By Sabela Ojea
Alcohol maker Constellation Brands is scheduled to report earnings for its fiscal third quarter before the market opens on Friday. Here's what you need to know:
--PROFIT: The maker of beer, wine and spirits is expected to post a profit of $600 million, or $3.29 a share, according to FactSet. This compares with a profit of $509.1 million, or $2.76 a share, for the same period a year earlier.
--ADJUSTED EARNINGS: Stripping out one-time items, Constellation Brands is forecast to post adjusted earnings of $3.31 a share, according to FactSet.
--REVENUE: The company is anticipated to post revenue of $2.53 billion, up from $2.47 billion a year earlier, according to FactSet.
Shares have declined 9.3% over the past three months.
WHAT TO WATCH:
--Constellation Brands could address concerns around potential tariff hikes under Donald Trump's Administration, which called for 25% tariffs for Canada and Mexico. Constellation Brands has two breweries in Mexico that produce Corona and Modelo beer for the U.S. market. The company also produces and markets alcoholic beverages in Canada.
--The company is expected to provide an update on its struggling wine and spirits business, whose sales declined by 12% in the prior quarter due to challenging market conditions in the U.S., primarily in the wholesale channel.
--The market will also look for comments regarding the U.S. surgeon general's recent warning that alcoholic beverages should carry cancer warnings. The surgeon general's recommendation, in the final days of President Biden's administration, follows a yearslong debate within the health and scientific community about how much consumption of wine, beer and spirits is safe for adults.
Write to Sabela Ojea at sabela.ojea@wsj.com; @sabelaojeaguix
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January 09, 2025 09:30 ET (14:30 GMT)
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