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R.J. Hottovy
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Brown-Forman's Substantial Brand Strength Should Support Its Solid Growth Trajectory

Wide-moat Brown-Forman concluded its fiscal year on solid footing, with full-year underlying sales growth of 5%, including a 2% contribution from price/mix, and 210 basis points of operating margin expansion to 34.4%, leading to earnings per share of $1.73, slightly above our $1.70 estimate. Excluding the impact of tariffs, which weighed on net prices in markets where the firm sells through distributors, underlying sales grew 6%. Management's optimistic fiscal 2020 outlook of 5% to 7% underlying...
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Brown-Forman Corporation Class B

Brown-Forman primarily manufactures, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells a range of alcoholic beverage brands. Co.'s principal brands include, among other, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey; Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey; Jack Daniel's RTDs; Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey; Jack Daniel's Tennessee Fire; Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Collection; Jack Daniel's Winter Jack; Jack Daniel's Sinatra Select; Jack Daniel's No. 27 Gold Tennessee Whiskey; Jack Daniel's Tennessee Rye; Korbel California Champagnes; Korbel California Brandy; Woodford Reserve Kentucky Bourbon; Woodford Reserve Double Oaked; Woodford Reserve Kentucky Rye Whiskey; Finlandia Vodkas; and Slane Irish Whiskey.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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R.J. Hottovy

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