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Jelena Sokolova
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Gucci Delivers Stellar but Not Surprising First-Half Results, Lifting Narrow-Moat Kering’s Margins

We are maintaining our fair value estimate at EUR 229 per share but slightly upgrading our 2017 forecasts to reflect higher expectations for growth and margins. We still view shares as overvalued at current levels, as we are wary of extrapolating current strong results into the future.
In the first half, Kering delivered significant industry outperformance with 26.5% comparable sales growth (slightly above our 25.3% projection) and a sharp increase in the operating margin to 17.5% (in line with ...
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Kering SA

Kering is engaged in the retail industry, particularly luxury fashion brands. Co.'s operations can be divided into two segments: Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle divisions. The Luxury division includes brands such as Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Boucheron, Sergio Rossi, Alexander McQueen, Girard-Perregaux & JeanRichard, & Stella McCartney. In addition, Co. offers Leather Goods, Shoes, Ready-to-wear, Watches, and Jewelry & Other products. The Sport & Lifestyle division designs & develops footwear, apparel & accessories and includes brands like Puma, Volcom and Electric among others.

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Morningstar
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Jelena Sokolova

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