Heineken intrinsic value update

Price today is EUR 76 per share. Conclusion June 2017 when the price was EUR 88: Heineken is a Money Making Machine that turns a commodity, beer, into a strong brand. The price at the moment though seems high, comparable to the peaks of 2002 and 2007. Mr. Market seems to be pricing in a possible takeover bid, but Heineken's controlling family has said they are not interested in selling... http://sinaas.blogspot.com/2017/06/heineken-price-is-what-you-pay-value-is.html

Heineken Benjamin Graham Defensive Analysis 2018:

SECTOR: [PASS] HEINEKEN is neither a technology nor financial Company, and therefore this methodology is applicable. 

SALES: [PASS] The investor must select companies of "adequate size". This includes companies with annual sales greater than €260 million. HEINEKEN's sales of €22 000 million, based on 2017 sales, pass this test.

CURRENT RATIO: [FAIL] The current ratio must be greater than or equal to 2. Companies that meet this criterion are typically financially secure and defensive. HEINEKEN's current ratio €8 248m/€10 458m of 0.8 fails the test.

LONG-TERM DEBT IN RELATION TO NET CURRENT ASSETS: [FAIL] For industrial companies, long-term debt must not exceed net current assets (current assets minus current liabilities). Companies that do not meet this criterion lack the financial stability that this methodology likes to see. The long-term debt for HEINEKEN is €16 055 million and increasing, while the net current assets are €-2 210 million. HEINEKEN fails this test.

LONG-TERM EPS GROWTH: [PASS] Companies must increase their EPS by at least 30% over a ten-year period and EPS must not have been negative for any year within the last 5 years. Companies with this type of growth tend to be financially secure and have proven themselves over time. HEINEKEN's EPS growth over that period of 70% passes the EPS growth test.

Earnings Yield: [FAIL] The Earnings/Price (inverse P/E) %, based on the lesser of the current Earnings Yield or the Yield using average earnings over the last 3 fiscal years, must be "acceptable", which this methodology states is greater than 6,5%. Stocks with higher earnings yields are more defensive by nature. HEINEKEN's E/P of 5% (using last year's earnings) fails this test.

Graham Number value: [FAIL] The Price/Book ratio must also be reasonable. That is the Graham number value must be greater than the market price. HEINEKEN has a Graham number of √(15 x €3,3 EPS x 1,5 x €22 Book Value) = €40 and fails this test.

Dividend (increasing): 1,47 E / 76 E = 2% 

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