Company name Craft Brew Alliance Inc
Stock ticker BREW
Live stock price [stckqut]BREW[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Poor
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Poor

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $17.91
Target stock price (averages with growth) $21.01
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $11
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $16.46

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=brew

Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. produces craft-brewed beers. The Company’s products include distinct brand names Redhook E.S.B., Ballard Bitter I.P.A., Blackhook, Wheathook, Winterhook seasonal ale and the newest brand Redhook Rye. The Company packages its craft beers in both bottles and kegs. The production of its specialty bottled and draft products are located in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, Woodinville, a suburb of Seattle and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Craft Brew Alliance Inc.

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How was this analysis of Craft Brew Alliance Inc calculated?

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

  • Stock price at the time of the calculation: $11.31
  • Growth: 0.18
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.19
  • P/E: 61
  • Future EPS Calc: $0.43
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $26.51
  • Target stock price: $16.46

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