What Are the Fundamentals of Ambev (ABEV)?

By Emilio Sanchez • Friday, December 29 15:29 • Permanent Link

Join us for a quick overview of Ambev, a Beverages company whose shares moved -0.4% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:

Ambev has moved 3.7% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 24.6%
ABEV has an average analyst rating of buy and is -18.31% away from its mean target price of $3.44 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $0.2
Ambev has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $0.19 and its forward P/E ratio is 14.8
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.54 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Ambev is part of the Consumer Staples sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 21.21 and an average P/B of 4.12
ABEV has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 25.9% and gross profit margins of 0.5%
The company has a free cash flow of $12.62 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Ambev S.A., through its subsidiaries, engages in the production, distribution, and sale of beer, draft beer, carbonated soft drinks, other non-alcoholic beverages, malt, and food products. It offers beer primarily under the Skol, Brahma, Antarctica, Brahva, Budweiser, Bud Light, Beck, Leffe and Hoegaarden, Bucanero, Cristal, Mayabe, Presidente, Presidente Light, Brahma Light, Bohemia, The One, Corona, Modelo Especial, Stella Artois, Quilmes Clásica, Paceña, Taquiña, Huari, Becker, Cusqueña, Michelob Ultra, Busch, Pilsen, Ouro Fino, Banks, Deputy, Patricia, Labatt Blue, Alexander Keith's, and Kokanee brands. The company also provides carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, isotonic beverages, energy drinks, coconut water, powdered and natural juices, and ready-to-drink teas under the Guaraná Antarctica, Gatorade, H2OH!, Lipton Iced Tea, Fusion, Do Bem, Pepsi-Cola, Canada Dry, Squirt, Red Rock, Red Bull, Seven Up, Nutrl, Bud Light Seltzer, Palm Bay, and Mike's brands. It offers its products through a network of third-party distributors and a direct distribution system. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Ambev S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Interbrew International B.V.

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