Unilever Gets in Shape to Face Competitive Threats; Strategic Review Likely to Create Value
It took an approach from Kraft Heinz to spark management into life, but the results of Unilever’s strategic review suggest that the company has finally got religion on the emerging competitive challenges it faces in its categories. We welcome the overdue measures to leverage its wide economic moat and extract more cash from the business, and we think the new financial targets are, for the most part, achievable. We are raising our fair value estimate by 25% to EUR 50 from EUR 40 for the Amsterdam...Unilever is a consumer goods manufacturing group based in the United Kingdom. Co. is engaged in supplying consumer goods in the refreshments, foods, home and personal product categories. Co. supplies its consumers product for nutrition, hygiene and personal care and is active in emerging markets in Asia, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe and Latin America. Co.'s portfolio includes such well-known brands as Knorr, Lipton, Hellmann's, Magnum, Omo, Dove, Lux and Axe/Lynx. Co. manages its brands under the following four category headings: savoury, dressings and spreads; ice cream and beverages; personal care; and home care. Co.'s products are sold in over 190 countries around the world.
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