Brown Forman Stock Today
| BF-B Stock | USD 35.77 0.98 2.82% |
PerformanceVery Weak
| Odds Of DistressLow
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Brown Forman is trading at 35.77 as of the 17th of March 2025, a 2.82% increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 34.79. Brown Forman has only a 6 % chance of going through financial distress over the next few years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 17th of December 2024 and ending today, the 17th of March 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Food, Beverage & Tobacco | IPO Date 7th of September 1984 | Category Consumer Defensive | Classification Consumer Staples |
Brown-Forman Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distills, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Brown Forman operates under BeveragesWineries Distilleries classification in the United States and is traded on NYQ Exchange. The company has 303.54 M outstanding shares of which 25.35 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 7.49 trading days to cover. More on Brown Forman
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| President CEO | Lawson Whiting | ||||
| Business Concentration | Distillers & Vintners, Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries, Consumer Defensive, NYSE Composite, SP 500 Index, Consumer Staples, Beverages, Beverages—Wineries & Distilleries, Consumer Defensive (View all Sectors) | ||||
| Excise Tax Activities | Alcoholic | ||||
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Debt LevelsBrown Forman can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Brown Forman's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Brown Forman's total assets is financed by creditors.
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Brown Forman (BF-B) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA and employs 5,700 people. Brown Forman is listed under Distillers & Vintners category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 16.39 B. Brown Forman conducts business under Beverages sector and is part of Consumer Staples industry. The entity has 303.54 M outstanding shares of which 25.35 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 7.49 trading days to cover.
Brown Forman currently holds about 899 M in cash with 647 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 1.88.
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Ownership AllocationBrown Forman holds a total of 303.54 Million outstanding shares. Over half of Brown Forman's outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These other corporate entities are typically referred to as corporate investors that acquire positions in a given instrument to benefit from reduced trade commissions. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. Brown Forman market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Brown Forman long position in a well-diversified portfolio.
| Mean Deviation | 1.68 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 2.39 | |||
| Variance | 5.71 | |||
| Risk Adjusted Performance | (0.11) |
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| Mark Bacon | Senior Brands | Profile | |
| Diane Nguyen | Executive Officer | Profile | |
| Matthew Hamel | Executive Secretary | Profile | |
| Thomas Hinrichs | Executive International | Profile | |
| Matias Bentel | Executive Officer | Profile | |
| Kirsten Hawley | Places People | Profile |
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