Report
David Silver
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

With restructuring largely complete, Air Products will emphasize growth in core industrial gases.

We plan to raise our $152 fair value estimate by 3%-5% for narrow-moat industrial gas major Air Products to reflect solid first-quarter results plus growth initiatives that raise our confidence in long-term earnings growth and cash flow, as well as benefits from U.S. tax reform.
Fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings per share growth of 18% reflected broad-based volume growth and lower income tax rates, as well as lower-quality boosts from currency tailwinds and a gain from an asset sale. Operat...
Underlying
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

Air Products and Chemicals serves customers globally with a portfolio of products, services, and solutions that include atmospheric gases, process and other gases, equipment, and services. The company is a supplier of hydrogen and is engaged in helium and liquefied natural gas (LNG) process technology and equipment. The company also develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates industrial gas projects, including gasification projects that convert abundant natural resources into syngas for the production of power, fuels and chemicals. The company designs and manufactures equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, LNG, and liquid helium and liquid hydrogen transport and storage.

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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.

Analysts
David Silver

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