Report
John Brick, CFA
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Even with its national scale, Performance Foods’ profit prospects limited by its chain customer mix.

Performance Foods is the third-largest company in the almost $300 billion foodservice distribution market, behind narrow-moat Sysco and no-moat US Foods. The firm holds around 6% of the market, having made its mark serving four of the top 10 largest restaurant chains for two decades or more. This differentiated position (Sysco and US Foods focus on smaller, independent chains) has enabled market share gains, but it could constrain profitability over the long term, since these contracts carry raz...
Underlying
Performance Food Group Company

Performance Food Group is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company markets and distributes food and food-related products. The company's products include frozen foods, such as meats, appetizers and entrees, fruits, vegetables, and desserts; canned and dry foods; fresh meats; dairy products; beverage products; imported specialties; fresh produce; and candy, snack, and other products. The company also supplies non-food items including paper products such as pizza boxes, disposable napkins, plates and cups; tableware such as china and silverware; cookware such as pots, pans, and utensils; restaurant and kitchen equipment and supplies; cigarettes and other tobacco products; and cleaning supplies.

Provider
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.

Analysts
John Brick, CFA

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