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Zain Akbari, CFA
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

On-Track Fourth Quarter Leaves Mead Johnson Poised to Meet Our Forecasts; Shares Undervalued

We do not plan to make a large change to our $82 per share valuation for wide-moat Mead Johnson after it posted fourth-quarter earnings that largely aligned with our targets. In 2016, Mead Johnson reported an 8% revenue decline against a 22% EBIT margin, near our 8% and 21% expectations, respectively. Encouraging signs in the firm's Asian unit as well as our continued belief that recent U.S. market share woes should pass, lead us to leave our long-term forecast intact (5% sales growth and 24% ma...
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Mead Johnson Nutrition Company

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Zain Akbari, CFA

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