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Chokwai Lee, CFA
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Wilmar’s 2Q Results a Miss Due to Weak Tropical Oils and Sugar Performance; FVE Lowered to SGD 2.46

Despite a turnaround from net loss of USD 220 million a year ago, no-moat Wilmar’s second-quarter 2017 net profit of USD 60 million was a miss, owing to disappointing performance from the tropical oils and sugar segments. We lower our 2017 earnings forecasts by 11% to factor in the weaker results. Because of this and the depreciation of the U.S. dollar, we decrease our fair value estimate to SGD 2.46 from SGD 2.60. While we think Wilmar remains overvalued, the firm’s impending China listing plan...
Underlying
Wilmar International Limited

Wilmar International is an investment holding company. Co.'s segments include: merchandising and processing, which include palm and laurics, engaged in merchandising and processing of palm oil and laurics related products and oilseeds and grains, engaged in merchandising and processing of a range of edible oils, oilseeds and grains; consumer products engaged in packaging and sales of consumer pack edible oils, rice, flour and grains; plantation and palm oil mills, engaged in oil palm cultivation and milling; sugar, which includes milling engaged in milling of sugarcane; and others engaged in manufacturing and distribution of fertilizer products and ship-chartering services.

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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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Chokwai Lee, CFA

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