My Doctor Told Me to Drink Two Shots of Liquor a Day: Time to Buy Liquor Stocks?

 So I went to my doctor for a physical, and he happened to mention to me that it is OK to drink, and I should have a couple glasses a day. (I don't drink and haven't for a long time.) So I said to him, "You mean a couple glasses of red wine?"

Booze is Healthy

And he said, "No, any kind of alcoholic beverage: two glasses of white wine, two beers, two shots of whiskey, whatever." He told me that recent research has shown that very moderate amounts of alcohol of any type can be beneficial for your health.

Relax and Lose Weight

Studies have shown that liquor may help you lose weight, will help relax you (of course), and might even cure blindness. Investors who believe that booze stocks can benefit from these alcohol health benefits, have several choices to choose from. Based on the list of wine and liquor stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over a dozen companies in the alcoholic beverage field, and several of them pay dividends.
 

Jim Beam

One example is Beam, Inc. (BEAM), which is an Illinois based company that produces bourbon whiskey, Scotch whisky, Canadian whisky, and other beverages under the brands of Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Sauza, Courvoisier, Canadian Club, Teacher’s, and Laphroaig. The stock trades at 37 times trailing earnings, has a forward price to earnings ratio of 27, and pays a yield of 1.1%. Earnings for the latest quarter were down 28.5% on a revenue increase of 6.8%.

Jack Daniel's

Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) is another liquor distributor which is famous for its Jack Daniel's and Southern Comfort brands. The stock has a price-to-earnings ratio of 28, a forward P/E of 25, and provides a decent yield of 1.6%. Earnings for the latest quarter were up 19.1%, with a7.2 % boost in revenues.

 Johnnie Walker

Diageo (DEO) is a London based alcoholic beverage distributor that markets numerous brands of whiskey, including Johnnie Walker Scotch whiskey, Crown Royal Canadian whiskey, JeB Scotch whisky, Buchanan's Scotch whiskey, Windsor Premier Scotch whiskey, and Bushmills Irish whiskey. It also sells vodka, rum, and wine. The stock trades at 19 times trailing earnings, and 17 times forward earnings. It sports a higher-than-industry-average yield of 2.1%. Quarterly earnings rose 5.8% on flat revenues.

More Alcohol

For a free list of wine and liquor stocks, which you can download, sort, and update, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above stocks at the time the article was written. 
 
By Stockerblog.com

Drink Booze, Lose Weight, Buy Booze Stocks, Make Money

It may be hard to believe but moderate drinking of alcoholic beverages, whether beer, wine, or liquor, may help you lose weight or at least prevent you from gaining more weight than you would if you didn't drink at all. Various studies have shown that drinking liquor moderately may improve your health, not just lessening the risk of diabetes and heart disease, but also may help in keeping weight under control.
So how can investors participate in these alcohol health benefits. According to the recently updated list of wine and liquor stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over a dozen companies in the alcoholic beverage field, some of which pay dividends.
Beam, Inc. (BEAM) is an Illinois based company that produces bourbon whiskey, Scotch whisky, Canadian whisky, and other beverages under the brands of Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Sauza, Courvoisier, Canadian Club, Teacher’s, and Laphroaig. The stock trades at 26 times trailing earnings, a forward price to earnings ratio of 21.5, and pays a yield of 1.4%. Earnings for the latest quarter were down 28.5% on a revenue increase of 6.8%.
Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) is another liquor distributor which is famous for its Jack Daniel's and Southern Comfort brands. The stock has a price-to-earnings ratio of 25, a forward P/E of 21, and pays a yield of 1.6%. Earnings for the latest quarter were up 8.3%, with a 9.5% boost in revenues.
Diageo (DEO) is a London based alcoholic beverage distributor that markets numerous brands of whiskey, including Johnnie Walker Scotch whiskey, Crown Royal Canadian whiskey, JeB Scotch whisky, Buchanan's Scotch whiskey, Windsor Premier Scotch whiskey, and Bushmills Irish whiskey. It also sells vodka, rum, and wine. The stock trades at 20 times trailing earnings, and 15 times forward earnings. It sports a higher-than-industry-average yield of 2.8%.
For a free list of wine and liquor stocks, which you can download, sort, and update, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.
Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above stocks at the time the article was written.
By Stockerblog.com

Does the Stock Market Drive People to Drink? How about Liquor Stocks?

Some investors believe that the stock market will drive them to drink. If you look at the graph, you will see a comparison of the wholesale alcoholic beverage industry employment (in thousands) versus the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the last twelve months. As you can see, it didn't matter whether the stock market was going up or down, the liquor employment kept steadily increasing or at least remained steady.

Did you know that research shows that over 66% of Americans drink alcoholic beverages during the evening in order to relax? They may need some relaxing after today's stock market drop. According to the recently updated list of wine and liquor stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over a dozen to choose from, some of which pay dividends.

Beam, Inc. (BEAM) is an Illinois based company that produces bourbon whiskey, Scotch whisky, Canadian whisky, and other beverages under the brands of Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Sauza, Courvoisier, Canadian Club, Teacher’s, and Laphroaig. The stock trades at 26 times trailing earnings, and pays a yield of 1.4%. Earnings for the latest quarter were up an amazing 42.7% on a revenue rise of 11.2%.

Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) is another liquor distributor which is famous for its Jack Daniel's and Southern Comfort brands. The stock has a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.1 and pays a yield of 1.6%.

Diageo (DEO) is a London based alcoholic beverage distributor that markets numerous brands of whiskey, including Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky, Crown Royal Canadian whisky, JeB Scotch whisky, Buchanan's Scotch whisky, Windsor Premier Scotch whisky, and Bushmills Irish whiskey. It also sells vodka, rum, and wine. The stock trades at 18.9 times trailing earnings. It sports a higher-than-industry-average yield of 1.8%.

For a free list of wine and liquor stocks, which you can download, sort, and update, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above stocks at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Data courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Two Thirds of People Drink Booze to Relax

According to surveys done by ICM Research, approximately two-thirds of people drink alcoholic beverages during the evening in order to relax. The primary reasons given were work problems and stress. The company also found that one-third of workers have a drink or two before they go home. The organization Drinkaware has pointed out the risks of over-drinking, and may even lead to more stress down the road.

In terms of alcohol purchases, it turns out that 71% of grocery purchasers include alcoholic beverages on their grocery lists. Investors are taking a look at liquor companies as a semi-recession proof business. According to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over a dozen wine and liquor stocks, and additional dozen beer stocks. Eight of these stocks pay dividends.

Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-A) (BF-B) is one of the major marketers of whiskey, tequilas, liqueur, and wine. You are probably familiar with some of the major brands of the company, including Jack Daniel's, Southern Comfort, Finlandia Vodka, Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Canadian Mist, Early Times, and Korbel champagne.The stck trades at 26 times earnings and pays a yield of 1.6%. Unfortunately, earnings for the latest quarter were down about 37%, on relatively flat earnings.

Diageo (DEO) is a much larger company in the liquor business, with a market capitalization of almost $65 billion. The company's brands include the world leaders in their category, such as José Cuervo, the world's best-selling tequila, Smirnoff, the top selling vodka, and Johnnie Walker, the most popular Scotch whiskey. The stock has a forward price to earnings of 16 and a yield of 2.0%. Earnings for the quarter ending December 31 were down 20%.

The world's largest wine company is Constellation Brands (STZ). Brands include Robert Mondavi, Hardys, Clos du Bois, Franciscan Estates, Ravenswood, and Blackstone in the wine category. Beer brands include Corona, Modelo Especial and Negra Modelo, Pacífico, St. Pauli Girl and Tsingtao, along with Svedka Vodka and Black Velvet Canadian Whisky. The stock trades at ten times earnings, and does not pay a dividend.

For a free list of wine and liquor stocks, which can be downloaded, sorted, and updated, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Donald Trump Getting into the Wine Industry: Should You?

Billionaire Donald Trump, who made most of his wealth from real estate, has recently purchased a 770 acre Charlottesville, Virginia winery for $8 million. This purchase is expected to help the local and state economy, as Virginia has the fifth largest wine industry in the United States.

So as an investor, suppose you want to get into the wine or liquor industry? You have over a dozen stocks to choose from according to the free list of wine and liquor stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. One of these companies is the dividend paying Diageo plc Common Stock (DEO), which sports a fairly high yield of 4.3%. This London based company has numerous alcohol brands including Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys Original Irish Cream, Crown Royal, Captain Morgan, Jose Cuervo, Ketel One, Ciroc, Tanqueray, Bushmills, Guinness, Gordon's, Seagram's 7, and Red Stripe. The company's wine brands include Blossom Hill, Sterling Vineyards, Beaulieu Vineyard, Navarro Correas, Acacia Vineyard, Chalone Vineyard, and Santa Rita.

The stock trades at 16 times current earnings and 12 times forward earnings. It has a price to earnings growth ratio of 1.25. Earnings for the latest reported quarter were up 15% on flat revenues.

Another liquor distributor is Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ) just reported that its second-quarter earnings spiked up by 78 percent due to improved North American sales of liquor and wine. The stock trades at 9.5 times forward earnings and has a PEG ratio of 1.08. The wine brands include Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois, Blackstone, Estancia, Arbor Mist, Toasted Head, Ravenswood, Franciscan Estate, Wild Horse, Ruffino, and Jackson-Triggs. The spirit brands include Black Velvet Canadian Whisky, SVEDKA Vodka, and Paul Masson Grande Amber Brandy.

To see all the stocks in the liquor and wine industry, check out the list at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which can be downloaded, sorted and updated.

Full disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com