SGS Verifies 2020 Ambitions; Shares Fairly Valued
Narrow-moat testing, inspection, and certification giant SGS took the opportunity at its recent capital markets day to update its medium-term guidance. It retained its organic growth guidance of mid-single-digit growth, in line with our thinking and rates reported most recently by peer Bureau Veritas, but trimmed its 2020 operating margin ambition from 18% to 17%. While some investors took exception with this reduction, we believe this modest level of margin accretion from today’s levels is emin...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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