Haleon (LSE:HLN) in Springview Capital Management Q2 2023

Valuation Disconnect in a High-Quality Consumer Health Business

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May 20, 2025
Summary
  • Initiated a core position in this $38 billion consumer health spinoff.
  • Owns trusted brands like Advil, Excedrin, and Sensodyne.
  • Trades at a discount to peers despite superior business quality.
  • Temporary overhangs include former parent companies' share sales and Zantac litigation.
  • Expected to produce sustainable low-double digits EPS growth.

Springview Capital Management's Q2 2023 letter highlighted Haleon (LSE:HLN, Financial) as a new core position. The UK-based consumer health company, valued at $38 billion, owns well-known brands such as Advil and Sensodyne. Despite its high-quality business and growth prospects, Haleon trades at a discount to peers like P&G and Colgate. The fund attributes this valuation disconnect to temporary overhangs, including share sales by former parent companies and Zantac litigation concerns.

"The opportunity to buy into an above-average business like HLN at a below-average multiple is due to three investor hangups, in our view..." — Springview Capital Management, Q2 2023 Fund Letter

Read full letter at gurufocus Springview Capital Management 2023 Q2 page.