Constellation Brands tops Street estimates for Q4
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Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE: STZ) is trading up in premarket on Thursday after coming in ahead of Street estimates for its fiscal fourth quarter.
Constellation Brands stock gains on strong guidance
The stock is being rewarded also because $STZ issued strong guidance for the future. Earnings on a per-share basis, it said, are expected to fall between $13.40 and $13.70 in fiscal 2025.
Analysts, in comparison, were at. Bill Newlands – the chief executive of Constellation Brands said in a press release today:
We remain confident and excited about growth trajectory of our Beer portfolio. We continue to see growth potential in our Wine and Spirits business as we focus on strong commercial and operational execution.
The beverage company expects its beer sales to improve another %. Constellation Brands stock is currently up well over 10% versus its year-to-date low.
Constellation Brands Q4 earnings snapshot
Earned $392 million versus the year-ago million
Per-share earnings also jumped from $1.98 to $2.14
Adjusted EPS printed at $2.26 as per the earnings report
Revenue climbed 7.0% year-over-year to $2.30 billion
Consensus was $2.09 a share on $2.09 billion in revenue
Constellation Brands increased its quarterly dividend by 13% to $1.01 a share on Thursday. According to its CEO Newlands:
Our beer business achieved 56th consecutive quarter of volume growth while maintaining best-in-class margins … driven by sustained growth of our industry-leading beer brands that continue to gain share.
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