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BF.B (Brown-Forman) Profitability Rank : 8 (As of Apr. 2025)


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What is Brown-Forman Profitability Rank?

Brown-Forman has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Brown-Forman's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was 25.95%. As of today, Brown-Forman's Piotroski F-Score is 4.


Competitive Comparison of Brown-Forman's Profitability Rank

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Brown-Forman's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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.


Brown-Forman's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Brown-Forman's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Brown-Forman's Profitability Rank falls into.


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Brown-Forman Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Brown-Forman has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Brown-Forman's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Apr. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Apr. 2025 )
=232 / 894
=25.95 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Brown-Forman has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

Brown-Forman Corp operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.6%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Brown-Forman Business Description

Address
850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY, USA, 40210
Brown-Forman is a US-based manufacturer of premium distilled spirits that generates close to 70% of revenues in the whiskey category, under well-known Tennessee whiskey brand Jack Daniel's and bourbon brands Woodford Reserve and Old Forester. It also manufactures and distributes tequila, vodka, rum, gin, and premium wines. The company generates 45% of sales from its home market, while the bulk of international revenues come from Europe, Australia, and Latin America. The Brown family controls over 50% of the economic interests and a 67% voting power of the company.
Executives
Elizabeth M Brown director 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Elizabeth A Smith director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Mark A. Clouse director C/O MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Jeremy J Shepherd officer: VP, Pres, USA & Canada 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Crystal L Peterson officer: SVP, Chief Inclusion Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Jan Singer director 2 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Timothy M Nall officer: SVP CIO 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Leanne D Cunningham officer: SVP, Chief Fin Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Matias Bentel officer: SVP, Chief Brands Officer 850 DIXIE HWY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Kelli Nelson officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Mike J. Keyes officer: SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs 850 DIXIE HWY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Tracy L Skeans director 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
John V. Hayes officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Michael Andrew Masick officer: VP DIR CORP STRATEGY 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Kathleen M. Gutmann director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328