Stock Research: Boston Beer Company

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Boston Beer Company

NYQ:SAM US1005571070
62
  • Value
    18
  • Growth
    63
  • Safety
    Safety
    96
  • Combined
    60
  • Sentiment
    15
  • 360° View
    360° View
    62
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Company Description

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. sells alcohol beverages under various trademarks. It operates in the alcohol beverage industry and owns brands such as The Boston Beer Company and Angry Orchard Cider Company. It sells beverages throughout the United States and in selected international markets. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2,133 million, profits of $894 million, revenue of $2,013 million, and 2537 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 62 (better than 62% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Boston Beer Company are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Boston Beer Company. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 63, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 63% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 96 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 96% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 18 which means that the share price of Boston Beer Company is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 82% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 15, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 85% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 9-Apr-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
18 32 14 15
Growth
63 59 85 29
Safety
Safety
96 94 90 84
Sentiment
15 39 42 36
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62 67 73 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
8 9 9 37
Opinions Change
26 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 22 58 32
Market Pulse
17 98 71 62
Sentiment
15 39 42 36
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
18 32 14 15
Growth
63 59 85 29
Safety Safety
96 94 90 84
Combined
60 85 86 30
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
33 47 36 33
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
16 31 9 21
Price vs. Book (P/B)
33 51 36 29
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
18 32 14 15
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
42 20 63 80
Profit Growth
43 88 74 10
Capital Growth
78 80 79 68
Stock Returns
64 17 69 5
Growth
63 59 85 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
91 89 88 90
Refinancing
19 55 47 23
Liquidity
98 91 94 98
Safety Safety
96 94 90 84

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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