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What Our Analysts Know About Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored

Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored logged a 0.8% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $55.51 per share.

As of April 2023, Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored shares had a 50-day average price of $56.82. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV produces, distributes, markets, and sells beer and beverages. Based in Leuven, Belgium, the large-cap Consumer Staples company has 167,000 full time employees. Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored has offered a 1.5% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

Exceptional Profitability Overshadowed by Excessive Leverage:

2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Revenue (MM) $52,329 $46,881 $54,304 $57,786
Gross Margins 61.1% 58.1% 57.5% 54.5%
Operating Margins 30.1% 27.1% 25.7% 24.7%
Net Margins 17.53% 3.0% 8.6% 10.33%
Net Income (MM) $9,171 $1,406 $4,670 $5,969
Net Interest Expense (MM) -$3,720 -$5,245 -$5,609 -$4,480
Depreciation & Amort. (MM) -$4,657 -$4,829 -$5,052 -$5,078
Earnings Per Share $4.53 $0.7 $2.28 $3.67
EPS Growth n/a -84.55% 225.71% 60.96%
Diluted Shares (MM) 2,026 1,984 2,045 5,697
Free Cash Flow (MM) $8,222 $9,182 $9,159 $8,138
Capital Expenditures (MM) -$5,174 -$4,854 -$5,640 -$5,160
Net Current Assets (MM) -$123,281 -$121,540 -$114,338 -$105,479
Current Ratio 0.83 0.82 0.7 0.67
Long Term Debt (MM) $95,872 $93,642 $85,539 $76,917
Net Debt / EBITDA 4.63 6.08 4.24 3.9

Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored has strong margins with a stable trend, a steady stream of strong cash flows, and stable revenues and a flat capital expenditure trend. However, Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored has slimmer gross margins than its peers, declining EPS growth, and a highly leveraged balance sheet.

A Very Low P/E Ratio but Trades Above Its Graham Number:

Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 15.5, compared to an average of 24.36 for the Consumer Staples sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $3.73, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 15.2. The -3.8% compound average growth rate of Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored's historical and projected earnings per share yields a PEG ratio of -4.06. This indicates that its shares are overvalued.Furthermore, Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored is likely overvalued compared to the book value of its equity, since its P/B ratio of 8.53 is higher than the sector average of 4.29. The company's shares are currently trading 174.6% above their Graham number. Ultimately, Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored's strong cash flows, decent earnings multiple, and healthy debt levels factor towards it being fairly valued, its elevated P/B ratio notwithstanding.

Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored Has No Average Rating Visible In Our Data:

The 6 analysts following Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored have set target prices ranging from $63.0 to $70.0 per share, for an average of $67.08 with a buy rating. As of April 2023, the company is trading -15.3% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst consensus of some upside potential.

The largest shareholder is Dodge & Cox Inc, whose 1% stake in the company is worth $1,403,610,718.

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