS; Columbus, GA; Indianapolis, IN; and Chicago, IL. In-store bakery products are produced at bakeries located in Southbridge, MA. The company has invested in baking and packaging technology, including installing two Auto-bake systems and fully-automated packaging systems. A portion of the company's products are co-manufactured and packaged under its brands and sold through its distribution facilities. The company's Direct-to-Warehouse distribution model uses centralized distribution centers and common carriers to fill orders, with products.

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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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Zain Akbari, CFA

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Hostess Should Be Able to Use Brand Strength to Keep Returns High Despite Competition

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