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How The Boston Beer Company, Inc. stacks up
SAM · against 195 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
44/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #116 of 196 · scores higher than 41% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score20 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including SAM · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 44?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.A mix: stronger free cash flow yield, but weaker earnings yield than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -3.1% vs peer median 4.5%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 10.2% vs peer median 8.7%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 65% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 9.2% vs peer median 6.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SAM, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SAM | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 190 reported | -3.1% | 4.7% | 6% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 196 reported | 10.2% | 9.4% | 58% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 69 reported | 9.3% | 7.2% | 57% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 186 reported | 32.9% | 52.4% | 26% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SAM| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29.73T IDR (≈$1.8B) | 98 | 60 | |
| 2 | 57.07T IDR (≈$3.5B) | 96 | 75 | |
| 3 | 24.2B HKD (≈$3.1B) | 95 | 64 | |
| 3 | 18.19T IDR (≈$1.1B) | 95 | 86 | |
| 5 | 2.33T KRW (≈$1.7B) | 94 | 66 | |
| 111 | 249.7B JPY (≈$1.7B) | 46 | 69 | |
| 111 | 1.3B USD | 46 | 40 | |
| 115 | 35.1B MXN (≈$1.9B) | 45 | 50 | |
| 116 | 15.5B CNY (≈$2.2B) | 44 | 47 | |
| 116 | 2.2B USD | 44 | 22 | |
| 118 | 10.4B CNY (≈$1.5B) | 43 | 45 | |
| 118 | 17.1B SEK (≈$1.7B) | 43 | 58 | |
| 118 | 3.4B USD | 43 | 54 | |
| 121 | 1.6B USD | 42 | 43 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score