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David Whiston, CFA, CPA, CFE
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Trump Victory Brings Uncertainty to Auto Sector Around U.S. Trade Agreements

Many automotive stocks declined on the morning of Nov. 9 on fear of a Donald Trump presidency. We think selling for now is due to massive uncertainty on what Trump will do on a variety of policies, and we will not be changing our auto fair value estimates on indiscriminate selling until we have more clarity on policy. Still, despite a Republican House and Senate, many Republican members did not support Trump and may oppose his anti-free trade agenda. We think abolishing NAFTA or the Trans-Pacifi...
Underlying
Lithia Motors Inc. Class A

Lithia Motors is a providers of personal transportation solutions. The company's segments are Domestic, Import and Luxury. The company's Domestic segment is comprised of retail automotive franchises that sell new vehicles manufactured by Chrysler, General Motors and Ford. The company's Import segment is comprised of retail automotive franchises that sell new vehicles manufactured primarily by Honda, Toyota, Subaru, Nissan and Volkswagen. The company's Luxury segment is comprised of retail automotive franchises that sell new vehicles manufactured primarily by BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus. The franchises in each segment also sell used vehicles, parts and automotive services, and automotive finance and insurance products.

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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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David Whiston, CFA, CPA, CFE

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