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Rob Hales

Organic Growth Rebounds in 1Q for Symrise; Shares Fairly Valued

Organic growth rebounded for wide-moat Symrise in the first quarter, rising 7.5% over the prior-year period. However, raw material inflation and a significant currency headwind from the appreciating U.S. dollar offset the strong organic growth, resulting in first-quarter EBITDA falling 6% over 2017. Overall, first-quarter results are broadly in line with our expectations for the year. Consequently, we don’t expect to change our EUR 70 fair value estimate. At current levels, the shares are fairly...
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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

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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Rob Hales

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