Report
Denise Molina
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Kone's early foothold in China should serve it well over time.

Kone's third-quarter results were broadly in line with expectations, and the firm's guidance is unchanged. Similar to its competitor Schindler, Kone was unable to fully offset the rise in raw material costs with price increases. Group EBIT margin was down 110 basis points year over year. Like Schindler, the company reported improving orders in China, albeit not at robust levels. Group revenue grew by 4.4% on an organic basis, while the order book grew at a slower 2.1% pace. We are maintaining ou...
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.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Denise Molina

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