Brown Forman vs Westrock Coffee
BF.B and WEST side by side, both in beverages. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BF.B and WEST compare
Brown Forman is the larger company, worth 13 times as much as Westrock Coffee ($12.9B against $969M).
Westrock Coffee grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (38.6% versus −0.84% for Brown Forman).
Brown Forman keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.4% compared with −4.9% at Westrock Coffee.
Brown Forman pays a dividend yielding 3.3%; Westrock Coffee does not pay one.
Brown Forman scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 5 for Westrock Coffee), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BF.B | WEST |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $12.9B | $969M |
| Share price | $28.04 | $9.93 |
| Change, 1 year | −0.64% | 108% |
| Change, 5 years | −61.4% | 2.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.59 | 0.57 |
| Employees | 4,900 | 1,393 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.1× | – |
| P/S | 3.3× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 3.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.8× (better) | 29.2× |
| P/FCF | 13.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 7.2% (better) | −1.6% |
| Fair value | $36.93 | – |
| Margin of safety | 24.1% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.84% | 38.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.6% | 16.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −14.6% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −13.4% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −4.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 60.7% (better) | 12.5% |
| Operating margin | 25.4% (better) | −1.2% |
| Net margin | 18.4% (better) | −4.9% |
| FCF margin | 23.6% (better) | −1.2% |
| Return on equity | 18.1% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 13.0% (better) | −3.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.62 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.97 (better) | 8.60 |
| Interest coverage | 9.6× (better) | −0.3× |
| Current ratio | 3.26 (better) | 0.97 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.23 (better) | 1.12 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.3% | – |
| Payout ratio | 59.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.3% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 47.6% | 49.5% |
| Held by insiders | 25.2% | 53.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.5M | $2.6M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 11.1% |
Go deeper
- BF.B stock overview
- BF.B income statement
- BF.B valuation and score
- WEST stock overview
- WEST income statement
- WEST valuation and score
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