Boston Beer SAM
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Boston Beer (SAM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2016)

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Boston Beer (SAM) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 19.54% for Q4 2016, down 1.19 percentage points from 20.72% a year earlier but up 0.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Boston Beer (SAM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

For FY2016, Boston Beer's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 19.30%, down 2.77 percentage points from FY2015.

  • Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive years, with a three-year change of -6.50 percentage points (FY2013 to FY2016).
  • In prior years, Boston Beer's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 22.07% in FY2015 (-2.64 pp), 24.71% in FY2014 (-1.09 pp) and 25.80% in FY2013.
  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 18.96% in Q3 2016 to a high of 27.29% in Q3 2012 over five years.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.03 percentage points.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q2 2016, with a gain of 0.95 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2014, with a drop of 4.12 percentage points.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 18.96% (Q3 2016), 21.03% (Q2 2016) and 20.58% (Q1 2016).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Coca Cola 398.85 Bn 387.48 Bn 8.42 Bn 15.41%
2 Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv 198.64 Bn 198.64 Bn 2.06 Bn -
3 Pepsico 185.02 Bn 142.98 Bn 13.75 Bn 16.05%
4 Monster Beverage 90.49 Bn 78.74 Bn 1.42 Bn -
5 Diageo 58.34 Bn 40.49 Bn - -
6 Ambev 52.01 Bn 37.41 Bn 2.06 Bn 25.34%
7 Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 49.78 Bn 43.00 Bn - -
8 Keurig Dr Pepper 47.19 Bn 47.43 Bn 3.07 Bn 4.33%
9 Constellation Brands 23.46 Bn 23.01 Bn 1.39 Bn 11.77%
10 Boston Beer 2.07 Bn 1.11 Bn 269.08 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2016 19.54%
Sep 24, 2016 18.96%
Jun 25, 2016 21.03%
Mar 26, 2016 20.58%
Dec 26, 2015 20.72%
Sep 26, 2015 20.25%
Jun 27, 2015 20.08%
Mar 28, 2015 20.78%
Dec 27, 2014 21.50%
Sep 27, 2014 22.93%
Jun 28, 2014 21.65%
Mar 29, 2014 22.29%
Dec 28, 2013 24.19%
Sep 28, 2013 25.90%
Jun 29, 2013 25.76%
Mar 30, 2013 23.98%
Dec 29, 2012 24.93%
Sep 29, 2012 27.29%
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