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Ambev S.A. (ABEV) vs Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (FMX)

Ambev S.A. and Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. are both Beverages Brewers companies. Ambev S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $42.3B against $25.8B — 1.6× the size. Ambev S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 13.7× against 19.5×. Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 26.2% against 1.54%. Ambev S.A. has the higher net margin (18.9% vs 3.89%) and the higher return on invested capital (19.5% vs 14.5%). Both pay a dividend; Ambev S.A. yields more (4.32% vs 3.52%). Across the 23 metrics below, Ambev S.A. leads on 16 and Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. on 7.

Valuation

Metric ABEV FMX Beverages Brewers median
P/E 13.65 19.46 15.03
P/S 2.65 0.82 1.20
P/B 2.43 2.40 2.40
Price to free cash flow 11.75 21.71 12.38
EV/EBITDA 7.55 10.00 10.46
EV/Sales 2.41 0.85 1.20
Earnings yield 7.33% 5.14% 6.10%
Free cash flow yield 8.51% 4.61% 8.08%

Profitability

Metric ABEV FMX Beverages Brewers median
Gross margin 51.46% 40.47% 49.11%
Operating margin 26.61% 8.53% 8.53%
Net margin 18.93% 3.89% 8.09%
Free cash flow margin 22.56% 0.00% 9.70%
Return on equity 18.01% 0.00% 6.89%
Return on assets 11.71% 4.61% 3.93%
Return on invested capital 19.45% 14.47% 5.99%

Growth

Metric ABEV FMX Beverages Brewers median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.54% 26.23% 1.54%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 5.88% (22.75%) 5.88%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.89% 13.51% 4.82%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 4.69% 41.83% 0.61%

Health

Metric ABEV FMX Beverages Brewers median
Debt to equity 0.03 0.47 0.57
Current ratio 1.06 1.15 1.06
Net debt to EBITDA (0.59) 0.24 2.65

Dividend

Metric ABEV FMX Beverages Brewers median
Dividend yield 4.32% 3.52% 3.18%
Payout ratio 0.59 0.69 0.39

Size

Metric ABEV FMX Beverages Brewers median
Market cap 42.33b 25.80b 24.62b

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