Friday, September 12, 2014

Seeking Alpha: Colfax Still Enjoying The Fruits Of Superior Growth Potential

Not unlike Danaher (NYSE:DHR), the very successful conglomerate to which Colfax (NYSE:CFX) is so often compared, the problem with Colfax is not the quality of the businesses, the margin/growth potential, nor the quality of management or long-term opportunity. The issue is valuation. Colfax bulls seem to be so eager to find that next Danaher that they continue to award Colfax very generous multiples even despite multiple quarterly misses in the last two years. Much as I admire Colfax and find the growth opportunity to be compelling, I can't get comfortable with a take-no-prisoners valuation today.

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Colfax Still Enjoying The Fruits Of Superior Growth Potential

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