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North American railroad coal carloads declined at terrible rates in 2015-16, and 2017 volumes fare
favorably to these weak comps. Utility volumes improved due to more expensive natural gas, and export
volume grew when disaster shut low-cost mines elsewhere in the world. Rails will enjoy this business
while they can and reap the profits of perhaps their most highly optimized operations. Hauling coal is
highly profitable because of decent pricing power, and because it is highly repeatable, flowing from the
same mine mouth to the same power plant or port for decades in unit trains that require little sortation
(unlike manifest or intermodal trains).
Exhibit 1 Coal Has Been in Secular Decline at U.S. Railroads for Years
Annual coal carloads, thousands, 2007-18E
× We model a 3% decline in utility coal volume per year from 2017-25 based on expectations from our
utilities analysts, which are at the lower end of EIA's long-run projections. We expect eastern U.S.
railroad export coal to revert to 2016 levels in future years.
× The four large U.S. railroads (BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific) are most exposed to
declining utility coal volumes. CN derives only about 4% of revenue from coal and Kansas City Southern,
about 6%, so coal is less critical in driving these stocks. We thus focus on utility coal demand.
× The EIA agrees with us directionally, but projects a more modest 0.7% decline per year through 2025 in
its natural gas price bear-case scenario (High Oil & Gas Resource & Technology Case). We assume a
midcycle Henry Hub natural gas price of $3 per million British thermal units. However, this is partially
offset by our more bullish estimate of the growth in electric demand.
× Canadian Pacific, our favorite railroad stock at this time, trades right at our DCF-derived valuation. CP is
also cheap by common multiples and has little coal downside, in our opinion.
While shares of Carnival and Royal Caribbean are fairly valued relative to our fair value estimates of $65
and $120, respectively, shares of Norwegian remain undervalued, trading at a 19% discount to our $66
fair value estimate (despite clocking a 25% share gain in 2017). In our view, investors interested in the
space would be wise to book shares. However, we also think a few factors, including potentially
conservative 2018 outlooks, a consumer sentiment hiccup, higher fuel costs, or volatile foreign exchange
could allow shares to pare back, offering a better entry point for Norwegian and Royal investments. We
stand by our long-term thesis that demand in North America and China stemming from demographic
tailwinds provide support for cruising that should allow ships to sail full without fail over at least the
next decade, bolstering productivity metrics.
× Current efforts of the large cruise operators on both the cost (improving efficiencies) and price (rational
marketing, onboard efforts) side can continue to help expand EBITDA margins, improving ROICs ahead.
× Road bumps that are largely external, including rising energy prices or volatile foreign exchange rates,
could arise temporarily crimping profits, creating a buying opportunity for Royal Caribbean and Carnival
shares.
× Norwegian remains the most undervalued cruise operator, trading at a 19% discount to our fair value
estimate and 12.5 times 2018 earnings, with an estimated 14% earnings per share growth over the next
five years.
Cruise Operators' Narrow Moats Remain Intact, as Brand Equity and Cost Leadership Prevail
We haven’t wavered on our moat prognosis for any of the three cruise operators and believe that
Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian’s narrow moat ratings remain intact. In fact, we think that the
rising returns on invested capital the companies have delivered in recent years suggest that each has
been able to increase the spread on excess economic rents relative to our weighted average cost of
capital, a trend we think will continue. The focus in recent years on controlling costs, rational pricing,
and strategic supply growth have been integral in keeping returns trending in the right direction, and a
relatively stable global economic environment has kept momentum in consumer spending trending
positively, supporting leisure activities.
Duke Realty has capitalized on demand led by e-commerce and has shifted its strategy away from office
property to focus solely on industrial space. This was a timely shift in that more and more retailers are
rethinking brick-and-mortar strategies in favor of online. E-commerce warehouses typically require more
space than their brick-and-mortar counterparts. The layout is more complex and the frequency of returns
can equate to as much as three times the amount of space needed compared with traditional retail
warehouses. While future demand seems robust, construction has been at record levels since early
2016. We believe that these new facilities coming to market should cool Duke Realty’s pricing power a
bit as tenants will soon have more options, though this should take a few years. Supply is relatively easy
to add for a few reasons. Industrial warehouses are generally shells built on large plots of land typically
located off highways, miles away from densely populated cities. Once the space is rented, with an
average lease length of about seven years for Duke Realty’s portfolio, it’s up to the tenant to fill it with
everything from machinery to employees.
We do not view industrial landlords as moatworthy given the commoditized nature of the end product
and the ability to easily add supply, evidenced by the elevated levels seen over the past six quarters. We
do believe that Duke Realty will maintain high occupancy and strong leasing spreads over the next
several years while competition trickles into the market. Given the average lease term of seven years,
the company has many of its tenants tied up for the short to medium term, but we still think that once
the market becomes more balanced, pricing power will soften and leasing spreads will be reduced,
potentially even becoming negative if the industry becomes substantially oversupplied, as cost savings
outweigh the nuisance of tenants relocating operations.
Duke Realty has enjoyed a solid run, shifting its portfolio from suburban office properties to become the
leading domestic-only industrial REIT in the U.S. The company has capitalized on depressed supply and
an explosion of growth driven by a better economy and the rise of e-commerce. However, with industrial
vacancy rates at record lows, investors may be late to the party, as supply has increased to levels not
seen since 2007, posing a significant threat to Duke Realty’s ongoing success.
As we note in our no-moat argument for the company, Duke Realty’s properties are largely
commoditized, with locations that are often along highways, miles away from metropolitan areas. While
prices for this type of land have risen over the years, the structures are easily replicable, causing other
real estate companies to throw their hats in the ring, diversifying to meet the demand for industrial
property.
Major retailers continue to shift their strategies as brick-and-mortar shopping loses ground to its online
counterpart. Fortunately for Duke Realty, warehouses that support e-commerce sales require more
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Bulls Say
× E-commerce should continue to drive demand for logistics space, and Duke Realty was an early mover
with an established tenant list.
× Duke Realty's solid balance sheet should allow it to expand into Tier 1 markets through development and
acquisition.
× Record low vacancy rates for industrial facilities should continue to warrant double-digit leasing spreads
in the short term.
Bears Say
× The commoditized nature of the underlying properties is easily replicated, so we do not see a situation in
which Duke Realty can sustain outsized returns.
× Construction is at highs not seen since 2007, so Duke Realty's pricing power should soften in the next
several years.
× The economy has been on a rapid rebound since the recession, so a slowdown could sour the outlook on
demand for industrial facilities.
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Healthcare Observer | 5Fair Value2018 Current
January Uncertainty Moat Price / Market
Company and Industry Rating Estimate Price Rating Rating Fair Value Cap (B) Analyst
Basic6 of
Page Materials
17 Paper Title | 5 January 2018
Cameco (CCO) QQQQQ CAD 22 CAD 12.22 High Narrow 0.56 4.84 Inton
Compass
Page Minerals International (CMP)
6 of 17 QQQ Observer | 5$84
Healthcare January 2018S $75.15 High Wide 0.89 2.54 Goldstein
Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) QQQQ $263 $228 High Narrow 0.87 14.33 Inton
Communication Services
China Mobile (CHL) QQQQ $67 $50.08 Medium Narrow 0.75 204.71 Baker
Millicom International Cellular (MIC SDB) QQQQ SEK 690 SEK 558.5 High Narrow 0.81 57.17 C. Nichols
Quebecor (QBR.B) QQQQ CAD 27 CAD 23.57 Medium Narrow 0.87 5.67 Zhao
Telefonica (TEF) QQQQ $15.5 $9.97 High Narrow 0.64 51.72 C. Nichols
Telstra (TLS) QQQQ AUD 4.6 AUD 3.73 Medium Narrow 0.81 44.36 Han
Consumer Cyclical
Advance Auto Parts (AAP) QQQQQ $155 $111 Medium Narrow 0.72 8.20 Akbari
Domino's Pizza Enterprises (DMP) QQQQ AUD 53 AUD 46.22 Medium Narrow 0.87 4.05 Faul
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCAU) QQQ $21 $20.65 Very High None 0.98 37.28 Hilgert
General Motors (GM) QQQQ $56 $44.14 High None 0.79 62.70 Whiston
Great Wall Motor (2333) QQQQ HKD 14 HKD 9.79 High None 0.70 119.67 Hu
Hanesbrands (HBI) QQQQQ $32 $21.26 Medium Narrow 0.66 7.75 Weishaar
Mattel (MAT) QQQQ $25.5 $15.91 High Narrow 0.62 5.47 Katz
Starbucks (SBUX) QQQQ $66 $58.93 Medium Wide 0.89 83.85 Hottovy
The Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG) QQQQ $25 $20.17 Medium Narrow 0.81 7.84 Mogharabi
TripAdvisor (TRIP) QQQQ $55 $34.92 High Narrow 0.63 4.85 Wasiolek
Walt Disney (DIS) QQQQ $130 $112.23 Medium Wide 0.86 169.16 Macker
Williams-Sonoma (WSM) QQQQ $65 $52.68 Medium Narrow 0.81 4.43 Katz
WPP (WPP) QQQQ GBX 1640 GBX 1319 Medium Narrow 0.80 16.75 Mogharabi
Consumer Defensive
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCL) QQQQ AUD 9.4 AUD 8.61 Medium Narrow 0.92 6.38 Fleck
Imperial Brands (IMB) QQQQ GBX 3900 GBX 3129.5 Low Wide 0.80 29.85 Gorham
JM Smucker (SJM) QQQ $133 $124.39 Medium Narrow 0.94 14.13 Akbari
Kao (4452) QQQ JPY 7900 JPY 7678 Medium Wide 0.97 3715.10 Wei
Mondelez International (MDLZ) QQQQ $51 $42.68 Medium Wide 0.84 63.78 Lash
Energy
Cenovus Energy (CVE) QQQQ $21 $12.97 Very High None 0.62 15.94 Gemino
Enbridge (ENB) QQQQ $64 $50.98 Medium Wide 0.80 86.01 Gemino
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) QQQQ $30 $27.81 Low Wide 0.93 60.10 Ellis
Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.B) QQQ $71 $70.37 Low None 0.99 284.24 Good
RSP Permian (RSPP) QQQ $44 $41.17 High None 0.94 6.53 Meats
Santos (STO) QQQ AUD 5.75 AUD 5.55 High None 0.97 11.56 Taylor
Financial Services
American International Group (AIG) QQQQ $76 $60.4 Medium None 0.79 54.30 Horn
Assicurazioni Generali (G) QQQ EUR 17.7 EUR 15 Very High None 0.85 23.42 Heathfield
Capital One Financial (COF) QQQ $108 $101.42 Medium Narrow 0.94 49.16 Plunkett
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306) QQQ JPY 880 JPY 866.8 Medium None 0.99 11495.11 Kumagai
QBE Insurance Group (QBE) QQQQ AUD 13 AUD 10.76 High Narrow 0.83 14.63 Ellis
Wells Fargo (WFC) QQQ $67 $62.33 Medium Wide 0.93 306.93 Sinegal
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Healthcare Observer | 5Fair Value2018 Current
January Uncertainty Moat Price / Fair Market
Company and Industry Rating Estimate Price Rating Rating Value Cap (B) Analyst
Healthcare
Page 7 of 17 Paper Title | 5 January 2018
Allergan (AGN) QQQQQ $263 $171.58 Medium Wide 0.65 57.06 Waterhouse
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Express 17 Holding (ESRX) Healthcare
QQQQ Observer | 5$89
January 2018S $76.08 Medium Wide 0.85 43.09 Lekraj
Healthscope (HSO) QQQQ AUD 2.6 AUD 2.11 Medium Narrow 0.81 3.67 Kallos
McKesson (MCK) QQQQ $210 $155.06 Medium Wide 0.74 32.33 Lekraj
Ramsay Health Care (RHC) QQQQ AUD 87 AUD 70.6 Medium Narrow 0.81 14.27 Kallos
Roche Holding (ROG) QQQQQ CHF 332 CHF 252.2 Low Wide 0.76 215.52 Andersen
Shire (SHPG) QQQQ $205 $157.29 Medium Narrow 0.77 47.94 Andersen
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) QQQQ $175 $153.07 Medium Narrow 0.87 38.71 Tsai
Industrials
Anixter International (AXE) QQQQ $103 $76.3 Medium Narrow 0.74 2.54 Bernard
Beijing Enterprises Holdings (392) QQQQ HKD 56 HKD 46.55 Medium Narrow 0.83 58.75 Song
Brambles (BXB) QQQQ AUD 11.2 AUD 9.98 Medium Wide 0.89 15.88 Fleck
CK Hutchison Holdings (1) QQQQ HKD 110 HKD 99.25 Low None 0.90 382.87 Tan
Fluor (FLR) QQQ $60 $53.26 High Narrow 0.89 7.45 Silver
G4S (GFS) QQQQ GBX 312 GBX 273.9 Medium None 0.88 4.25 Field
GEA Group (G1A) QQQQ EUR 47 EUR 40.94 Medium Wide 0.87 7.44 Molina
Guangshen Railway (525) QQQ HKD 5.8 HKD 5.62 High None 0.97 46.15 Song
Johnson Controls International (JCI) QQQQ $54 $39.85 High Narrow 0.74 36.88 Bernard
KION GROUP (KGX) QQQQ EUR 86 EUR 75.7 Medium Narrow 0.88 8.91 Molina
Royal Philips (PHIA) QQQQ EUR 40 EUR 32.28 Medium Narrow 0.81 30.24 Vonk
Stericycle (SRCL) QQQQQ $105 $70.85 Medium Wide 0.67 6.05 Noverini
United Technologies (UTX) QQQ $134 $130.45 High Wide 0.97 104.17 Noverini
Real Estate
AVEO Group (AOG) QQQQ AUD 3.25 AUD 2.81 Medium None 0.86 1.63 Sherlock
Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) QQQQ $92 $74.8 Medium None 0.81 14.20 Schwer
Technology
Guidewire Software (GWRE) QQQQ $95 $76.59 Medium Wide 0.81 5.88 Nelson
Qualcomm (QCOM) QQQ $75 $66.03 High Narrow 0.88 97.34 Davuluri
Sabre (SABR) QQQQ $26 $20.89 Medium Narrow 0.80 5.74 Wasiolek
Salesforce.com (CRM) QQQQ $131 $106.68 Medium Wide 0.81 77.05 Nelson
Synaptics (SYNA) QQQQ $64 $41.82 Very High None 0.65 1.42 Davuluri
TDK (6762) QQQ JPY 11000 JPY 9730 High None 0.88 1227.92 Ito
Tencent Holdings (700) QQQ HKD 492 HKD 433.2 High Wide 0.88 4114.81 Tam
Utilities
Dominion Energy (D) QQQQ $87 $76.83 Low Wide 0.88 49.44 Fishman
Gas Natural SDG (GAS) QQQ EUR 22 EUR 20.76 Medium Narrow 0.94 20.76 Fulop
SCANA (SCG) QQQQ $60 $46.33 Medium Narrow 0.77 6.61 Miller
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Healthcare LB | 5 January 2018
In the long run, we see improved product, easier comparables, and a growing exposure to China driving
sales performance back into mid-single-digit territory.
December sales growth was driven by strength at Bath & Body Works (4% comparable sales growth in
stores and direct sales) and direct sales at Victoria’s Secret (which boosted segment combined
comparable sales performance to a 1% decline versus 6% at stores only). At Victoria’s Secret, growth in
the beauty and Pink businesses was more than offset by a decline in lingerie. Further, management
disclosed that the merchandise margin rate was down significantly driven by increased promotional
activity. We await further insight into profitability trends, expected on the fourth-quarter earnings call
scheduled for March 1, 2018.
We continue to believe the market is underappreciating the company’s leadership position in the
Australian private hospital market.
We remain positive on Ramsay’s move into community pharmacy, unveiled in fiscal 2016, and consider it
complementary to acute treatment settings. Further, we think the move increases the company’s
opportunity to engage with the patient by extending the company’s reach into chronic disease
management. We think this is an important dynamic, given age-related morbidities and the ageing of
the Australian population. Our base case assumes pharmacy revenue of around AUD 3 million per store,
with stores reaching 81 by 2020, to generate around AUD 250 million, or 3.8% of forecast Australian
divisional revenue and 4% of forecast divisional EBITDA.
Our modeling of the pharmacy initiative factors in potential economies of scale with respect to
procurement of pharmaceuticals across the group inclusive of in-hospital dispensaries. It does not,
however, incorporate potential synergies relating to post-hospital discharge service offerings on the
pharmacy front, nor the potential to fold in ancillary service offerings through the pharmacy channel
such as medication management/monitoring programs.
Ford’s December volume rose 0.9% year over year as a 16.8% fleet increase more than offset a 4%
decline from the retail channel. Ford’s rental fleet sales made up 11.8% of December sales, a 560-basis-
point increase from December 2016 but not dramatically off from the company’s full-year rental mix of
11.1%. Crossovers and SUV volume rose 8%, while cars fell 5.5% and the truck segment fell 1%. The F-
Series pickup, however, rose 2.1% for its best December and best full-year sales since 2005 at nearly
897,000 units, with record average transaction price of $47,800, up $3,400 from 2016. Ford’s SUVs had a
record year, selling just under 800,000 vehicles and a record December. Explorer’s sales rose 33% for the
month for its best December since 2003 and best full year since 2005. Although Lincoln struggled with
the rest of the premium market, with its December sales down 17%, the one bright spot was the new
Navigator, which rose 30%.
Morningstar's equity research group ("we," "our") believes that a company's intrinsic worth results from the future cash flows it
can generate. The Morningstar Rating for stocks identifies stocks trading at a discount or premium to their intrinsic worth—or fair
value estimate, in Morningstar terminology. Five-star stocks sell for the biggest risk-adjusted discount to their fair values, whereas
1-star stocks trade at premiums to their intrinsic worth.
Source: Morningstar.
Four key components drive the Morningstar rating: (1) our assessment of the firm's economic moat, (2) our estimate of the stock's
fair value, (3) our uncertainty around that fair value estimate, and (4) the current market price. This process ultimately culminates
in our single-point star rating.
Economic Moat
The concept of an economic moat plays a vital role not only in our qualitative assessment of a firm's long-term investment
potential, but also in the actual calculation of our fair value estimates. An economic moat is a structural feature that allows a firm
to sustain excess profits over a long period of time. We define economic profits as returns on invested capital (ROIC) over and
above our estimate of a firm's cost of capital, or weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Without a moat, profits are more
susceptible to competition. We have identified five sources of economic moats: intangible assets, switching costs, network effect,
cost advantage, and efficient scale.
Companies with a narrow moat are those we believe are more likely than not to achieve normalized excess returns for at least the
next 10 years. Wide-moat companies are those in which we have very high confidence that excess returns will remain for 10 years,
with excess returns more likely than not to remain for at least 20 years. The longer a firm generates economic profits, the higher its
intrinsic value. We believe low-quality, no-moat companies will see their normalized returns gravitate toward their cost of capital
more quickly than companies with moats.
To assess the sustainability of excess profits, analysts perform ongoing assessments of the moat trend. A firm's moat trend is
positive in cases where we think its sources of competitive advantage are growing stronger, stable where we don't anticipate
changes to competitive advantages over the next several years, or negative where we see signs of deterioration.
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Because a dollar earned today is worth more than a dollar earned tomorrow, we discount our projections of cash flows in stages I,
II, and III to arrive at a total present value of expected future cash flows. Because we are modeling free cash flow to the firm—
representing cash available to provide a return to all capital providers—we discount future cash flows using the WACC, which is a
weighted average of the costs of equity, debt, and preferred stock (and any other funding sources), using expected future
proportionate long-term, market value weights.
Analysts consider at least two scenarios in addition to their base case: a bull case and a bear case. Assumptions are chosen such
that the analyst believes there is a 25% probability that the company will perform better than the bull case and a 25% probability
that the company will perform worse than the bear case. The distance between the bull and bear cases is an important indicator of
the uncertainty underlying the fair value estimate.
Our recommended margin of safety widens as our uncertainty regarding the estimated value of the equity increases. The more
uncertain we are about the estimated value of the equity, the greater the discount we require relative to our estimate of the value
of the firm before we would recommend the purchase of the shares. In addition, the uncertainty rating provides guidance in
portfolio construction based on risk tolerance.
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Market Price
The market prices used in this analysis and noted in the report come from the exchange on which the stock is listed, which we
believe is a reliable source.
Please note, there is no predefined distribution of stars. That is, the percentage of stocks that earn
5 stars can fluctuate daily, so the star ratings, in the aggregate, can serve as a gauge of the broader market's valuation. When
there are many 5-star stocks, the stock market as a whole is more undervalued, in our opinion, than when very few companies
garner our highest rating.
We expect that if our base-case assumptions are true, the market price will converge on our fair value estimate over time,
generally within three years (although it is impossible to predict the exact time frame in which market prices may adjust).
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Paper We believe
Title | 5 January 2018 appreciation beyond a fair risk-adjusted return is highly likely over a multiyear time frame. Scenario
analysis developed by our analysts indicates that the current market price represents an excessively pessimistic outlook, limiting
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Healthcare risk and|maximizing upside potential.
5 January 2018S
QQQ Indicates our belief that investors are likely to receive a fair risk-adjusted return (approximately cost of equity).
QQ We believe investors are likely to receive a less than fair risk-adjusted return.
Q Indicates a high probability of undesirable risk-adjusted returns from the current market price over a multiyear time frame,
based on our analysis. Scenario analysis by our analysts indicates that the market is pricing in an excessively optimistic outlook,
limiting upside potential and leaving the investor exposed to capital loss.
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no indication of future performance. A security investment return and an investor's principal value will fluctuate so that, when
redeemed, an investor's shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. A security's current investment performance
may be lower or higher than the investment performance noted within the report. Morningstar's uncertainty rating serves as a
useful data point with respect to sensitivity analysis of the assumptions used in our determining a fair value price.
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