BUD - Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
| Previous Close | 89.34 |
| Open | 94.41 |
| Bid | 92.00 x 900 |
| Ask | 94.51 x 800 |
| Day's Range | 93.02 - 94.54 |
| 52 Week Range | 64.55 - 106.86 |
| Volume | 4,999,208 |
| Avg. Volume | 1,383,539 |
| Market Cap | 183.617B |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | 1.31 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 27.40 |
| EPS (TTM) | 3.44 |
| Earnings Date | N/A |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 2.03 (2.27%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2019-05-07 |
| 1y Target Est | 95.53 |
- GlobeNewswire•yesterday
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: CLAIMSFILER REMINDS BUD, EROS, TEVA INVESTORS of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class Action Lawsuits
NEW ORLEANS, July 19, 2019 -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors of pending deadlines in the following securities class action lawsuits:.
- Bloomberg•2 days ago
AB InBev Surprises Its IPO Bankers With $11.3 Billion Asahi Deal
(Bloomberg) -- As investors pummeled Anheuser-Busch InBev NV’s stock and bonds after the Budweiser maker scrapped what would have been the year’s largest initial public offering, little did they know Chief Executive Officer Carlos Brito had a Plan B that’s been in the works for months.A week after pulling a share sale of its Asian business, AB InBev on Friday agreed to sell its Australian unit -- part of the portfolio that had been offered to investors -- to Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. A Hong Kong listing would have fetched as much as $9.8 billion; the sale to the Japanese company is valued at $11.3 billion.The Australian deal, spearheaded by Brito and his counterpart at Asahi, Akiyoshi Koji, was the culmination of several months of clandestine conversations, mostly in London, according to people familiar with the matter. The negotiations were limited to a handful of members of the Belgian brewer’s executive committee, its long-time bankers at Lazard Ltd. and senior management of Asahi, which was advised by Rothschild and Nomura Holdings Inc., the people said.The transaction surprised some members of separate banking teams -- led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley -- that had been appointed by the world’s largest brewer to handle the listing of its Asian arm, the people said, asking not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the information. The IPO was expected to net as much as $170 million in fees for the top two advisers.Read this: Why Budweiser and Bankers Failed to Sell the King of IPOsThe high-stakes turnaround is emblematic of Brito’s dealmaking style -- leaving little to chance and considering all angles available. In 2016, he secured a $106 billion purchase of rival SABMiller that cemented the brewer’s global dominance. AB InBev slowly ingratiated itself with SABMiller shareholders by raising its offer in small increments via five separate bids, all the while structuring a tax-efficient offer for the two largest investors, the billionaire Santo Domingo family of Colombia and tobacco company Altria Group Inc.Not long after Bloomberg reported in January that AB InBev was considering the Asia IPO, Asahi began weighing an acquisition of Carlton & United, the Australian business. The division is highly profitable but shows less promise for growth than some of the Belgian company’s other regional operations.In recent years, a bond had formed between Brito and Koji, following the Japanese brewer’s acquisition of Pilsner Urquell, Peroni and Grolsch in separate deals to secure antitrust approval for the SABMiller purchase. The so-called megabrew purchase saddled AB InBev with a debt load that tops $100 billion, prompting the company to cut its dividend last year and explore the possibility of an Asian IPO or asset sales.In spring, seeking to keep the Australian division from forming part of the Hong Kong flotation, Asahi made an offer for it before AB InBev began its roadshow with JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley bankers. The Japanese company was looking to fuel its expansion beyond a stagnating, highly competitive domestic market. AB InBev instead chose to gauge the appetite for a listing that would include the Australian arm.Tense CallsConference calls between AB InBev’s management and the arrangers on the listing grew increasingly fraught in the middle of last week. By that point, it was becoming clear that interest from institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds had not met the brewer’s expectations, largely because of the valuation of the unit. AB InBev’s board decided to pull the IPO minutes before the company issued a press release last Friday, citing unaccommodating “market conditions.”One of the people who helped draft plans for the share sale of Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC said that if they had known about the talks going on with Asahi, the IPO bankers would not have worked so hard on the ill-fated deal. Another person called the process a waste of time.While the IPO bankers drowned their sorrows that evening, they held on to hope that the company would soon call back to try again with different terms. In fact, AB InBev executives were already on the phone with Lazard and Rothschild to proceed with conversations about the sale of Carlton & United.In its announcement of the sale to Asahi on Friday, AB InBev again dangled the prospect of renewing the listing plans. That’s unlikely to happen before next year, people familiar with the situation said. AB InBev’s shares rebounded Friday on news of the deal, gaining 5.5% in Brussels.Asahi’s advisers on the acquisition could earn as much as $35 million while the banks with AB InBev are poised to make as much as $40 million, according to estimates from Freeman Consulting Services.Representatives for AB InBev, Lazard, Rothschild and JPMorgan declined to comment. Morgan Stanley didn’t immediately have a comment. A spokesman for Asahi couldn’t be reached outside regular business hours.Once again, executives and bankers scrambled through the night on Thursday after media reports about Asahi’s potential interest. Having sealed the deal, they’ve planned a few rounds of drinks for Friday night.(Adds additional advisers in third paragraph.)\--With assistance from Fion Li, Manuel Baigorri and Liana Baker.To contact the reporters on this story: Thomas Buckley in London at tbuckley25@bloomberg.net;Vinicy Chan in Hong Kong at vchan91@bloomberg.net;Dinesh Nair in London at dnair5@bloomberg.net;Crystal Tse in Hong Kong at ctse44@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Aaron Kirchfeld at akirchfeld@bloomberg.net, ;Kenneth Wong at kwong11@bloomberg.net, Eric PfannerFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
- Motley Fool•2 days ago
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
See why Microsoft and A-B InBev climbed on a down day for the markets.
- Benzinga•2 days ago
Analyst: Anheuser Busch Isn't Done With Shedding Assets
Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (NYSE: BUD ) sold its Australian beer assets to Japan's Asahi Group Holdings for $11.3 billion in enterprise value. According to one analyst, the parent company of Budweiser has ...
- ACCESSWIRE•2 days ago
LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE ALERT: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses Exceeding $50,000 In Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV To Contact The Firm
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / July 19, 2019 / Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, reminds investors in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“Anheuser-Busch” or the “Company”) (BUD) of the August 20, 2019 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company. If you invested in Anheuser-Busch stock or options between March 1, 2018 and October 24, 2018 and would like to discuss your legal rights, click here: www.faruqilaw.com/BUD.
- ACCESSWIRE•2 days ago
CLASS ACTION UPDATE for HRTX, CLDR and BUD: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Reminds Investors of Class Actions on Behalf of Shareholders
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / July 19, 2019 / Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announces that class action lawsuits have commenced on behalf of shareholders of the following publicly-traded companies. To determine ...
- GlobeNewswire•2 days ago
ASNA, BUD & TEVA - Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Class Action Reminder
Attorney Advertising -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC reminds investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against the following publicly-traded companies. You can review a copy of the Complaints by visiting the links below or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. If you suffered a loss, you can request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
- ACCESSWIRE•2 days ago
IMPORTANT SHAREHOLDER ALERT: The Schall Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Lawsuit Against Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 19, 2019 / The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ("Anheuser-Busch" or "the Company") (NYSE: BUD) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors who purchased the Company's shares between March 1, 2018 and October 24, 2018, inclusive (the ''Class Period''), are encouraged to contact the firm before August 20, 2019.
- Barrons.com•2 days ago
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- ACCESSWIRE•2 days ago
The Gross Law Firm Announces Class Actions on Behalf of Shareholders of PSMT, MBNKF and BUD
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / July 19, 2019 / The securities litigation law firm of The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice on behalf of shareholders in the following publicly traded companies. Shareholders ...
- American City Business Journals•2 days ago
A-B InBev sells Australian unit, still mulling Asian IPO
On the heels of its canceled Asian IPO, the global brewer has pivoted by selling its Australian business.
- ACCESSWIRE•2 days ago
Class Action - ASNA, BUD & TEVA - Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / July 19, 2019 / Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC reminds investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed againstthe following publicly-traded companies. You can review a copy of the Complaints by visiting the links below or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. If you suffered a loss, you can request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff.
- MarketWatch•2 days ago
Anheuser-Busch InBev shares climb as company to sell Australia unit to Asahi for $11 billion
Anheuser-Busch InBev on Friday said it’s selling its Australian subsidiary for A$16 billion ($11.3 billion) just days after scrapping the initial public offering of its Asia business.
- GlobeNewswire•2 days ago
FILING DEADLINE--Kuznicki Law PLLC Announces Class Actions on Behalf of Shareholders of PSMT, ASNA, BUD and CTST
The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues the following notice on behalf of shareholders of the following publicly traded companies. Shareholders who purchased shares in these companies during the dates listed below are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible appointment as lead plaintiff and a preliminary estimate of their recoverable losses. If you wish to choose counsel to represent you and the class, you must apply to be appointed lead plaintiff and be selected by the Court.
- Bloomberg•2 days ago
AB InBev Sells Australia Unit to Asahi for $11.3 Billion; Still Weighing Asia IPO
(Bloomberg) -- Anheuser-Busch InBev NV bounced back quickly from the failed initial public offering of its Asian unit, selling Australian beer assets in a deal valued at A$16 billion ($11.3 billion) and keeping alive the prospect of a share sale.The disposal of Foster’s and other brands to Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. less than a week after the IPO was pulled shows that the world’s largest brewer means business about cutting its $100 billion-plus debt pile. AB InBev shares rose as much as 5.6%, the steepest gain in almost five months. The bonds also climbed.The deal furthers Asahi’s overseas expansion as the domestic beer market languishes. The company plans to finance the deal with a share sale worth as much as 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion), subordinated bonds and a 1.2 trillion-yen bridge loan.By selling the Carlton & United unit, AB InBev removes a slow-growing part of its Asia-Pacific empire, potentially making any future IPO more attractive to investors who balked at the previous deal’s valuation. The company had aimed to raise as much as $9.8 billion in what would have been the year’s biggest initial offering.The IPO reversal and quick sale to Asahi follow AB InBev Chief Executive Officer Carlos Brito’s previous playbook. Throughout his tenure -- including the $106 billion purchase of rival SABMiller that cemented the brewer’s global dominance -- he has often met initial resistance to his dealmaking plans before achieving his main goals in the end.The so-called megabrew deal also saddled AB InBev with mammoth borrowings, which prompted the company to slash its dividend last year and to plan the aborted IPO. Standard & Poor’s has a negative outlook on the debt -- ranked A-, the fourth-lowest investment grade -- and analysts have raised the possibility of further disposals.Balance Sheet“While the stretched balance sheet appears to be leading to asset sales, we think the group is worth a lot more than is currently implied by the shares, especially as the company delevers,” wrote Nico von Stackelberg, an analyst at Liberum.AB InBev’s shares have risen 44% this year. Its 3 billion-euro ($3.4 billion) 2028 note added 0.3 cents to 112 cents on Friday, lifting it to the highest since September 2016, based on data compiled by Bloomberg.When acquiring SABMiller in 2016, a deal that gave the Belgian company control over one-third of the world’s beer, AB InBev submitted five incremental offers until shareholders finally agreed to a takeover. AB InBev then quickly moved to sell prized brands in Europe and China to satisfy antitrust concerns, which focused the business more on the emerging world.AB InBev signaled Friday that it could return with a plan to sell Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC. Potential investors will seek a more appealing valuation, after the former price range valued the unit at 28.5 times to 33.5 times consensus 2020 earnings, above the ratios for both Heineken NV and Carlsberg A/S.SABMiller DealThe Belgian company acquired Carlton & United through the purchase of SABMiller. The Budweiser maker still has a major presence in Asia, particularly in China, though it’s facing challenges there amid shifting trends. Younger consumers are moving away from traditional beers toward higher-priced craft brews and cocktails, while competition is spiking after rival Heineken forged a blockbuster deal with a state-owned company.Carlton & United, whose brands also include Victoria Bitter, accounts for almost half the beer market in Australia. While Foster’s is well known internationally as an Australian brew, it’s much less commonly consumed domestically than abroad. Heineken makes it in Europe under license.What Bloomberg Intelligence Says“Selling Carlton & United Breweries to Asahi for about $11.3 billion sheds a low-growth, high-margin asset, and allows for reinvestment into better growth markets.”Duncan Fox, consumer products analystClick here to read the pieceThe deal will give Asahi, known for is Super Dry lager, a major boost in Australia. It is already the company’s second-largest overseas market behind Europe, but its presence has been overshadowed by Carlton & United and Kirin Holdings Co.’s Lion, which combined account for a 90% share, according to research firm IBISWorld.In January, Asahi announced a $330 million purchase of the brewing business of Fuller, Smith & Turner Plc in the U.K. In 2016, it bought Peroni, Grolsch and Pilsner Urquell lagers from Anheuser-Busch and SABMiller in separate deals worth around $11 billion.Lazard and Freshfields advised AB InBev on the Carlton & United sale. Rothschild & Co. advised Asahi.(Updates with Asahi financing in third paragraph.)\--With assistance from Gearoid Reidy.To contact the reporters on this story: Lisa Du in Tokyo at ldu31@bloomberg.net;Thomas Buckley in London at tbuckley25@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Rachel Chang at wchang98@bloomberg.net, ;Eric Pfanner at epfanner1@bloomberg.net, Thomas Mulier, John LauermanFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
- Financial Times•2 days ago
AB InBev to sell Australian unit to Asahi in $11bn deal
The sale of Carlton & United Breweries will help AB InBev chip away at its $106bn debt mountain, and marks Asahi’s biggest overseas acquisition. Shares in AB InBev rose 6 per cent in afternoon trading on Friday, while Asahi closed up 1.5 per cent in Tokyo before the deal was announced.
- Reuters•2 days ago
UPDATE 1-Fed signals buoy European shares, AB InBev jumps
Shares in Europe rose across the board on Friday as comments from a Federal Reserve official cemented the case for a U.S. interest rate cut this month, with brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev leading blue chip gains after moves to reduce its debt burden. Markets have fully priced in a 25 basis point cut by the Fed this month, but a batch of strong U.S. data recently had dimmed hopes of an aggressive cut and weakened the positive global mood that has driven stock markets higher since May. "The question is not that will a rate cut happen, but will the size of the cut itself will be 0.50 bps instead of 0.25 bps, because there is uncertainty over the size of what the interest rate cut will be at the upcoming Fed meeting," Spreadex analyst Connor Campbell said.
- Reuters•2 days ago
AB InBev sells Australian brewer to Asahi, keeps Asia IPO on radar
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, is selling its Australian operations to Japan's Asahi for $11 billion and could revive the stalled flotation of its Asian business as it looks to cut debt. The Belgium-based brewer, weighed down with debt after its 2016 acquisition of rival SABMiller, said on Friday it had agreed to sell Australian subsidiary Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) at an enterprise value of A$16 billion ($11.3 billion). For Asahi, the deal is its biggest ever and, according to a source close to the negotiations, will turn the Japanese firm into the world's third biggest brewer after AB InBev and Heineken.
- Reuters•2 days ago
UPDATE 2-AB InBev sells Australian brewer to Asahi, keeps Asia IPO on radar
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, is selling its Australian operations to Japan's Asahi for $11 billion and could revive the stalled flotation of its Asian business as it looks to cut debt. The Belgium-based brewer, weighed down with debt after its 2016 acquisition of rival SABMiller, on Friday said it had agreed to sell Australian subsidiary Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) at an enterprise value of A$16 billion ($11.3 billion).
- Investing.com•2 days ago
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- TheStreet.com•2 days ago
Microsoft, Fed Cuts, Budweiser Sale, Drones & Tiger Woods-5 Things You Must Know
Microsoft rides cloud to record high, Fed officials trigger new rate cut hopes, Budweiser dumps Aussie assets, U.S. Navy down drown and Tiger looks his age at Royal Portrush.
- TheStreet.com•2 days ago
Anheuser-Busch Plans $11.3 Billion Australian Business Sale After Scrapping IPO
Anheuser-Busch InBev shares traded near the top of the European market Friday after it agreed to sell its Australian division for around $11.3 billion less than a week after cancelling the Hong Kong listing of its Asian business that would have been the year's biggest IPO.
- ACCESSWIRE•3 days ago
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: MBNKF BUD CTST: The Law Offices of Vincent Wong Reminds Investors of Important Class Action Deadlines
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / July 18, 2019 / The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that class actions have commenced on behalf of certain shareholders in the following companies. If you suffered a loss ...
- ACCESSWIRE•3 days ago
INVESTOR NOTICE: The Schall Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Lawsuit Against Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 18, 2019 / The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ("Anheuser-Busch" or "the Company") (NYSE: BUD) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors who purchased the Company's shares between March 1, 2018 and October 24, 2018, inclusive (the ''Class Period''), are encouraged to contact the firm before August 20, 2019.
- ACCESSWIRE•3 days ago
The Klein Law Firm Reminds Investors of Class Actions on Behalf of Shareholders of ASNA, BUD and CTST
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / July 18, 2019 / The Klein Law Firm announces that class action complaints have been filed on behalf of shareholders of the following companies. There is no cost to participate ...
