While Core-Mark (NASDAQ:CORE)
has had some operational challenges, this leading convenience
store-focused distribution company has continued to execute well on
balance and expand its addressable market. With the shares up about 25%
from my last update and up about 115% from my first article
(versus a 14% improvement in the S&P 500), it's hard to say that
the company's progress has not been suitably rewarded by the Street.
This year (2016) should be a big one for Core-Mark as it begins to service new agreements with Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) and 7-Eleven,
and I wouldn't rule out the possibility of an acquisition that expands
the company's distribution capabilities in either the Midwest or the
Southeast (if not both). The "but" here is valuation - the shares trade
at around 13x the average sell-side estimate for 2016 EBITDA, and it
takes some pretty significant margin improvement assumptions to drive a
significantly higher fair value from here.
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