Nomura Securities Reiterates a 'Buy' on Tractor Supply (TSCO); Q4 Review

February 2, 2012 9:45 AM EST
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Nomura Securities reiterates a 'Buy' on Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) price target of $89.00.

Analyst, Aram Rubinson, said, "TSCO reported FQ4/11 EPS $0.96, slightly ahead of last month’s pre-announcement and our $0.95 estimate. Results were solid, but gross margins were a little worse while SG&A was a little better. Overall, our EPS estimates are unchanged at $3.65 and $4.40 for F2012 and F2013, respectively. Guidance was not explosive, as the company remains conservative at the outset of each year. Recall, last year it guided for +14% EPS growth. It delivered +34%. TSCO provided similar guidance (+14%) for 2012. We expect it to outperform this year’s goal as well. TSCO is hosting an Analyst Day in Tennessee on February 28. We continue to recommend the shares with a price target of $89 (unchanged), based on 9-10x our F2013 EBITDA estimate of $596mn. A DCF of TSCO’s 2015 potential adds further support to that target."

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Shares of Tractor Supply Company closed at $81.79 yesterday.


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