Brown Forman Stock Today

BF-A Stock  USD 45.72  0.20  0.44%   

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Brown Forman is trading at 45.72 as of the 8th of October 2024, a 0.44% down since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 45.92. Brown Forman has only a 6 % chance of going through financial distress over the next few years but had a somewhat ok performance during the last 90 days. Equity ratings for Brown Forman are calculated daily based on our scoring framework. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 8th of September 2024 and ending today, the 8th of October 2024. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Food, Beverage & Tobacco
IPO Date
3rd of May 1973
Category
Consumer Defensive
Classification
Consumer Staples
Brown-Forman Corporation manufactures, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages worldwide. Brown-Forman Corporation was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Brown Forman operates under Beverages - Wineries Distilleries classification in USA and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 169.12 M outstanding shares of which 326.99 K shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 5.35 trading days to cover. More on Brown Forman

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Brown Stock Highlights

President CEOLawson Whiting
Business ConcentrationBeverages, Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries, Consumer Defensive, NYSE Composite, Consumer Staples, Beverages, Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries, Consumer Defensive (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Debt Levels
Brown Forman can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Brown Forman's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Brown Forman's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Brown Forman currently holds 3.1 B in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 152.5, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Brown Forman has a current ratio of 3.2, suggesting that it is liquid enough and is able to pay its financial obligations when due. Note, when we think about Brown Forman's use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity.

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Brown Forman (BF-A) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA and employs 5,700 people. Brown Forman is listed under Beverages category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 22.14 B. Brown Forman conducts business under Beverages sector and is part of Consumer Staples industry. The entity has 169.12 M outstanding shares of which 326.99 K shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 5.35 trading days to cover. Brown Forman currently holds about 307 M in cash with 647 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 0.64.
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Ownership Allocation
Brown Forman holds a total of 169.12 Million outstanding shares. Brown Forman shows majority of its outstanding shares owned by insiders. An insider is usually defined as a corporate executive, director, member of the board or institutional investor who own at least 10% of the company's outstanding shares. 74.2 percent of Brown Forman outstanding shares that are owned by insiders signifies that they have been buying or selling the stock in recent months in anticipation of some upcoming event. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Brown Forman Risk Profiles

Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. Brown Forman market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Brown Forman long position in a well-diversified portfolio.

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Brown Forman Corporate Management

Mark BaconSenior BrandsProfile
Diane NguyenPlaces, PeopleProfile
Matthew HamelExecutive SecretaryProfile
Thomas HinrichsExecutive InternationalProfile
Matias BentelExecutive OfficerProfile
Kirsten HawleyPlaces PeopleProfile

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