BUD

What Are the Fundamentals Of BUD?

Anheuser-Busch Inbev logged a 1.62% change Friday, and is now trading at a price of $62.08 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.6%.

Anheuser-Busch Inbev shares moved 12.15% over the last 52 weeks, with a high of $63.0 and a low of $44.51. During this time, the stock outperformed the S&P 500 index by 15.85%. As of January 2022, the company's 50-day average price is $60.0. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA / NV is engaged in the production, distribution and sale of beer, alcoholic beverages and soft drinks worldwide. The large-cap Consumer Cyclical company is based in Leuven, Netherlands. Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored has returned a 0.9% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

Stagnant Top Line Growth With a Highly Leveraged Balance Sheet:

2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Revenue (MM) $54,619 $52,329 $46,881 $54,304
Revenue Growth n/a -4.19% -10.41% 15.83%
Gross Margins 62.73% 61.09% 58.12% 57.47%
Gross Margins Growth n/a -2.61% -4.86% -1.12%
Operating Margins 31.32% 30.76% 20.52% 25.46%
Operating Margins Growth n/a -1.79% -33.29% 24.07%
Earnings Per Share $2.17 $4.53 $0.69 $2.28
EPS Growth n/a 108.76% -84.77% 230.43%
Diluted Shares (MM) 2,011 2,025 2,037 2,045
Free Cash Flow (MM) $9,577 $8,222 $7,110 $9,159
FCF Growth n/a -14.15% -13.52% 28.82%
Capital Expenditures (MM) $5,086 $5,174 $3,781 $5,640
Net Debt / EBITDA 6.39 4.38 6.36 4.56

Anheuser-Busch Inbev Is Overpriced:

Compared to the Consumer Cyclical sector's average of 22.33, Anheuser-Busch Inbev has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 24.63 and, according to its EPS guidance of 3.83, an expected P/E ratio of 16.21.

However, Anheuser-Busch Inbev is likely undervalued in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 1.652 compared to its sector average of 3.12. The company's shares are currently trading 222.49% above their fair value as expressed by Benjamin Graham's formula:

√(22.5 * 5-year average EPS * book value per share) = √(22.5 * 2.73 * 6.03) = $19.25

7 analysts are following Anheuser-Busch Inbevand have set target prices ranging from $59.0 to $80.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of hold. At the current price of $62.08, BUD is trading -5.32% away from its average analyst target price of $65.57 per share, implying an analyst consensus of some upside potential for the stock.

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