National Beverage Corp. vs Smith & Nephew plc — how do they compare? National Beverage Corp. trades at $30.9 (market cap $2.89B), while Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.05 (market cap $12.54B). The key difference: Smith & Nephew plc is far larger — about 4.3× National Beverage Corp.'s market cap, and Smith & Nephew plc pays a 2.65% dividend while National Beverage Corp. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| FIZZ | SNN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $2.89B | $12.54B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Health |
52-Week High | $46.75 | $38.70 |
52-Week Low | $30.53 | $28.73 |
Enterprise Value | $2.60B | $15.57B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.65% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
National Beverage Corp is one of the top 10 non-alcoholic beverage companies in the U.S. Its portfolio skews toward functional drinks (that is those purporting to offer health benefits) and is anchored by the popular LaCroix sparkling water trademark. Other offerings include Rip It energy drinks, Everfresh juices, and soda brands like Shasta and Faygo. The firm controls most of its production and distribution apparatus, with very little outsourcing. In terms of go-to-market, it uses warehouse distribution for big-box retailers, direct-store-delivery for convenience stores and other small outlets, and food-service distributors for the food-service channel (schools, hospitals, restaurants). It is controlled by chairman and CEO Nick Caporella, who owns over 73% of the common stock.
Read more on FIZZ →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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