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BOSTON BEER CO INC SAM
BOSTON BEER CO INC (SAM) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $2.1B at a 5.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.27 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.138 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.124 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.121 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.437 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | BOSTON BEER CO INC | 7/9 | 4.68 | 18.4 | -2.4% |
| TAP | MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO | 4/9 | 0.34 | — | -5.1% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
| CAJFF | CANON INC | 6/9 | — | — | +14.7% |
About BOSTON BEER CO INC
The Boston Beer Company, Inc. produces and sells alcohol beverages primarily in the United States. Its flagship beer is Samuel Adams Boston Lager. The company offers various beers, hard ciders, spirits based ready to drink beverages, distilled spirits, flavored malt beverages, and hard seltzers under the Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly, Angry Orchard, Dogfish Head, and Sun Cruiser brand names. It markets and sells its products to a network wholesaler in the United States, as well as wholesalers, importers, or other agencies that in turn sell to retailers, such as grocery stores, club stores, convenience stores, liquor stores, bars, restaurants, stadiums, and other traditional and e-commerce retail outlets. It sells its products in Canada, Mexico, and internationally. The Boston Beer Company, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
FAQ
Is SAM financially healthy?
BOSTON BEER CO INC's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does SAM pay a dividend?
No, BOSTON BEER CO INC does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is SAM?
In FY2025, BOSTON BEER CO INC had a net margin of 5.2% and a return on equity of 12.8%.
Is SAM overvalued or undervalued?
BOSTON BEER CO INC trades at about 18.6× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 21.6×–359.7×, median 49.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SAM?
The average Wall-Street price target for BOSTON BEER CO INC is $230.39, about 25.4% above the recent price, from 13 analysts.
Is SAM a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on BOSTON BEER CO INC: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 18.4×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.