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Jaime Katz

Cold, Wet Spring Weighs on Kingfisher Performance; Shares Undervalued

Weak sales numbers at B&Q persisted in narrow-moat Kingfisher’s fiscal 2019 first-quarter sales update as weather failed to cooperate. Kingfisher’s sales growth at the brand (30% of 2017 sales) has been in decline since fiscal 2017, and we expected first-quarter weakness (sales fell 8.8%) to extend that trend to 2019. However, we already have this contemplated in our 3% sales decline for the year at B&Q, as we expect it will recapture some sales as weather turns. Screwfix, which has deli...
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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.

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