Brown-Forman Corp
NYSE:BF.B

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NYSE:BF.B
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Price: 34.65 USD -0.77% Market Closed
Market Cap: 16.4B USD

Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Brown-Forman Corp

Revenue
4B USD
Cost of Revenue
-1.6B USD
Gross Profit
2.4B USD
Operating Expenses
-1.2B USD
Operating Income
1.2B USD
Other Expenses
-161m USD
Net Income
989m USD

Margins Comparison
Brown-Forman Corp Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
US
Brown-Forman Corp
NYSE:BF.B
16.4B USD
59%
28%
24%
CN
Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd
SSE:600519
2T CNY
76%
67%
49%
CN
Wuliangye Yibin Co Ltd
SZSE:000858
522.5B CNY
61%
48%
37%
UK
Diageo PLC
LSE:DGE
45.9B GBP
60%
29%
18%
ZA
Distell Group Holdings Ltd
JSE:DGH
40.7B Zac
25%
9%
6%
CN
Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co Ltd
SSE:600809
264.7B CNY
58%
45%
34%
US
Constellation Brands Inc
NYSE:STZ
32.1B USD
51%
34%
7%
CN
Luzhou Laojiao Co Ltd
SZSE:000568
192.4B CNY
74%
58%
44%
FR
Pernod Ricard SA
PAR:RI
24B EUR
60%
26%
10%
CN
Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co Ltd
SZSE:002304
116.4B CNY
58%
33%
28%
CN
Anhui Gujing Distillery Co Ltd
SZSE:000596
92.9B CNY
64%
32%
24%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Brown-Forman Corp Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
US
Brown-Forman Corp
NYSE:BF.B
16.4B USD
28%
12%
17%
13%
CN
Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd
SSE:600519
2T CNY
38%
31%
50%
43%
CN
Wuliangye Yibin Co Ltd
SZSE:000858
522.5B CNY
27%
22%
34%
82%
UK
Diageo PLC
LSE:DGE
45.9B GBP
36%
8%
16%
12%
ZA
Distell Group Holdings Ltd
JSE:DGH
40.7B Zac
15%
7%
17%
12%
CN
Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co Ltd
SSE:600809
264.7B CNY
41%
27%
52%
33%
US
Constellation Brands Inc
NYSE:STZ
32.1B USD
8%
3%
17%
15%
CN
Luzhou Laojiao Co Ltd
SZSE:000568
192.4B CNY
34%
22%
35%
76%
FR
Pernod Ricard SA
PAR:RI
24B EUR
7%
3%
9%
5%
CN
Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co Ltd
SZSE:002304
116.4B CNY
16%
13%
19%
22%
CN
Anhui Gujing Distillery Co Ltd
SZSE:000596
92.9B CNY
25%
15%
31%
63%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.