Brown Forman Corp (BF.A) company profile

Brown-Forman Corporation produces, distills, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells alcoholic beverages. Its product portfolio features distilled spirits and ready-to-drink cocktails across categories such as American whiskey, Scotch whisky, Irish whiskey, tequila, rum, gin, and liqueurs. Key brands include Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, Herradura, and el Jimador. The company distributes its offerings to commercial wholesalers, retailers, and state or provincial government alcohol authorities, who subsequently make them available to consumers.

The company operates on six continents and sells goods in more than 170 countries, with major markets in the United States, Mexico, Germany, Australia, and the United Kingdom. It employs approximately 4,900 people worldwide, including about 1,900 staff in the United States. Its commercial reach is supported by both self-owned distribution entities in seventeen nations and third-party distribution contracts worldwide. Brown-Forman maintains its global headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky.

Summary of the business section of Brown Forman's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

“We employ approximately 4,900 people (excluding individuals who work on a part-time or temporary basis) on six continents, including approximately 1,900 people in the United States (approximately 7% of whom are represented by a union) and 700 people in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, home of our world headquarters.”