BOSTON BEER CO INC
Business
Boston Beer Company is a brewer and marketer of alcohol beverages, including beer, hard seltzer, hard cider, and spirits ready-to-drink, sold under brands including Samuel Adams, Truly, Twisted Tea, Angry Orchard, and Dogfish Head. The company manufactures products at company-owned breweries and through contract arrangements with third-party producers. Products are distributed through wholesalers to retail outlets including grocery stores, liquor stores, bars, and restaurants.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-24
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 | — | — | — |
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BOSTON BEER CO INC (SAM) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on Apr 30, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001193125-26-197451). This is BOSTON BEER CO INC's most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
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