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Michael Field
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SGS 1H Results are Decent Upon Inspection

Narrow-moat SGS proffered up a reasonable set of first-half results, with organic revenue growth of 3.5% and operating margins up 20 basis points to 14.6%, in line with consensus, albeit slightly below our expectations. We do not expect to make any material changes to our group forecasts at this early point in the year however, nor to our CHF 2,340 fair value estimate. We believe the shares are currently fairly valued.
Performance was mixed across the divisions. Consumer and retail, and industri...
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SGS SA

SGS is engaged in the provision of inspection, verification, testing, certification and quality assurance services. Co.'s business lines include: Agricultural; Minerals; Oil, Gas & Chemicals; Life Science; Consumer Testing; Systems & Services Certification; Industrial; Environmental; Automotive; and Governments & Institutions. As of Dec 31 2014, Co.'s geographic operations were organized as follows: Europe, Africa, Middle East (Western Europe, Northern and Central Europe, Southern Central Europe, Eastern Europe & Middle East, and Africa); Americas (North America, and South America); and Asia Pacific (East Asia, China & Hong Kong, and South Eastern Asia & Pacific).

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Michael Field

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