Brown-Forman Corporation Class B vs Otis Worldwide Corp — how do they compare? Brown-Forman Corporation Class B trades at $29.9, while Otis Worldwide Corp trades at $73 (market cap $27.80B). The key difference: Otis Worldwide Corp pays a 2.41% dividend while Brown-Forman Corporation Class B pays none, and Brown-Forman Corporation Class B is trading nearer its 52-week high, Otis Worldwide Corp nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BF.B | OTIS | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Consumer Staples | Industrials |
52-Week High | $31.26 | $93.62 |
52-Week Low | $22.80 | $69.34 |
Market Cap | — | $27.80B |
Enterprise Value | — | $35.84B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.41% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Brown-Forman is the largest U.S.-domiciled producer of distilled spirits. The firm reports only a single operating segment, and whiskey represents its primary business driver, generating roughly three-quarters of sales, undergirded by the Jack Daniel's brand as well as bourbons such as Woodford Reserve and Old Forrester. Notable nonwhiskey offerings include tequilas such as el Jimador and Herradura. The firm operates globally, with products sold in more than 170 countries, and adapts its route-to-consumer model depending on regulation as well as the prevailing competitive dynamics in a given market. For example, it sells through distributors in the U.S. but operates its own logistics apparatus in many other countries. The company remains under the control of the Brown family.
Read more on BF.B →Otis is the largest global elevator and escalator supplier by revenue with around one quarter of share excluding Japan. In 1854 Otis' founder and namesake, Elisha Graves Otis, invented a safety mechanism that prevented elevators from falling if the hoisting cable failed.The company's product and service lifecycle begins with installations of elevator units in new buildings, later selling maintenance services on the units, and eventually replacement of the units after the average 15-20 year useful life of an elevator. As the largest global OEM, over decades Otis has built a base of 2 million elevators under service. Its business model is much the same as that of its competitors Kone, Schindler, and Thyssenkrupp.
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