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Kerry Group PLC Class A KRZ

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Kerry Is Aligned With Long-Term Trends in Healthier Eating and Foodservice Expansion

Diana Radu

Kerry Group has evolved from its humble beginnings as an Irish dairy cooperative into a global leader in taste and nutrition, serving the food, beverage, and foodservice sectors. The global market for specialty ingredients and flavors is estimated to be EUR 85 billion, with Kerry ranked among the top 10 companies. There remains significant opportunity for market expansion, driven by customer demand for nutritional enhancement, cleaner labels with simple, natural ingredients, cost efficiencies, and improved sustainability credentials. Additionally, stricter government regulations aimed at reducing fat, salt, and sugar in foods present opportunities for more extensive product reformulation.

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Bulls

Kerry’s large exposure to the foodservice channel, as well as local and regional food and beverage customers, translates into faster sales growth compared with some flavor and fragrance peers.

Bears

Kerry’s focus on expanding its integrated solutions offering through acquisitions may lead to expensive, value-destroying deals, especially in the case of larger acquisitions.

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Trading Information

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Shares Outstanding
158.93M
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Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
18.84
Price/Sales
2.06
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
1.66%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
1.66%
Dividend Payment Schedule
May, Nov
Total Yield
4.79%

Company Profile

Kerry Group is a leading taste and ingredient technology company and an innovation partner for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors. The company has more than 200 locations that supply clients in more than 50 countries. Its taste and nutrition unit earns around 67% of its revenue from developed countries and 33% from the developing world, servicing a wide range of sectors, such as meat, meals, snacks, dairy, drinks, and pharmaceuticals. Kerry has expanded through a combination of organic development and dozens of tuck-in acquisitions.
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Packaged Foods
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
19,420
Website
https://www.kerry.com

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Price/Earnings (Normalized)
 18.8425.1930.90
Price/Book Value
 2.283.327.00
Price/Sales
 2.062.564.19
Price/Cash Flow
 15.3315.4821.26
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength

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Quick Ratio
 1.141.770.70
Current Ratio
 1.772.981.29
Interest Coverage
 10.195.1910.87
Quick Ratio
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Profitability

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Return on Assets (Normalized)
 7.08%4.54%9.24%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
 13.52%9.45%24.97%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
 9.37%6.36%12.86%
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