Brown-Forman Corporation Class B vs Smith & Nephew plc — how do they compare? Brown-Forman Corporation Class B trades at $29.9, while Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.05 (market cap $12.54B). The key difference: Smith & Nephew plc pays a 2.65% dividend while Brown-Forman Corporation Class B pays none, and Brown-Forman Corporation Class B is trading nearer its 52-week high, Smith & Nephew plc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BF.B | SNN | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Consumer Staples | Health |
52-Week High | $31.26 | $38.70 |
52-Week Low | $22.80 | $28.73 |
Market Cap | — | $12.54B |
Enterprise Value | — | $15.57B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.65% |
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 →Smith & Nephew designs, manufactures, and markets orthopedic devices, sports medicine and arthroscopic technologies, and wound-care solutions. Roughly 42% of the U.K.-based firm's revenue comes from orthopedic products, and another 30% is sports medicine and ENT. The remaining 28% of revenue is from the advanced wound therapy segment. Roughly half of Smith & Nephew's total revenue comes from the United States, just over 30% is from other developed markets, and emerging markets account for the remainder.
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