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Rob Hales, CFA
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Growth decelerates in fourth quarter for Symrise, but underlying trends remain healthy.

Wide-moat Symrise ended 2017 on a soft note as fourth-quarter organic growth of 5.7% missed high consensus expectations after a blistering third quarter that registered organic growth of 9.1%. Fourth-quarter EBITDA margins fell just 20 basis points over the prior-year period despite increasing raw material costs. For the full year, Symrise reported 6.3% organic growth and an EBITDA margin of 21%, comfortably meeting its guidance for growth in excess of the market at 3% with a 20% EBITDA margin, ...
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Symrise AG

Symrise AG develops, produces, and sells fragrances and flavors as well as active ingredients for the cosmetics industry. Co. operates in two main business segments: The Scent & Care segment, which develops, produces and sells fragrances, cosmetic ingredients, aroma molecules and mint aromas and also develops specific application processes for such substances; and The Flavor & Nutrition segment, which develops, produces and sells flavors that are used by customers in the production of food products (savory and sweet food products as well as dairy products) and beverages.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Rob Hales, CFA

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