Company Overview

Brown-Forman Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distills, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages. It provides spirits, wines, whiskey spirits, whiskey-based flavored liqueurs, ready-to-drink and ready-to-pour products, ready-to-drink cocktails, vodkas, tequilas, champagnes, brandy, bourbons, and liqueurs. The company offers its products primarily under the Jack Daniel's, Reserve, Old Forester, Coopers' Craft, Herradura, el Jimador, New Mix, Korbel Champagnes, Sonoma-Cutrer, Finlandia, GlenDronach, Benriach, Glenglassaugh, Chambord, Slane, and Fords Gin brands. It is also involved in the sale of used barrels, bulk whiskey, and wine; and provision of contract bottling services. The company serves retail customers and consumers through distributors or state governments; and retailers, wholesalers, and provincial governments directly. It has operations in the United States, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and internationally. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Name

    Brown-Forman Corporation

  • CEO

    Mr. Lawson E. Whiting

  • Website

    www.brown-forman.com

  • Sector

    Beverages

  • Year Founded

    1870

Profile

  • Market Cap

    $21.36B

  • EV

    $24.11B

  • Shares Out

    472.66M

  • Revenue

    $4,091M

  • Employees

    5,700

Margins

  • Gross

    59.64%

  • EBITDA

    29.28%

  • Operating

    27.13%

  • Pre-Tax

    30.6%

  • Net

    24.15%

  • FCF

    9.92%

Returns (5Yr Avg)

  • ROA

    13.26%

  • ROTA

    49.93%

  • ROE

    34.74%

  • ROCE

    21.07%

  • ROIC

    17.66%

Valuation (TTM)

  • P/E

  • P/B

  • EV/Sales

  • EV/EBITDA

  • P/FCF

  • EV/Gross Profit

Valuation (NTM)

  • Price Target

    $48.07

  • P/E

  • PEG

  • EV/Sales

  • EV/EBITDA

  • P/FCF

Financial Health

  • Cash

    $416M

  • Net Debt

    $2,752M

  • Debt/Equity

    0.91

  • EBIT/Interest

    8.54

Growth (CAGR)

  • Rev 3Yr

    4.22%

  • Rev 5Yr

    4.24%

  • Rev 10Yr

    3.12%

  • Dil EPS 3Yr

    8.76%

  • Dil EPS 5Yr

    3.9%

  • Dil EPS 10Yr

    5.26%

  • Rev Fwd 2Yr

    1.94%

  • EBITDA Fwd 2Yr

    -3.95%

  • EPS Fwd 2Yr

    -5.44%

  • EPS LT Growth Est

    1.56%

Dividends

  • Yield

  • Payout

    41.27%

  • DPS

    $0.86

  • DPS Growth 3Yr

    6.41%

  • DPS Growth 5Yr

    5.54%

  • DPS Growth 10Yr

    6.68%

  • DPS Growth Fwd 2Yr

    6.11%

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