In this week's Duelling Fools, Maynard Paton and David Kuo take on one of the market's corporate giants -- Anglo-Dutch food company Unilever. Is its focus on key brands a recipe for success, or does it need to replace acquisitions with organic growth?
The Bull Case
"We have in Unilever a global food producer that owns some of the best-known consumer brands in the world. Its current corporate strategy will create a leaner, more focused business to take advantage of the new challenges of e-commerce and continue to deliver double-digit growth in earnings to ensure that the long-term shareholder will be amply rewarded." more
The Bear Case
"Unilever should not appeal to any investor. If you're hunting for a long-term capital gain, the company has little in the way of growth prospects. If you require income, the company has little in the way of a dividend yield. Combined with a desperate growth-by-acquisition strategy resulting in opaque financial statements, the stodgy and dodgy Unilever is a no-go area for the sensible Fool." more
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