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L’Oreal Poised to Benefit From Vast Geographic Reach and Rising Global Per Capita Beauty Spending

Wide-moat L’Oréal finished 2018 on a strong note, with 8.6% comparable sales growth during the fourth quarter leading to full-year growth of 7.1%. The Active Cosmetics (8% of sales) and Luxe (35% of sales) segments continued to be the key drivers of these gains, chalking up 15% and 12% like-for-like sales growth, respectively, during the quarter. We expect these businesses to lead growth longer term as well (with each segment averaging high-single-digit growth over the next five years) as indust...
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L'Oreal SA

L'Oreal acts as a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. plays a strategic coordination role and scientific, industrial and marketing coordination role on a global basis. Co. develops, manufactures and commercializes products for Skin care, Hair care, Make-up, Perfumes, Toiletries and deodorants, and Oral cosmetics. Co. has three branches: Cosmetics, Body shop and Dermatology. Co.'s principal activities comprise four divisions: Professional Products, Consumer Products, L'Oreal Luxe and Active Cosmetics. The Body Shop branch offers various cosmetics and toiletry products. The Dermatology branch offers topical dermatology prescription, and corrective and aesthetic dermatology.

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