National Beverage Corp. vs CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., two Beverages stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FIZZ and STZ diverge most: on debt / equity, FIZZ reads 0.00 and STZ reads 1.32; on revenue growth, FIZZ reads -1.7% and STZ reads -10.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What FIZZ's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What STZ's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | FIZZ | STZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $31.65 | $130.23 |
| Market cap | $3.0B | $22.2B |
| Sector | Beverages | Beverages |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -4.5% | — |
| P/E | 16.1 | — |
| P/B | 4.66 | 2.60 |
| P/S | 2.51 | 2.33 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.3 | 10.2 |
| Revenue growth | -1.7% | -10.1% |
| Gross margin | 34.7% | 51.0% |
| Operating margin | 16.9% | 32.6% |
| Net margin | 15.6% | 19.1% |
| Return on equity | 28.9% | 21.3% |
| Return on assets | 21.6% | 8.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.6% | 12.7% |
| FCF yield | 5.3% | 8.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.32 |
| Current ratio | 4.39 | 0.91 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.21 | 2.42 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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