Report
Seth Goldstein, CFA
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Maintaining FVE of $90 for Scotts Miracle-Gro Despite U.S. Federal Announcement Regarding Marijuana

The U.S. Justice Department has announced that it will change the federal prosecution guidelines and allow attorneys to prosecute marijuana-related cases in states where marijuana use has been legalized. Under the previous policy, the Justice Department discouraged the enforcement of a federal ban on marijuana. We doubt there will be significant changes in states where marijuana is currently being sold. As such, we maintain our outlook for Scotts Miracle-Gro's Hawthorne segment, which sells indo...
Underlying
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Class A

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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Morningstar
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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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Analysts
Seth Goldstein, CFA

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