Boston Beer Company (SAM)

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See all Bulls Reasons Bulls: Reasons To Buy One of the main draws at the Craft beer market 0% agree One of the main draws at the Craft beer market The Samuel Adam's premium seasonal selections continue to be a central player in the increasingly popular Craft beer market View or Edit Reason 0 votes 0% agree Higher sales volumes and rising prices offset the costs 0% agree Higher sales volumes and rising prices offset the costs SAM's higher sales volumes and price increases offset rising commodity and packaging costs View or Edit Reason 0 votes 0% agree Investors more inclined towards SAM's shares 0% agree Investors more inclined towards SAM's shares Despite a higher P/E than most competitors, investors will be willing to pay a premium for SAM's shares due to an impressive, debt free balance sheet that and conveys its capacity to grow significantly over the long-term View or Edit Reason 0 votes 0% agree See all Bears Reasons Bears: Reasons To Sell Rising commodity costs 0% agree Rising commodity costs U.S. brewers have faced continuous rising commodity costs needed to make beer; more specifically barley and hops. In addition, packaging materials (in SAM's case, glass) have also increased. The effect of increasing costs was evident in their 46% drop in Q3 profit, sending shares down dramatically by 25%. View or Edit Reason 0 votes 0% agree Send the authors a comment or suggestion I suppose the first problem is...there is not article present! To help someone get started, I wo... more [Dismiss] [Done] See All Suggestions

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[edit] Business Overview

SAM Revenue, Gross Profit, and Operating Income^[1]

[edit] Financial Performance and Business Metrics

[edit] Business Segments

[edit] Key Trends and Forces

[edit] Leading position in growing craft beer segment drives Boston Beer Company's sales

Boston Beer tops all craft brewers (small, independent and traditional), the fastest growing category in the beer industry with a 12% volume growth rate in 2007.^[2] Currently this segment comprises 3.8% by volume of the beer market, generating $5.7B in sales in the U.S. during 2007.^[3] Although Boston Beer claims only 0.8% of market share, the company boasts 20% of the craft beer segment.^[4][5]

[edit] An economic decline disrupts the discretionary spending patterns of Boston Beer's core customers

Boston Beer expects to increase prices by 5% in 2008, a higher percentage than the two behemoths of the U.S. beer market, Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors Brewing, who do not have to increase prices as much due to more efficient brewing techniques.^[6] The current subprime mortgage fallout and resulting credit crunch contracts consumer spending, weakening the company's sales.

[edit] Competition

[edit] References

1. ↑ SAM 2007 10k, Item 6:Selected Financial Data, pg.21
2. ↑ Craft Brewing Statistics
3. ↑ Craft Brewing Statistics
4. ↑ Beer Industry Overview
5. ↑ HSBC Global Research 02/07/08:SAM
6. ↑ Morningstar 07/18/08:SAM