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Adam Fleck
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Goldilocks in Scrap Metal Lifts Our Valuation for Sims, but Shares Remain Overvalued

Strong conditions in global steel markets in first-half fiscal 2018 saw no-moat Sims post another exceptional set of results. Revenue was up 25% on the prior corresponding period to AUD 2.98 billion, while underlying EBITDA rose 35% to AUD 180 million and underlying diluted EPS increased by 32% to AUD 0.40. The interim dividend of AUD 0.23, fully franked, was a 15% increase over the first half of 2017. The 58% payout ratio, as a portion of underlying net income, slightly exceeded the guidance ra...
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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Adam Fleck

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