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Wide-Moat Brown-Forman Swallows Input Costs, Foreign Exchange Headwinds; Long-Term Outlook Unchanged

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We plan to lower our $78 fair value estimate on wide-moat Brown-Forman by a mid-single-digit percentage after digesting its October-ended fiscal 2023 second-quarter results, approximately in line with the decline in its shares on Dec. 7. The alcoholic beverage giant delivered 16% organic top-line growth in the quarter, but, due to tougher second-half comparisons, inflation pressuring margins, and normalizing downstream inventory levels, we expect a meaningful slowdown in second half-results.

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Brown-Forman is the largest U.S.-domiciled producer of distilled spirits. The firm reports only a single operating segment, and whiskey represents its primary business driver, generating roughly three quarters of sales, undergirded by the Jack Daniel’s brand as well as bourbons such as Woodford Reserve and Old Forrester. Notable nonwhiskey offerings include tequilas such as el Jimador and Herradura. The firm operates globally, with products sold in more than 170 countries, and adapts its route-to-consumer model depending on regulation as well as the prevailing competitive dynamics in a given market. For example, it sells through distributors in the U.S. but operates its own logistics apparatus in many other countries. The company remains under the control of the Brown family.

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850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY, 40210
Sector Consumer Defensive
Industry Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
Employees 5,200

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Yes. BF.B has a forward dividend yield of 1.21%. See BF.B’s full dividends and stock split history on the Dividend tab.
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BF.B’s market cap is 32.54 Bil.
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BF.B’s stock style is Mid Growth.
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BF.B’s price/sales is 7.92.
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BF.B’s price/forward earnings is 34.60.
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BF.B’s price/book is 10.74.
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