Shiseido Co Ltd
4911: XTKS (JPN)
Morningstar Rating for Stocks | Fair Value | Economic Moat | Capital Allocation |
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¥1,874.00 | Jlcktvf | Lghlsdwb |
Shiseido's Profit Guidance Looking Cautious; Awaiting Domestic Demand and China Margins to Recover
Narrow-moat Shiseido guides encouraging 14% top-line growth (excluding divestiture impacts) in 2022 in anticipation of a pickup in domestic demand from the second half. Yet, the guidance of 44% growth in 2022 operating profit was 35% below our estimate. Management has decided to take a conservative stance given uncertainty surrounding the omicron surge. While the degree of profit rebound hinges on the development of COVID-19, we think profit upward revision looks likely.