Scotts Miracle-Gro Slightly Lowers Full-Year Guidance Amid Recent Headwinds; Shares Fairly Valued
On June 12, Scotts Miracle-Gro announced revised guidance for fiscal 2018. The updated guidance was generally in line with our outlook for both the U.S. consumer and Hawthorne businesses. With minor updates to our 2018 forecast, we maintain our $86 fair value estimate and narrow moat rating. At the current price, we view the shares as fairly valued.In the U.S. consumer segment, management expects a sales decline of 1%-3%, in line with our forecast. We had expected a segment sales decline becaus...
Scotts Miracle-Gro is a manufacturer and marketer of consumer lawn and garden products in North America. The company's segments are: United States Consumer, which consists of the company's consumer lawn and garden business located in United States; Hawthorne, which consists of the company's indoor, urban and hydroponic gardening business; and Other, which consists of the company's consumer lawn and garden business in geographies other than the United States and the company's product sales to nurseries, greenhouses and other customers. The company manufactures, markets and sells lawn and garden products in the following categories: lawn care, gardening and landscape, hydroponics, and controls.
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