Report
Michael Field
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Solid Full-Year Performance From SGS Despite Continued Weakness in Energy Businesses

SGS delivered full-year results bang in line with our revenue and EPS forecasts, with revenue growth of 2.5% on an organic basis, supplemented with acquisition-led growth of 3.5%. We retain our narrow moat rating for the company. Based on our CHF 2040 fair value estimate, we believe SGS shares are fairly valued at this time.
The testing sector in 2016 has been a tale of two cities, with energy-related businesses continuing to struggle from material cuts to capital expenditure, leading to mass pr...
Underlying
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

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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We have operations in 27 countries.

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Michael Field

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