Produce and market a wide range of alcoholic beverages, including beers, wines, and spirits. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth (3% a year).
The gap is $844.7M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 18.2× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 59% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 22% below today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
The stock trades 40% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
It pays out $0.35 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 3% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.
The stock trades 22% above the average analyst price target.
On our five-subject report card, CCU sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: CCU is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.