Category Archives: Earnings Report

Williamette Valley Vineyards Net Slips as Gross ProfitGrews; 2017 Tax Act Blamed; Sales Were Up 15%

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

This wasn’t how it was supposed to work out.  When the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump, lower corporate taxes were supposed to fuel grow in jobs and the American … Continue reading →

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AB InBev’s Business Just Keeps Getting Better and Better

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

The best proof of this is in AB InBev’s widening EBITDA margin. The beer giant’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are rising thanks to cost efficiencies and “premiumization” initiatives.  Read more here, from The Motley Fool via Madison.com.

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Brown-Forman Increases Cash Dividend 8.2%

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

The new rate of 19.75 cents per share applies to both Class A and Class B stock.  It’s payable Jan. 2, 2018, on stock of record Dec. 7.

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Willamette Valley Vineyards Sales Rise 8.5%; Net Slips 8.5%

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Willamette Valley Vineyards said net profit in the third quarter was $427,996, or 9 cents share, for the third quarter, down 8.5% from $467,979, or 9 cents per share year earlier.  This decrease is

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Castle Brands Posts a Profit as Sales Rose 6.5% in Quarte

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Net sales increased 6.5% to $20.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2018, as compared to $19.6 million for the comparable prior-year period.  The firm posted a $280,622 profit. A year earlier it recorded a $489,854 loss.

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Beam Suntory Gains Share in U.S., Sales Advance

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Beam Suntory Inc. posted good gains in its first three quarters, parent Suntory Inc. reported. Comparable sales were up at a mid-single-digit rate for the first three quarters of 2017.  Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark bourbons

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