Contrasting Brown Forman (NYSE:BF.A) and Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd. (OTCMKTS:YKLTY)

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brown Forman and Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd.”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brown Forman	$3.93 billion	3.36	$715.00 million	$1.53	18.82
Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Brown Forman has higher revenue and earnings than Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd..

Profitability

This table compares Brown Forman and Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brown Forman	18.20%	17.63%	8.78%
Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.8% of Brown Forman shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Brown Forman shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Brown Forman pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd. pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Brown Forman pays out 60.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Brown Forman beats Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd. on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brown Forman

Brown-Forman Corporation manufactures, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages. It provides spirits, wines, whiskey spirits, whiskey-based flavored liqueurs, ready-to-drink and ready-to-pour products, ready-to-drink cocktails, vodkas, tequilas, champagnes, brandy, bourbons, and liqueurs. The company offers its products primarily under the Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, Canadian Mist, GlenDronach, BenRiach, Glenglassaugh, Old Forester, Early Times, Slane Irish Whiskey, Coopers' Craft, el Jimador, Herradura, New Mix, Pepe Lopez, Antiguo, Finlandia, Korbel Champagne, and Sonoma-Cutrer brands. It is also involved in the sale of used barrels, bulk whiskey, and wine; and provision of contract bottling services. The company serves retail customers and consumers through distributors or state governments; and retailers, wholesalers, and provincial governments directly. It has operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Mexico, and internationally. Brown-Forman Corporation was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

About Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd.

Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd. manufactures and sells food and beverage products in Japan, the Americas, Asia, Oceania, and Europe. The company operates through Food and Beverages (Japan), Food and Beverages (The Americas), Food and Beverages (Asia and Oceania), Food and Beverages (Europe), Pharmaceuticals, and Others segments. It offers fermented milk drinks, juices, noodles, etc. through its home delivery and retail store channels. The company also provides pharmaceutical products, such as Elplat, an antineoplastic drug, as well as anticancer drugs and other pharmaceuticals. In addition, it offers cosmetics; and operates the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, a professional baseball team. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.