A leader in natural food and personal care products with an
array of well-known brands,
Hain Celestial Group
(
HAIN
) offers investors one of the strongest growth profiles in the
industry. The company's strategic investments plus continued
efforts to contain costs, increase productivity, and enhance cash
flows and margins have enabled it to deliver healthy results.
This is quite evident from Hain's second-quarter 2012. The
quarterly earnings of $0.52 per share beat the Zacks Consensus
Estimate of $0.49, and rose 33.3% from the prior-year quarter. The
company's top line also grew an impressive 32.1%.
The company continues to expect total revenue between $1,455
million and $1,480 million, and earnings in the range of $1.63 to
$1.73 per share for fiscal 2012. Buoyed by better-than-expected
results and an optimistic outlook, we continue to maintain our
Outperform recommendation on the stock.
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