Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio (LZOEX)
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Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio (LZOEX) — VMCI valuation read
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio sits at VMCI 42/100, with the Financial Services sector median at 50. That 8-point spread is the first thing to note on LZOEX: it tells the reader the composite is unfavorable before any single ratio is examined, and the mid-cap tier sets the comparison set.
Form 4 disclosures on LZOEX are blank for the trailing 30 days. With the insider channel offline, the EV/EBITDA delta, free-cash-flow trajectory, and the next earnings print do the talking.
**Investor frame.** The Value read on LZOEX: LZOEX trades at 18.0x earnings, 0% above the Financial Services median of 18.0x, with EV/EBITDA at 13.0x against 12.0x. The Quality read: ROIC of 8.0% trails the Financial Services median (10.0%) by 2.0pp. The Risk read: net debt to EBITDA of 1.5x leaves covenant headroom, anchoring the bear scenario on a measurable balance-sheet metric.
LZOEX rose 0.1% over the trailing 7 days, with a +3.9% read on a 30-day basis.
The fund invests primarily in equity securities, principally common stocks, of non-U.S. companies whose principal activities are located in emerging market countries and that the Investment Manager believes are undervalued based on their earnings, cash flow or asset values. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies whose principal business activities are located in emerging market countries.
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