Nomura Securities Maintains a 'Neutral' on Brown Forman (BF-B); Q2 Review

Nomura Securities maintains a 'Neutral' on Brown Forman (NYSE: BF-B) price target of $69.00.

Nomura analyst, Ian Shackleton, said, "The company reported a strong Q2 with organic revenue growth ahead of our expectations at 10.0% vs. our estimate of 5.0%, but we remain concerned about a potential slowdown into 2012. The company reduced its full-year guidance range for FY EPS to $3.45 to $3.70, vs. $3.45 to $3.85 previously, to reflect the negative impact of FX. We believe the company’s minimum net debt offers it the financial flexibility either to return capital to its shareholders or to become active in M&A. The stock historically has traded at a premium to its peers; it is trading on a calendar 2012E P/E of 20.7x vs. our spirits average of 15.8x."

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Shares of Brown Forman closed at $80.07 yesterday.

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