Report
Erin Lash
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Saputo has yet to milk a sustainable competitive advantage in light of its commodified product mix.

Following a mixed first quarter, we don’t plan to make a material change to our CAD 27 fair value estimate for no-moat Saputo. Further, our long-term forecast still calls for 2%-3% annual sales growth (in line with GDP growth) and operating margin expansion to 11% by the end of our 10-year explicit forecast--versus just 9.5% on average the past five years. Sales edged up 2.6%, reflecting acquisitions and the benefit from foreign exchange, but this is relative to a weak period a year ago, when sa...
Underlying
Saputo Inc.

Saputo produces, markets, and distributes an array of dairy products including cheese, fluid milk, extended shelf-life milk and cream products, cultured products and dairy ingredients. Co.'s products are sold in several countries under brand names such as Saputo, Alexis de Portneuf, Armstrong, COON, Cracker Barrel*, Dairyland, DairyStar, Friendship Dairies, Frigo Cheese Heads, La Paulina, Milk2Go/Lait's Go, Neilson, Nutrilait, Scotsburn*, Stella, Sungold, Treasure Cave and Woolwich Dairy. Co. operates its business through three sectors, the Canada Sector, the USA Sector and the International Sector.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Erin Lash

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