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STZ (Constellation Brands) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is Constellation Brands Financial Strength?

Constellation Brands has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Constellation Brands's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 9.81. Constellation Brands's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 1.04. As of today, Constellation Brands's Altman Z-Score is 3.19.


Competitive Comparison of Constellation Brands's Financial Strength

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Constellation Brands's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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's Financial Strength Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Constellation Brands's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Constellation Brands's Financial Strength falls into.



Constellation Brands Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Constellation Brands's Interest Expense for the months ended in Aug. 2024 was $-104 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Aug. 2024 was $1,021 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was $11,252 Mil.

Constellation Brands's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Aug. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Aug. 2024 )
=-1*1020.6/-104
=9.81

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Constellation Brands's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Aug. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(912.8 + 11252.1) / 11675.6
=1.04

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Constellation Brands has a Z-score of 3.19, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.19 is strong.

* 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) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Constellation Brands has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Constellation Brands Business Description

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 us, generating 82% 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 us, the firm has little revenue exposure to international markets. Constellation owns a 26% 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
Wildstar Partners Llc 10 percent owner 110 E ATLANTIC AVE, STE. 200, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
Ser Business Holdings Lp other: Member of 10% owner group C/O WILDSTAR PARTNERS LLC, 110 E ATLANTIC AVE, STE. 200, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
Richard Sands director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of Board & CEO C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Robert Sands director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & COO C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Sabia James A. Jr. officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BLDG. 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
Zachary M Stern 10 percent owner C/O WILDSTAR PARTNERS LLC, 110 E ATLANTIC AVE, STE. 200, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
Kaneenat Kristann Carey officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
Zmss Business Holdings Lp other: Member of 10% owner group C/O WILDSTAR PARTNERS LLC, 110 E ATLANTIC AVENUE, SUITE 200, DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
Robert Sands Master Trust 10 percent owner 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
Daniel J Mccarthy director FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Michael Mcgrew officer: EVP, Chief Comm & CSR Officer 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100, VICTOR NY 14564
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