PZ Cussons’ European business remains resilient, but Nigeria continues to weigh on profits given the uncertain outlook for consumer spending and FX. The stock dropped c 9% after results and trades at 13.6x 2017e P/E, a sharp discount to its peer group. Although the company is well positioned to benefit from a turnaround in its core African business, in our view a rerating is dependent on an improvement in macro conditions.
27 Jan 2016
Negative FX and emerging market challenges
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Negative FX and emerging market challenges
PZ Cussons’ European business remains resilient, but Nigeria continues to weigh on profits given the uncertain outlook for consumer spending and FX. The stock dropped c 9% after results and trades at 13.6x 2017e P/E, a sharp discount to its peer group. Although the company is well positioned to benefit from a turnaround in its core African business, in our view a rerating is dependent on an improvement in macro conditions.