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Ambev S.A. (ABEV) vs Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. (CCU)

Ambev S.A. and Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. are both Beverages Brewers companies. Ambev S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $49.5B against $2.0B — 25.0× the size. Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 17.6× against 18.3×. Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.91% against −4.31%. Ambev S.A. has the higher net margin (17.5% vs 3.62%) and the higher return on invested capital (17.4% vs 5.99%). Only Ambev S.A. pays a dividend (3.68%). Across the 23 metrics below, Ambev S.A. leads on 14 and Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. on 9.

Valuation

Metric ABEV CCU Beverages Brewers median
P/E 18.28 17.56 17.56
P/S 3.29 0.61 0.98
P/B 2.92 1.18 2.36
Price to free cash flow 18.54 13.35 11.96
EV/EBITDA 9.51 11.69 10.19
EV/Sales 3.08 0.86 1.17
Earnings yield 5.47% 5.69% 5.47%
Free cash flow yield 5.39% 7.49% 8.36%

Profitability

Metric ABEV CCU Beverages Brewers median
Gross margin 51.26% 44.72% 48.88%
Operating margin 25.75% 7.32% 8.54%
Net margin 17.51% 3.62% 3.62%
Free cash flow margin 17.72% 4.55% 12.13%
Return on equity 16.15% 6.89% 6.89%
Return on assets 10.43% 3.12% 4.09%
Return on invested capital 17.44% 5.99% 6.25%

Growth

Metric ABEV CCU Beverages Brewers median
Revenue growth (TTM) (4.31%) 1.91% (1.77%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 5.88% (27.17%) 5.88%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.89% 5.80% 4.82%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 4.69% 0.61% 0.61%

Health

Metric ABEV CCU Beverages Brewers median
Debt to equity 0.03 0.71 0.71
Current ratio 1.02 1.84 1.02
Net debt to EBITDA (0.59) 2.87 2.65

Dividend

Metric ABEV CCU Beverages Brewers median
Dividend yield 3.68% 0.00% 3.64%
Payout ratio 0.67 0.00 0.46

Size

Metric ABEV CCU Beverages Brewers median
Market cap 49.47b 1.98b 21.93b

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