BOSTON BEER CO INC
Business
BOSTON BEER CO INC sells alcoholic beverages under brands including Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly, Angry Orchard, Dogfish Head, Sun Cruiser, Angel City and Coney Island. It produces flavored malt beverages, hard seltzer, beer, hard cider, spirits-based ready-to-drink beverages and distilled spirits through Company-owned breweries, a cidery, and third-party contract producers. Its operations include four primary production breweries, several local tap-room breweries, a cidery and related hospitality assets, with distinct brand families and innovation/R&D activities. The Company distributes primarily across the United States and select international markets through a network of wholesalers, importers and retail channels (grocery, club, convenience, liquor, on-premise and e-commerce).
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-25
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,087 | 2,138 | 2,133 | 2,223 | 2,197 | |
| Less excise taxes | 122 | 125 | 125 | 132 | 139 | |
| Net revenue | 1,965 | 2,013 | 2,009 | 2,090 | 2,058 | |
| Cost of goods sold | 1,012 | 1,119 | 1,156 | 1,228 | 1,260 | |
| Gross profit | 953 | 894 | 852 | 862 | 798 | |
| Advertising, promotional and selling expenses | 610 | 552 | 556 | 578 | 607 | |
| General and administrative expenses | 191 | 190 | 175 | 158 | 134 | |
| Impairment of intangible assets | — | 43 | 16 | 27 | — | |
| Impairment of brewery assets | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | |
| Contract settlement costs | — | 26 | — | 5 | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 808 | 818 | 752 | 771 | 790 | |
| Operating income | 145 | 76 | 100 | 91 | 8 | |
| Interest income, net | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | −110,000 | |
| Other expense, net | −1 | −2 | −1 | −2 | −978,000 | |
| Total other income, net | 9 | 12 | 10 | 645,000 | −1 | |
| Income before income tax provision | 153 | 88 | 110 | 91 | 7 | |
| Income tax provision | 45 | 28 | 33 | 24 | −8 | |
| Net income | 108 | 60 | 76 | 67 | 15 | |
| Net income per common share - basic | 9.9 | 5.07 | 6.23 | 5.46 | 1.19 | |
| Net income per common share - diluted | 9.89 | 5.06 | 6.21 | 5.44 | 1.17 | |
| Weighted-average number of common shares - basic | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Weighted-average number of common shares - diluted | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 347,000 | −715,000 | 166,000 | −269,000 | −32,000 | |
| Defined benefit plans liability adjustment | −31,000 | 76,000 | −13,000 | 253,000 | 90,000 | |
| Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | 316,000 | −639,000 | 153,000 | −16,000 | 58,000 | |
| Comprehensive income | 109 | 59 | 76 | 67 | 15 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 223 | 212 | 299 | 181 | 27 | |
| Accounts receivable | 57 | 61 | 67 | 57 | 55 | |
| Inventories | 93 | 117 | 116 | 148 | 149 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 21 | |
| Income tax receivable | 24 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 53 | |
| Total current assets | 418 | 417 | 504 | 423 | 345 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 578 | 616 | 643 | 668 | 665 | |
| Operating right-of-use assets | 30 | 28 | 36 | 44 | 53 | |
| Goodwill | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | |
| Intangible assets | 15 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 104 | |
| Third-party production prepayments | 7 | 14 | 34 | 61 | 88 | |
| Note receivable | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | |
| Other assets | 22 | 28 | 43 | 36 | 19 | |
| Total assets | 1,194 | 1,250 | 1,430 | 1,421 | 1,387 | |
| Accounts payable | 95 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 86 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 145 | 139 | 127 | 111 | 162 | |
| Current operating lease liabilities | 13 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
| Total current liabilities | 253 | 232 | 223 | 204 | 255 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 65 | 66 | 86 | 97 | 87 | |
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 25 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 54 | |
| Other liabilities | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
| Total liabilities | 347 | 334 | 352 | 352 | 403 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (See Note M) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 699 | 676 | 656 | 630 | 612 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −380,000 | −696,000 | −57,000 | −210,000 | −194,000 | |
| Retained earnings | 148 | 240 | 422 | 439 | 372 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 846 | 916 | 1,078 | 1,069 | 983 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 1,194 | 1,250 | 1,430 | 1,421 | 1,387 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 108 | 60 | 76 | 67 | 15 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 90 | 94 | 88 | 81 | 72 | |
| Impairment of intangible assets | — | 43 | 16 | 27 | — | |
| Change in right-of-use assets | −3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 19 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −1 | −20 | −11 | 9 | −5 | |
| Other non-cash (income) expense | −523,000 | −237,000 | 224,000 | 89,000 | −399,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | 4 | 6 | −10 | −2 | 23 | |
| Inventories | 23 | 7 | 32 | 131,000 | −21 | |
| Prepaid expenses, income tax receivable, and other current assets | −18 | −5 | 14 | 39 | −49 | |
| Third-party production prepayments | 7 | 19 | 28 | 27 | −17 | |
| Other assets | 8 | 6 | −6 | −14 | −6 | |
| Accounts payable | 5 | 3 | 3 | −2 | −27 | |
| Accrued expenses, other current liabilities, and other liabilities | 16 | 12 | 14 | −51 | 35 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 2 | −9 | −9 | −7 | −8 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 270 | 249 | 265 | 200 | 56 | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | −55 | −76 | −64 | −91 | −148 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment | 47,000 | 23,000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Cash paid for note receivable | — | −20 | — | — | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −55 | −96 | −62 | −89 | −147 | |
| Repurchases and retirement of Class A common stock | −202 | −239 | −93 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options and sale of investment shares | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 10 | |
| Net cash paid on finance leases and notes payable | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Payment of tax withholding on stock-based payment awards and investment shares | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −16 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −204 | −239 | −85 | 3 | −7 | |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | 12 | −87 | 118 | 114 | −97 | |
| Income tax payments, net | −63 | −52 | −36 | 28 | −41 | |
| Operating cash outflows from operating leases | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
| Operating cash outflows from finance leases | 122,000 | 222,000 | 138,000 | 71,000 | 121,000 | |
| Financing cash outflows from finance leases | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Right-of-use-assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations | 14 | — | −107,000 | −827,000 | 2 | |
| Right-of-use-assets obtained in exchange for finance lease obligations | — | 2 | 3 | — | 472,000 | |
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses for purchases of property, plant, and equipment | 2 | −4 | 1 | 1 | −16 | |
| Non-cash financing activity - (decrease) increase in accrued excise taxes on share repurchases | −399,000 | 1 | 929,000 | — | — | |
| Non-cash investing activity - reduction in accrued expenses, notes receivable and related interest receivable | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |