Despite Its Stable of Brands, We No Longer Believe VF Has Garnered a Wide Moat; Shares Fairly Valued
While we maintain our view V.F. Corporation enjoys a competitive edge based on its intangible brand assets, we have downgraded our moat rating from wide to narrow and are lowering our fair value estimate from $84 to $74. We have lowered our moat rating because we no longer believe VF has a cost advantage over competitors. VF, in our view, has a manufacturing and distribution structure like that of competitors and, as such, provides no edge.The downgrade in our moat rating from wide to narrow r...
VF is an apparel and footwear company. The company designs, produces, procures, markets and distributes a variety of lifestyle products, including outerwear, footwear, occupational and performance apparel, jeanswear, backpacks and luggage for consumers of all ages. Products are marketed primarily under the company-owned brand names. The company's segment comprised of: Outdoor, which includes performance-based and outdoor apparel, footwear and equipment; Active, which includes active apparel, footwear and accessories; Work, which consists of work and work-inspired lifestyle apparel and footwear and occupational apparel; and Jeans, which markets denim and related casual apparel products.
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.
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