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Profile - Boston Beer Co., Inc. (NYSE:SAM)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 30Price hit new 52-week high ($11.74)
Location
75 Arlington Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 368-5000
Fax: (617) 368-5500
Employees (last reported count): 355
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 ·Sector: Consumer Non-Cyclical
 ·Industry: Beverages (Alcoholic)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 67%
·Institutional: 30% (90% of float)
(60 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 414.0K shares (+7.82%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
The Boston Beer Company, Inc. is a craft brewer of beer in the United States. In fiscal 2000, Boston Beer sold 1,192,000 barrels of its proprietary products and brewed 49,000 barrels under contract for third parties. During 2000, the Company produced a total of 18 beers under the Boston Beer Company name, three beers under the Oregon Beer and Brewing Company name, three cider products under the HardCore Cider Company name and one alternative malt beverage product under the Twisted Tea Brewing Company name. Boston Beer produces beer, malt beverages and cider products at Company-owned breweries and under contract. The Company-owned breweries are located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Boston, Massachusetts. The contract breweries are located in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, Tumwater, Washington, and Rochester, New York.
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Financial Summary
The Boston Beer Company, Inc. brews and sells beer, ale and cider products throughout the U.S. and in select international markets. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales fell 6% to $90.3 million. Net income increased 15% to $8.2 million. Revenues reflect a decrease in volume of Boston Beer's core brands. Earnings were offset by favorable packaging mix changes, a one-time recovery in cost of sales, and a decrease in advertising expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

C. James Koch, 51
Chairman
$189K
Martin Roper, 38
Pres, CEO
450K
Richard Lindsay, 39
CFO, Treasurer
156K
Jeffrey White, 43
COO
133K
Robert Hall, 40
VP, Brand Devel.
196K
Dollar amounts are as of 30-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:SAMAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 30-Oct-2000
$7.50 
Recent Price$11.51 
52-Week High
on 30-Aug-2001
$11.74 
Beta0.53 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)40.3K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)41.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+24.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+66.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$188.9M
Shares Outstanding16.4M
Float5.40M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$4.88 
Earnings (ttm)$0.73 
Earnings (mrq)$0.28 
Sales (ttm)$10.83 
Cash (mrq)$2.66 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.36 
Price/Earnings (ttm)15.85 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.06 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$185.2M
EBITDA (ttm)$24.8M
Income available to common (ttm)$12.3M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)6.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)9.7%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 30
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)11.53%
Return on Equity (ttm)15.54%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)3.16 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$43.4M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short244.0K
Percent of Float4.5%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
129.0K
Short Ratio6.26 
Daily Volume39.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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