Beer powerhouse Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE:BUD) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow morning. Here's what you need to know.
Anheuser-Busch missed analysts' revenue expectations by 7.2% last quarter, reporting revenues of $14.47 billion, down 1.3% year on year. It was a weak quarter for the company, with a miss of analysts' revenue and EPS estimates.
This quarter, analysts are expecting Anheuser-Busch's revenue to grow 1.1% year on year to $14.37 billion, slowing from the 7.4% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.65 per share.
Heading into earnings, analysts covering the company have grown increasingly bearish with revenue estimates seeing 2 downward revisions over the last 30 days. Anheuser-Busch has missed Wall Street's revenue estimates five times over the last two years.
Looking at Anheuser-Busch's peers in the beverages and alcohol segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Constellation Brands delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 7.1%, beating analysts' expectations by 2%, and MGP Ingredients reported a revenue decline of 15.1%, in line with consensus estimates. Constellation Brands traded down 1% following the results while MGP Ingredients was up 2.9%.
Investors in the beverages and alcohol segment have had steady hands going into earnings, with share prices flat over the last month. Anheuser-Busch's stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $71.9 (compared to the current share price of $60.08).