Report
Philip Gorham, CFA, FRM
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

J Sainsbury Delivers a Strong 1Q Trading Update

J. Sainsbury reported strong trading performance for first-quarter 2017-18, with like-for-like sales up 2.3%, excluding fuel, and with transaction growth in all channels. Despite the top-line performance exceeding our expectations, our fair value estimate and no moat rating are unchanged. We believe hard discounters remain the main competitive threat on both the medium- and long-term horizons, and strong top-line growth in the first quarter isn't sufficient to change our stance on the industry. ...
Underlying
J SAINSBURY PLC

J Sainsbury is principally engaged in food, general merchandise and clothing retailing and financial services. Co. is organized into four operating segments: Retail (Food), which provides a range of food, including organic produce; Retail (General Merchandise and Clothing), which provides a range of products across home, clothing, technology and leisure; Financial Services (Sainsbury's Bank plc and Argos Financial Services entities), which provides products such as credit cards, insurance, travel money and personal loans; and Property Investment (The British Land Company PLC and Land Securities Group PLC joint ventures). At Mar 11 2017, Co. had 605 supermarkets and 806 convenience stores.

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Philip Gorham, CFA, FRM

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