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Denise Molina

Kion and Jungheinrich Analyst Meetings: No Joy on Margins From Either as They Focus on Sales Growth

We attended Kion's and Jungheinrich's back-to-back analyst events this week and believe both companies are willing to forgo near-term EBIT margin improvements to capture structural growth for forklifts and warehouse automation equipment due to the rise of e-commerce and e-procurement. They and we expect forklift demand to grow by mid-single digits and warehouse automation equipment at twice that rate, both above GDP.  With working capital and capital investment ratios likely to remain stable for...
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Jungheinrich AG Pref

Jungheinrich is engaged in the development of new trucks and logistics solutions. Co.'s operating activities are divided into two segments: Intralogistics, which is engaged in the development, production and sale of new trucks including logistics systems as well as the mail-order business, short-term hire which include the rental of new and used material handling equipment, reconditioning and sale of used equipment and the provision of after-sales services including the maintenance, repair and spare parts businesses; and Financial Services, which encompasses the usage transfer and sales financing of material handling equipment and warehousing technology products.

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Denise Molina

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