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Olam International - Lacking catalysts

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Publish date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012, 12:27 PM
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Olam's 1Q13 results were decent. Edibles continued to hold the fort, while industrial raw materials remained sluggish. Looking ahead, we struggle to identify catalysts as its heavy investment pipeline implies cash outflows and thin margins until FY15.

Core net profit met 8% of our and consensus FY13 forecasts, which we consider to be in line as 1Q typically forms 5-10% of the full-year. We cut our FY13-15 EPS to account for margin pressure from gestating acquisitions and lower our target price (11x CY14 P/E, in line with sector peers). Downgrade from Outperform to Neutral in the absence of near-term catalysts.
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