Shares of the multi-armed conglomerate 3M (MMM) are up about 10% since I last discussed the company, but the story hasn't really changed all that much. Trouble in a few businesses masks an otherwise relatively solid story and Wall Street sell-analysts can barely muster tepid enthusiasm for the shares. Europe and assorted technology markets represent a risk to 2012 results, but fourth quarter results suggest that most of the risk here is to the upside.
3M Steps Over A Low Bar In Q4
To be fair, 3M's outperformance in the fourth quarter was against pretty weak expectations. Still, nearly 6% in constant currency revenue growth is nothing to sneeze at. Organic revenue growth of 3.3% (about one-third coming from volume) was not so spectacular, but did represent a sequential improvement - suggesting that 3M's performance may have bottomed in December.
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Fourth Quarter Results Suggest The Street Still Underestimates 3M
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