BF.A: Brown-Forman Corporation Class A Company Profile & Statistics

About

Brown-Forman Corporation is a producer and marketer of fine quality beverage alcohol brands. The brands include Jack Daniel's, Southern Comfort, Finlandia, Canadian Mist, Fetzer, Korbel, Gentleman Jack, el Jimador, Tequila Herradura, Sonoma-Cutrer, Chambord, Tuaca, Woodford Reserve, and Bonterra. They globally market and sell various categories of beverage alcohol products, such as Tennessee, Canadian, and Kentucky whiskies; Kentucky bourbons; California sparkling wine; tequila; table wine; liqueurs; vodka; and ready-to-drink products. They sell their wine and spirits brands either through wholesale distributors or in states that directly control alcohol sales, state governments that then sell to retail customers and consumers. Their main international markets are the U.K., Australia, Mexico, Poland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, South Africa, China, Japan, Canada, and Russia.

Info & Links

CEO

Lawson E. Whiting

Headquarters

850 Dixie Highway
LOUISVILLE, KY 40210, UNITED STATES

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Share holders

6,716

Employees

5,700

Brown-Forman Corporation Class A Statistics

Valuation Measures

Market Capitalization²

15.99B

Enterprise Value

18.25B

Enterprise Value/EBITDA(ttm)

13.38

Price to Earnings Ratio(ttm)

14.77

Price to Sales(ttm)

3.63

Price to Book(mrq)

4.00

Price to Cash(ytd)

13.32

Profitability

Gross Margin(ttm)

59.31%

Operating Margin(ttm)

24.61%

Profit Margin(ttm)

24.44%

Return on Equity(ttm)

28.83%

Return on Invested Capital(ttm)

16.45%

Return on Assets(ttm)

12.19%

Income Statement

Revenue(ttm)

4.04B

Revenue Per Share(ttm)

8.56

Gross Profit(ttm)

2.40B

EBITDA(ttm)³

1.36B

Net Income Available to Common(ttm)

989.00M

Diluted EPS(ttm)

2.12

Share Statistics

Beta (5Y Monthly)

0.74

52-Week Change

-32.75%

S&P 500 52-Week Change

9.44%

S&P 500 Member

Yes

Stock Optionable

Yes

Total Shares Outstanding¹

472.67M

Dividend Yield

2.89%

Float⁴

453.80M

% Held by Insiders

3.99%

% Held by Institutions

3.81%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash(mrq)

599.00M

Total Cash Per Share(mrq)

1.27

Total Debt(mrq)

2.86B

Total Debt/Equity(mrq)

74.89%

Current Ratio(mrq)

3.49%

Quick Ratio(mrq)

1.05%

Book Value Per Share(mrq)

8.09

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow Per Share(ytd)

0.94

Free Cash Flow(ytd)

380.00M

Table Key

mrq = Most Recent Quarter

ttm = Trailing Twelve Months

ytd = Year To Date

Footnotes

Data provided by Zacks Investment Research or calculated by FXEmpire. All numbers are rounded to the closest decimal.

1 Total Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report.
2 Market Cap is calculated using total shares outstanding and the most recent share price.
3 EBITDA is calculated using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting.
4 The float is a measure of the number of shares available for trading by the public. It's calculated by taking the number of issued and outstanding shares minus any restricted stock, which might not be publicly traded.

BF.A

Brown-Forman Corporation Class A

Brown-Forman Corporation Class A Profile