Report
Denise Molina
EUR 98.48 For Business Accounts Only

Initiating Coverage on Kone With a Wide Moat Rating; Shares Overvalued

We are initiating coverage on Kone with wide moat and stable moat trend ratings, and we view the shares as overvalued relative to our EUR 38 per share fair value estimate. We think Kone possesses a wide moat based on intangible assets and cost advantage. Even though elevators made by the top manufacturers lack a high degree of differentiation, differences in reputation and established track record are both critical to winning bids for new building-construction projects. Kone can provide unique s...
Underlying
Kone Oyj Class B

KONE is an elevator and escalator industry group based in Finland. Co. is engaged in the provision of products and services for the installation, modernization and maintenance of elevators, escalators and automatic building doors. Co. provides its products and services throughout the entire lifecycle of the equipment, beginning from the installation of new equipment to the maintenance and modernization during their lifecycle and the full replacement of the equipment. Co.'s customers are active in industry segments such as residential, office, retail, public transportation, hotel, hospital, and marine.

Provider
Morningstar
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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Denise Molina

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