Ambev S.A. (ABEV) vs Constellation Brands Inc (STZ)

Ambev S.A. and Constellation Brands Inc are both Beverages Brewers companies. Ambev S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $42.3B against $24.5B — 1.7× the size. Constellation Brands Inc trades at the lower P/E: 12.9× against 13.7×. Ambev S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.54% against −4.32%. Constellation Brands Inc has the higher net margin (20.9% vs 18.9%) and the lower return on invested capital (9.11% vs 19.5%). Both pay a dividend; Ambev S.A. yields more (4.32% vs 2.84%). Across the 23 metrics below, Ambev S.A. leads on 16 and Constellation Brands Inc on 7.

Valuation

Metric ABEV STZ Beverages Brewers median
P/E 13.65 12.95 15.03
P/S 2.65 2.67 1.20
P/B 2.43 2.77 2.40
Price to free cash flow 11.75 13.16 12.38
EV/EBITDA 7.55 10.93 10.46
EV/Sales 2.41 3.78 1.20
Earnings yield 7.33% 7.72% 6.10%
Free cash flow yield 8.51% 7.60% 8.08%

Profitability

Metric ABEV STZ Beverages Brewers median
Gross margin 51.46% 52.65% 49.11%
Operating margin 26.61% 30.23% 8.53%
Net margin 18.93% 20.90% 8.09%
Free cash flow margin 22.56% 20.32% 9.70%
Return on equity 18.01% 23.09% 6.89%
Return on assets 11.71% 8.85% 3.93%
Return on invested capital 19.45% 9.11% 5.99%

Growth

Metric ABEV STZ Beverages Brewers median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.54% (4.32%) 1.54%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 5.88% 2,235.56% 5.88%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.89% 1.19% 4.82%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 4.69% (3.33%) 0.61%

Health

Metric ABEV STZ Beverages Brewers median
Debt to equity 0.03 1.16 0.57
Current ratio 1.06 1.00 1.06
Net debt to EBITDA (0.59) 3.33 2.65

Dividend

Metric ABEV STZ Beverages Brewers median
Dividend yield 4.32% 2.84% 3.18%
Payout ratio 0.59 0.37 0.39

Size

Metric ABEV STZ Beverages Brewers median
Market cap 42.33b 24.46b 24.62b

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