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Don't Judge Anheuser-Busch Inbev on Technicals Alone - Check Its Fundamentals!

Anheuser-Busch Inbev logged a 0.4% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $61.25 per share.

Anheuser-Busch Inbev returned gains of 10.8% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $72.13 and a low of $45.94. Over the same period, the stock returned a similar cumulative performance to the S&P 500. The company's 50-day average price was $60.7.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV produces, distributes, exports, markets, and sells beer in North America, Middle Americas, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Based in Leuven, Belgium, the Large-Cap Consumer Staples company has 144,000 full time employees. Anheuser-Busch Inbev has not offered a dividend during the last year.

Generally Positive Cash Flows but a Highly Leveraged Balance Sheet:

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Revenue (M) $52,329 $46,881 $54,304 $57,786 $59,380 $59,768
Gross Margins 61% 57% 56% 54% 54% 55%
Net Margins 20% 5% 11% 13% 12% 12%
Net Income (M) $10,414 $2,202 $6,114 $7,597 $6,891 $7,416
Net Interest Expense (M) $4,168 -$4,004 $3,674 $3,588 $3,696 $3,437
Depreciation & Amort. (M) $4,657 $4,829 $5,052 $5,078 $5,411 $5,544
Diluted Shares (M) 1,693 1,693 1,737 1,737 1,737 1,797
Earnings Per Share $4.53 $0.69 $2.28 $2.91 $2.6 $2.86
EPS Growth n/a -84.77% 230.43% 27.63% -10.65% 10.0%
Avg. Price $80.77 $55.68 $62.99 $57.64 $64.62 $61.16
P/E Ratio 17.48 79.54 27.03 19.41 24.38 20.95
Free Cash Flow (M) $14,036 $10,891 $14,799 $13,298 $13,265 $15,055
EV / EBITDA 16.16 19.11 14.56 12.76 13.33 11.56
Total Debt (M) $205,948 $197,118 $177,554 $159,818 $156,300 $144,338
Net Debt / EBITDA 9.57 12.59 8.77 7.65 7.53 6.33
Current Ratio 0.83 0.82 0.7 0.67 0.63 0.7

Anheuser-Busch Inbev has declining EPS growth, not enough current assets to cover current liabilities because its current ratio is 0.7, and a highly leveraged balance sheet. On the other hand, the company has generally positive cash flows working in its favor.

Anheuser-Busch Inbev Has Attractive Multiples and Its Shares Are Fairly Valued:

Anheuser-Busch Inbev has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 20.2, compared to an average of 25.91 for the Consumer Staples sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $3.74, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 16.2. The -2.7% compound average growth rate of Anheuser-Busch Inbev's historical and projected earnings per share yields a PEG ratio of -7.47. This indicates that its shares are overvalued.In contrast, the market is likely undervaluing Anheuser-Busch Inbev in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 1.48 while the sector average is 3.03. The company's shares are currently trading 8.7% below their Graham number.

Anheuser-Busch Inbev Has an Average Rating of Buy:

The 10 analysts following Anheuser-Busch Inbev have set target prices ranging from $65.0 to $96.0 per share, for an average of $77.1 with a buy rating. The company is trading -20.6% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst consensus of strong upside potential.

Anheuser-Busch Inbev has a very low short interest because 1.0% of the company's shares are sold short. Institutions own 5.9% of the company's shares, and the insider ownership rate stands at 0.0%, suggesting a small amount of insider investors. The largest shareholder is Dodge & Cox Inc., whose 2% stake in the company is worth $2,238,456,036.

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