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Jelena Sokolova
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Wide-Moat LVMH Shows Solid Top-Line Growth and Benefits From Operating Leverage; Shares Still Rich

We retain our wide moat rating and fair value estimate of EUR 186 per share for LVMH after the company delivered better-than-expected second-quarter revenue growth (12% organically versus 10% forecast) but more moderate margin expansion (18.5% versus 19% in our model).  We appreciate the high quality and solid execution of the company’s business model, but we still see shares as expensive at current levels.
Strong operating leverage at fashion and leather goods helped margins, in line with our ...
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LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton is a manufacturer and retailer of luxury goods. Co. offers champagne and wines, cognac and spirits, fashion and leather goods, perfumes and cosmetics, watches and jewelery; and is engaged in selective retailing. Its operations are organized along five business segments: Wine and Spirits, Fashion and Leather Goods, Perfumes and Cosmetics, Watches and Jewelery, and Selective Retailing. Co. is also engaged in other activities (Media with Les Echos group, La Samaritaine and Luxury yacht with Royal Van Lent). Some of Co.'s brands are Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Donna Karan, Parfums Christian Dior, Guerlain, Parfums Givenchy, and TAG Heuer.

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Jelena Sokolova

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