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Constellation Brands (Constellation Brands) Graham Number

: $N/A (As of Feb. 2024)
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Graham Number is a figure that measures a stock's fundamental value by taking into account the company's earnings per share and book value per share. The Graham number is the upper bound of the price range that a defensive investor should pay for the stock. According to the theory, any stock price below the Graham number is considered undervalued, and thus worth investing in.

As of today (2024-04-19), the stock price of Constellation Brands is $260.70. Constellation Brands's graham number for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $N/A. Therefore, Constellation Brands's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is N/A.

The historical rank and industry rank for Constellation Brands's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Constellation Brands was 6.13. The lowest was 4.01. And the median was 4.43.

STZ's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry.
Industry Median: 1.5
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Graham-Number only.

Graham Number is a combination of asset valuation and earnings power valuation. It is a very conservative way of valuing a stock.


Constellation Brands Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Constellation Brands's Graham Number can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Constellation Brands Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Graham Number
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 42.96 51.24 35.18 - -

Constellation Brands Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Graham Number Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Constellation Brands's Price-to-Graham-Number, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Graham-Number data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Constellation Brands Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Constellation Brands's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Constellation Brands's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.



Constellation Brands Graham Number Calculation

Graham Number is a concept based on Ben Graham's conservative valuation of companies.

Constellation Brands's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*-5.3*12.06)
=N/A

Constellation Brands's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*-5.3*10.534)
=N/A

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Constellation Brands  (NYSE:STZ) Graham Number Explanation

Ben Graham actually did not publish a formula like this. But he wrote in The Intelligent Investor (1948 version) regarding to the criteria for purchases:

Current price should not be more than 15 times average earnings of the past three years.

Current price should not be more than 1.5 times the book value last reported. However, a multiplier of earnings below 15 could justify a correspondingly higher multiplier of assets. As a rule of thumb we suggest that the product of the multiplier times the ratio of price to book value should not exceed 22.5. (This figure corresponds to 15 times earnings and 1.5 times book value. It would admit an issue selling at only 9 times earnings and 2.5 times asset value, etc.)

Unlike valuation methods such as DCF or Discounted Earnings, the Graham number does not take growth into the valuation. Unlike the valuation methods based on book value alone, it takes into account the earnings power. Therefore, the Graham Number is a combination of asset valuation and earnings power valuation.

In general, the Graham number is a very conservative way of valuing a stock. It cannot be applied to companies with negative book values.

Constellation Brands's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=260.70/N/A
=N/A

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Please keep these in mind:

1. Graham Number does not take growth into account. Therefore it underestimates the values of the companies that have good earnings growth. We feel that if the earnings per share grows more than 10% a year, Graham Number underestimates the value.
2. Graham Number punishes the companies that have temporarily low earnings. Therefore, an average of earnings makes more sense in the calculation of Graham Number.
3. Graham Numbers underestimates companies that are light with book.


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Constellation Brands (Constellation Brands) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
207 High Point Drive, Building 100, Victor, New York, NY, USA, 14564
Constellation Brands is the largest provider of alcoholic beverages across the beer, wine, and spirits categories in the U.S., generating 80% of revenue from Mexican beer imports under top-selling brands such as Modelo and Corona. The rest of the business includes some remaining wine and spirits brands, categories where the company continue to prune assets in recent years. With its exclusive rights tied to the Mexican beer brands effective only in the U.S., the firm has small revenue exposure to international markets. Constellation owns a 36% stake in no-moat Canopy Growth, a medicinal and recreational cannabis producer in Canada, and has a 50/50 joint venture with glass manufacturer Owens-Illinois in Mexico.
Executives
Family Foundation Sands other: Member of 10% owner group C/O WILDSTAR PARTNERS LLC, 110 E ATLANTIC AVE, STE. 200, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
Ernesto M Hernandez director C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BLDG. 100, VICTOR NY 14564
James O. Bourdeau officer: EVP & Gen. Counsel C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BLDG. 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Daniel J Mccarthy director FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Robert Lee Hanson officer: EVP & Pres. Wine and Spirits C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
William A Newlands director, officer: President & CEO C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DR., BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Kaneenat Kristann Carey officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Garth Hankinson officer: EVP & CFO C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BLDG. 100, VICTOR NY 14564
William T Giles director 123 S. FRONT STREET, DEPT. 8074, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Luca Zaramella director C/O MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., THREE PARKWAY NORTH, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Rht 2015 Business Holdings Lp other: Member of 10% owner group 110 E ATLANTIC AVE, STE. 200, C/O WILDSTAR PARTNERS LLC, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
Rss Business Holdings Lp 10 percent owner C/O WILDSTAR PARTNERS LLC, 110 E ATLANTIC AVE, STE. 200, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
Rct 2015 Business Holdings Lp other: Member of 10% owner group 110 E ATLANTIC AVE, STE. 200, C/O WILDSTAR PARTNERS LLC, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
Wildstar Partners Llc 10 percent owner 110 E ATLANTIC AVE, STE. 200, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
Rss 2015 Business Holdings Lp other: Member of 10% owner group 110 E ATLANTIC AVE, STE. 200, C/O WILDSTAR PARTNERS LLC, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444