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Seth Goldstein, CFA
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

As Lower Near-Term Phosphate Prices Persist for Mosaic, We Maintain Our $33 FVE

Mosaic reported second-quarter earnings that were generally in line with our expectations. Despite a solid quarter, shares plunged over 7% at the time of writing on the company’s lowered phosphate price guidance for the third quarter of 2017. Despite the news, we maintain our $33 per share fair value estimate, as our lowered near-term phosphate segment outlook is offset by our increased near-term expectations for the potash segment.
In the phosphate segment, gross margin per ton increased to $30...
Underlying
Mosaic Company

Mosaic is a producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. The company is organized into three reportable business segments: Phosphates, which owns and operates mines and production facilities in Florida that produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients, and processing plants in Louisiana that produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients; Potash, which mines and processes potash in Canada and the United States and sells potash in North America and internationally; and Mosaic Fertilizantes, which produces and sells concentrated phosphates crop nutrients, phosphate-based animal feed ingredients and potash fertilizer.

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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.

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Seth Goldstein, CFA

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