Brown-Forman Corporation

DB:BF5B Stock Report

Market Cap: €17.5b

Brown-Forman Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Brown-Forman is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 3.7% and 4.8% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 5.2% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 22.7% in 3 years.

Key information

3.7%

Earnings growth rate

5.2%

EPS growth rate

Beverage earnings growth11.0%
Revenue growth rate4.8%
Future return on equity22.7%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated17 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

DB:BF5B - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
4/30/20274,51298478396410
4/30/20264,26489472985915
4/30/20254,13385778187315
10/31/20244,0791,004458679N/A
7/31/20244,091988406626N/A
4/30/20244,1781,024419647N/A
1/31/20244,260965377592N/A
10/31/20234,272780220421N/A
7/31/20234,259765306505N/A
4/30/20234,228783457640N/A
1/31/20234,178727474663N/A
10/31/20224,134886753917N/A
7/31/20224,034895768924N/A
4/30/20223,933838798936N/A
1/31/20223,749807844928N/A
10/31/20213,623767802869N/A
7/31/20213,614771849911N/A
4/30/20213,461903755817N/A
1/31/20213,358911714787N/A
10/31/20203,346923724820N/A
7/31/20203,350965630743N/A
4/30/20203,363827611724N/A
1/31/20203,398858608732N/A
10/31/20193,403854596715N/A
7/31/20193,324821627746N/A
4/30/20193,324835679800N/A
1/31/20193,313786535648N/A
10/31/20183,287749589707N/A
7/31/20183,291739N/A674N/A
4/30/20183,248717N/A653N/A
1/31/20183,210752N/A776N/A
10/31/20173,140744N/A688N/A
7/31/20173,056703N/A616N/A
4/30/20172,994669N/A656N/A
1/31/20173,0281,046N/A521N/A
10/31/20163,0291,053N/A532N/A
7/31/20163,0531,055N/A505N/A
4/30/20163,0891,067N/A524N/A
1/31/20163,099686N/A681N/A
10/31/20153,103682N/A699N/A
7/31/20153,126690N/A643N/A
4/30/20153,134684N/A608N/A
1/31/20153,084676N/A634N/A
10/31/20143,053668N/A518N/A
7/31/20143,010666N/A668N/A
4/30/20142,991659N/A649N/A
1/31/20142,962639N/A560N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: BF5B's forecast earnings growth (3.7% per year) is above the savings rate (1%).

Earnings vs Market: BF5B's earnings (3.7% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the German market (20.6% per year).

High Growth Earnings: BF5B's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: BF5B's revenue (4.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the German market (5.5% per year).

High Growth Revenue: BF5B's revenue (4.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: BF5B's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (22.7%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 16:32
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/04/30

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Brown-Forman Corporation is covered by 41 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Michael BrancaBarclays
Lauren LiebermanBarclays