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The Boston Beer Company

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The Boston Beer Company is a company engaged in Samuel Adams beer brewing. It operates a craft brewery. The company offers a portfolio of beers, including Boston lager, seasonal brews, Brewmaster styles and the Barrel Room Collection. 

TypePublic
Founded1984
HQBoston, USMap
Websitebostonbeer.com
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Employees (est.) (Dec 2018)1,543(+8%)
Job Openings105
Revenue (FY, 2018)$995.6 M(+16%)
Share Price (Jan 2020)$390.9 (+2%)

Key People/Management at The Boston Beer Company

David A. Burwick

David A. Burwick

President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
David P. Fialkow

David P. Fialkow

Director
Cynthia A. Fisher

Cynthia A. Fisher

Director
Meghan V. Joyce

Meghan V. Joyce

Director
C. James Koch

C. James Koch

Chairman, Founder, Director
Michael Spillane

Michael Spillane

Director
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The Boston Beer Company Office Locations

The Boston Beer Company has an office in Boston
Boston, US (HQ)
1 Design Center Pl #850
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The Boston Beer Company Financials and Metrics

The Boston Beer Company Revenue

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The Boston Beer Company's revenue was reported to be $995.65 m in FY, 2018
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Revenue (Q3, 2019)

378.5m

Gross profit (Q3, 2019)

187.8m

Gross profit margin (Q3, 2019), %

49.6%

Net income (Q3, 2019)

44.7m

EBIT (Q3, 2019)

59.8m

Market capitalization (21-Jan-2020)

4.7b

Closing stock price (21-Jan-2020)

390.9

Cash (28-Sept-2019)

27.1m

EV

4.7b
The Boston Beer Company's current market capitalization is $4.7 b.
Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018

Revenue

513.0m580.2m739.1m903.0m959.9m906.4m863.0m995.6m

Revenue growth, %

22%6%(6%)

Cost of goods sold

228.4m265.0m354.1m438.0m458.3m446.8m413.1m483.4m

Gross profit

284.6m315.2m384.9m465.0m501.6m459.7m449.9m512.2m
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019

Revenue

134.0m134.8m113.3m147.5m166.4m135.9m181.3m216.4m183.8m231.6m269.7m199.5m252.2m293.1m188.8m244.8m253.4m161.7m247.9m247.0m190.5m273.1m306.9m251.7m318.4m378.5m

Cost of goods sold

57.9m58.8m51.5m67.1m73.2m68.1m84.2m101.0m93.3m108.5m126.7m99.9m116.0m136.1m97.3m117.9m119.8m85.4m113.9m115.5m94.4m149.6m127.1m159.4m190.6m

Gross profit

76.1m76.0m61.8m80.4m93.2m67.8m97.1m115.4m90.5m123.1m143.0m99.6m136.2m157.0m91.5m126.9m133.6m76.3m134.0m131.5m96.1m157.2m124.5m159.0m187.8m

Gross profit Margin, %

57%56%55%54%56%50%54%53%49%53%53%50%54%54%48%52%53%47%54%53%50%51%49%50%50%
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Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018

Cash

49.5m74.5m49.5m76.4m94.2m91.0m65.6m108.4m

Accounts Receivable

23.2m31.5m42.0m36.9m39.0m33.7m34.1m

Prepaid Expenses

14.6m6.6m10.6m12.9m12.1m10.7m13.1m

Inventories

34.1m44.4m56.4m51.3m56.5m52.5m50.7m70.2m
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019

Cash

66.3m48.1m38.2m41.1m62.8m32.3m24.9m43.7m28.0m31.3m57.2m122.2m147.0m134.6m51.1m27.6m77.3m59.9m71.7m70.0m46.6m76.2m68.9m102.9m3.0m27.1m

Accounts Receivable

26.5m30.8m24.8m34.8m34.1m30.3m43.5m52.6m46.0m57.8m49.7m44.3m52.6m57.1m45.2m56.7m46.2m35.3m51.7m43.2m49.0m54.1m52.8m54.5m69.4m68.7m

Prepaid Expenses

13.9m14.8m14.6m16.6m11.2m12.6m13.8m11.6m15.8m15.3m15.7m10.4m13.8m14.7m12.5m12.4m12.5m9.5m8.6m9.6m14.1m13.3m10.3m16.8m16.3m15.0m

Inventories

31.8m30.8m38.1m37.2m38.1m51.7m51.4m59.5m61.0m64.3m59.6m55.8m57.1m57.3m61.7m61.2m57.2m54.4m56.3m54.9m56.2m63.6m72.3m85.9m80.4m92.6m
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Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018

Net Income

66.1m59.5m70.4m90.7m98.4m87.3m99.0m92.7m

Depreciation and Amortization

18.8m20.2m25.9m35.1m42.9m49.6m51.3m52.0m

Inventories

(7.5m)(10.3m)(12.0m)5.1m(5.2m)445.0k(1.7m)(21.3m)

Accounts Payable

(617.0k)8.0m3.2m884.0k6.0m(1.8m)245.0k6.4m
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019

Net Income

32.0m48.3m7.5m21.8m42.6m6.9m26.6m52.3m8.3m33.7m71.7m13.7m43.7m82.3m7.0m33.7m65.2m5.7m34.8m68.5m9.3m32.8m70.9m23.7m51.6m96.3m

Depreciation and Amortization

9.0m13.3m4.7m9.6m14.9m5.1m11.5m18.5m7.2m15.4m25.0m10.3m20.5m31.6m12.0m24.5m37.3m12.7m25.6m38.4m12.8m26.0m38.9m12.9m26.1m41.8m

Inventories

(5.2m)(4.2m)(4.1m)(3.1m)(4.1m)(7.3m)(7.1m)(15.2m)(4.6m)(7.9m)(3.2m)(4.5m)(5.8m)(6.0m)(5.3m)(4.8m)(2.9m)(4.8m)(6.5m)(9.3m)(8.2m)(18.6m)(20.8m)(15.4m)(14.9m)(16.8m)

Accounts Payable

5.5m5.6m3.7m6.1m7.7m(630.0k)3.6m7.1m(1.0m)2.7m2.0m2.1m11.6m12.2m825.0k(2.0m)(4.6m)(6.3m)8.6m5.4m2.3m20.6m20.6m14.4m26.3m22.4m
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USDY, 2019

EV/EBIT

78 x

EV/CFO

32.7 x

Financial Leverage

1.4 x
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The Boston Beer Company Operating Metrics

FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016

Craft Breweries

5.20 k5 k6.50 k

Trademarks (US)

160 190 215
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The Boston Beer Company Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

Company NameDateDeal Size
Dogfish Head BreweryMay 09, 2019$300 m

The Boston Beer Company Online and Social Media Presence

The Boston Beer Company's Trends

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The Boston Beer Company News and Updates

May 09, 2019

The Boston Beer Company and Dogfish Head Brewery to Merge, Creating the Most Dynamic American-Owned Platform for Craft Beer and Beyond

BOSTON, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM) and Dogfish Head Brewery today announced that the companies have signed a definitive merger agreement, bringing together two pioneering independent Craft breweries and two illustrious founders and brewers, Jim...
May 01, 2019

Global Black Beer Markets to 2023 with Anheuser-Busch In-Bev, Bitburger Braugruppe, Heineken, New Belgium Brewing Co, & The Boston Beer Company Dominating

DUBLIN, May 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Black Beer Market 2019-2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The black beer market will register a CAGR of more than 2% by 2023. The increasing popularity of beer in developing countries will trigger the black...

The Boston Beer Company Blogs

October 29, 2019

Boston Beer Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results

BOSTON , Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM) completed the previously reported Dogfish Head Brewery transaction and began consolidating the Dogfish Head financial results on July 3, 2019 .  The combined Company reported third quarter 2019 net revenue of $378.5
September 23, 2019

The Boston Beer Company And NHL Announce Multiyear U.S. Partnership Making Truly Hard Seltzer The Official Hard Seltzer Of The NHL

The Boston Beer Company And NHL Announce Multiyear U.S. Partnership Making Truly Hard Seltzer The Official Hard Seltzer Of The NHL Content Import Mon, 09/23/2019 - 09:01 The Boston Beer Company And NHL Announce Multiyear U.S. Partnership Making Truly Hard Seltzer The Official Hard Seltzer …
July 25, 2019

Boston Beer Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results

BOSTON , July 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM) reported second quarter 2019 net revenue of $318.4 million , an increase of $45.3 million or 16.6%, from the same period last year.  Net income for the second quarter was $27.9 million , or $2.36 per diluted share, an
July 05, 2019

George J. Pastrana

George J. Pastrana kenneth.clark@… Fri, 07/05/2019 - 09:02 George J. Pastrana President, Dogfish Head George Pastrana is President at Dogfish Head, responsible for managing the operations and leading the leaders of Dogfish Head Brewery. He has over 25 years’ exper…
July 05, 2019

Samuel A. Calagione, III

Samuel A. Calagione, III kenneth.clark@… Fri, 07/05/2019 - 09:00 Samuel A. Calagione, III Founder and Brewer, Dogfish Head Sam Calagione is Founder and Brewer at Dogfish Head Brewery with overall responsibility for managing the Dogfish Head brand. He founded Dogfi…
March 26, 2019

Boston Beer Appoints Lesya Lysyj As Chief Marketing Officer

Lesya Lysyj Joins Boston Beer with Nearly Three Decades of Food and Beverage Industry Marketing Experience BOSTON , March 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM) (the "Company"), brewers of Samuel Adams beers, announced today that Lesya Lysyj will be joining the Company
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 The Boston Beer Company Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was The Boston Beer Company founded?

    The Boston Beer Company was founded in 1984.

  • Who are The Boston Beer Company key executives?

    The Boston Beer Company's key executives are David A. Burwick, David P. Fialkow and Cynthia A. Fisher.

  • How many employees does The Boston Beer Company have?

    The Boston Beer Company has 1,543 employees.

  • What is The Boston Beer Company revenue?

    Latest The Boston Beer Company annual revenue is $995.6 m.

  • What is The Boston Beer Company revenue per employee?

    Latest The Boston Beer Company revenue per employee is $645.3 k.

  • Who are The Boston Beer Company competitors?

    Competitors of The Boston Beer Company include BJ's Restaurants, Buffalo Wild Wings and Punch Taverns.

  • Where is The Boston Beer Company headquarters?

    The Boston Beer Company headquarters is located at 1 Design Center Pl #850, Boston.

  • Where are The Boston Beer Company offices?

    The Boston Beer Company has an office in Boston.

  • How many offices does The Boston Beer Company have?

    The Boston Beer Company has 1 office.