Brown Forman (NYSE:BF.A) and Suntory Beverage & Food (OTCMKTS:STBFY) Critical Survey

Dividends

Brown Forman pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Suntory Beverage & Food pays an annual dividend of $13.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 96.7%. Brown Forman pays out 60.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.8% of Brown Forman shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of Suntory Beverage & Food shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Brown Forman shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Brown Forman and Suntory Beverage & Food’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brown Forman	18.20%	17.63%	8.78%
Suntory Beverage & Food	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Brown Forman and Suntory Beverage & Food”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brown Forman	$3.93 billion	3.41	$715.00 million	$1.53	19.08
Suntory Beverage & Food	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Brown Forman has higher revenue and earnings than Suntory Beverage & Food.

Summary

Brown Forman beats Suntory Beverage & Food on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brown Forman

Brown-Forman Corporation manufactures, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages. It provides spirits, wines, whiskey spirits, whiskey-based flavored liqueurs, ready-to-drink and ready-to-pour products, ready-to-drink cocktails, vodkas, tequilas, champagnes, brandy, bourbons, and liqueurs. The company offers its products primarily under the Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, Canadian Mist, GlenDronach, BenRiach, Glenglassaugh, Old Forester, Early Times, Slane Irish Whiskey, Coopers' Craft, el Jimador, Herradura, New Mix, Pepe Lopez, Antiguo, Finlandia, Korbel Champagne, and Sonoma-Cutrer brands. It is also involved in the sale of used barrels, bulk whiskey, and wine; and provision of contract bottling services. The company serves retail customers and consumers through distributors or state governments; and retailers, wholesalers, and provincial governments directly. It has operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Mexico, and internationally. Brown-Forman Corporation was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

About Suntory Beverage & Food

Suntory Beverage & Food Limited engages in manufacture and sale of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and foods in Japan, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas. It offers mineral water, coffee drinks, tea drinks, carbonated drinks, sports drinks, health supplements, and food for specified health uses. It offers its products under various brands, including Suntory Tennensui, BOSS, Suntory Green Tea Iyemon, Suntory Green Tea Iyemon Tokucha (FOSHU), GREEN DAKARA, Pepsi Big, C.C.Lemon, Natchan, Orangina, Oasis, Lucozade, Ribena, Schweppes, MayTea, TEA+, MYTEA Oolong Tea, Sting, Okky, goodmood, BRAND'S Essence of Chicken, V, and Nature's Twist. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Suntory Beverage & Food Limited is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited.