CONSTELLATION BRANDS -CL A

370 Woodcliff Dr Ste 300 Ticker: STZ
Fairport , NY 14450-4238 Exchange: NYSE
585-218-3600 Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Beverages

Complete Financials: Q1Y08 Currency: USD Current Annual Period: Y07
Business Summary
STZ Constellation Brands, Inc. engages in producing and marketing beverage alcohol brands in wine, spirits, and imported beer categories. It operates in three divisions: Constellation Wines, Constellation Spirits, and Crown Imports.


RATIOS AND STATISTICS AT A GLANCE
( As of 09/05/2008 )
Price

52 Week High

52 Week Low

3 Month Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

10 Day Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

Beta

Indicated Annual Dividend

Dividend Yield % 		20.970

26.460

17.210

2.047

1.385

0.800

0.000

0.000 		Price/Sales (TTM)

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Price/Book (MRQ)

Price/Cash Flow (TTM)

Return on Assets (TTM) %

Return on Equity (TTM) %

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) 		1.200

NC

1.597

180.776

-5.965

-19.389

1.862

1.838

Note:
Mil = Millions
MRQ = Most Recent Quarter
TTM = Trailing Twelve Months


SHARE RELATED INFORMATION SHORT INTEREST INFORMATION
Market Cap (Mil)

Shares Outstanding (Mil)

Float (Mil) 		4,566.784

194.020

173.327 		Current Month (Mil)

Previous Month (Mil)

Short Interest Ratio (Days) 		13.950

15.155

NA


INSTITUTIONAL &
INSIDER OWNERSHIP 		PURCHASES
(Mil) 		SALES
(Mil) 		NET PURCHASES
(Mil) 		PERCENT
OWNED (%) 		PREVIOUS PERCENT
OWNED (%)
Institutions (3 Months)

Insiders (6 Months) 		21.834

0.000 		-21.448

0.088 		0.386

-0.088 		77.981

4.211 		78.224

NA


GROWTH RATES 1 YEAR 3 YEAR 5 YEAR
Sales %

EPS %

Dividend % 		-27.670

NC

NC 		-2.635

NC

NC 		6.673

NC

NC


HISTORICAL QUARTERLY RESULTS

REVENUE
( Thousands of USD )
QUARTERS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		1,096.535

1,191.959

1,267.087

1,047.867 		1,155.900

1,417.500

1,500.800

1,142.200 		901.200

892.600

1,094.800

884.400 		931.800





TOTAL 4,603.448 5,216.400 3,773.000
EARNINGS PER SHARE
( USD )
QUARTERS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		0.330

0.360

0.480

0.250 		0.370

0.290

0.460

0.300 		0.130

0.340

0.560

-3.860 		0.210





TOTAL 1.420 1.420 -2.830

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