Report
Denise Molina
EUR 100.00 For Business Accounts Only

Legrand Posts In-Line 2018; Shares Fairly Valued

Legrand posted full-year results that were in line with our forecasts but modestly better than consensus on the EBIT margin. Revenue grew 5% organically, with a boost in the fourth quarter, and the EBIT margin expanded 20 basis points to 20.2%. Management's guidance range for 2019 is in line with our forecasts. We are maintaining our narrow moat rating and EUR 54 fair value estimate. The shares appear fairly valued to us.
Full-year organic revenue growth came in at 4% at the group level. The com...
Underlying
LEGRAND

Legrand is a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructure based in France. Co. offers a full range of control-and-command, cable management, energy distribution and "Voice-Data-Image" products and systems which are suitable for the international commercial, industrial, and residential segments of the low voltage market. Co. markets its products under internationally recognized general brand names, including Legrand and Bticino. Each product group is marketed in all of Co.'s major geographic markets (France, Italy, Rest of Europe, USA/Canada and Rest of the World).

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.

Analysts
Denise Molina

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