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Tim Mann
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Sims Metal's 1H17 Result Benefits From a Surge in Scrap Pricing; Shares Overvalued

We increase our fair value estimate to AUD 5.80 from AUD 5.00 per share, following the release of Sims Metal Management’s first-half 2017 result. The result was roughly 10% ahead of our estimates and a recovery in Australian and European scrap volumes (35% of group total) combined with a surge in scrap pricing to USD 290/tonne New York FOB (up 90% on the previous corresponding period, or pcp) has caused us to lift our estimates in 2017 and 2018 by 55% and 65%, respectively, albeit off very low b...
Underlying
Sims Ltd.

Sims Metal Management buys, processes and sells ferrous and non-ferrous recycled metals and provides environmentally responsible solutions for the disposal of post-consumer electronic products, including information technology assets recycled for commercial customers. Co.'s product groups are: ferrous secondary recycling, which collects, processes and trades iron and steel secondary raw material; non-ferrous secondary recycling, which collects, processes and trades other metal alloys and residues; recycling solutions, which disposes post-consumer electronic products; and secondary processing and other services, which focuses on melting, refining and ingoting of certain non-ferrous metals.

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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.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Tim Mann

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