Author’s Note: This is the shorter version of a premium article posted on iREIT on Alpha on May 25th.
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Dear Subscribers,
I’ve written about a couple of brewers in the past. I own shares in brewers like Anheuser-Busch (BUD), Constellation Brands (STZ), and even shares in a more local brewer here in Sweden called Kopparbergs (OTC:KBBPF). The reasons being that I like buying beer and brewery companies at cheap valuations, knowing their products are typically resilient to downturns. Of course, company finances and specifics need to line up with my fundamental demands.
With that in mind, in this article, we’ll take a look at the Heineken Brewery company – Or just Heineken (OTCQX:HEINY).
What Heineken Does
Heineken, as we probably all know, is a brewing company based in the Netherlands. Its origins date back over 170 years when Gerard Adriaan Heineken bought the Haystack brewery in Amsterdam. At this time, the Dutch brewing business was in a massive slump, but Heineken managed to introduce a new type of high-quality beer culture to Amsterdam.
Heineken Beer (Heineken IR)
Today, we’re looking at a company with operations in over 70 countries, managing a broad portfolio of over 300 brands of beverages, with availability in 190+ countries across the globe.
Heineken is the second-largest brewer worldwide, and this is behind its competitor Anheuser-Busch InBev. The company is also a leader in the international premium beer segment with its…
