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Fortune Brands, owner of Beam Global Spirits & Wine, expects to increase the proportion of its sales from outside of the US, group chief financial officer Craig Omtvedt has told an investor conference.
Flat growth in sprits, along with lower volume in golf and home products, drags Fortune Brands Inc.’s third-quarter profit down sharply.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fortune-brands-profit-slumps-spirits-go-flat-2009-10-23
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fortune Brands Inc reported a quarterly profit that topped analysts' estimates on Friday, as each of the consumer goods company's business units performed at or above
http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSTRE59M2AH20091023
FO-N reported a quarterly profit that topped analysts' estimates Friday, as each of the consumer goods company's business units performed at or above its expectations.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/fortune-brands-profit-sales-fall/article1335249/
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Nov 23, 2009 (Fresh Brewed Media via COMTEX) --
Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO) closed yesterday at $38.53. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $17.68 and 52-week high of $46.77. Fortune Brands stock has been showing support around 37.34 and resistance in the 39.34 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish and S&P gives FO a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. FO appears on the Investors Observer Analysts Favorites list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at a Mar '10 35 covered call (FO CG) for a net debit in the $33.43 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has an 117 day duration, provides 13.24% downside protection and a 4.70% assigned return rate for a 14.65% annualized return rate (comparison purposes only). Fortune Brands has a current annual dividend yield of 1.91%.
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Nov 17, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
Fortune Brands, Inc., the company behind consumer brands including Jim Beam, Titleist and Moen, announced that the company's November 19th presentation at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference will be available live over the Internet.
In a release, the Company noted event details:
The presentation by Craig Omtvedt, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Fortune Brands, will begin at approximately 11:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, November 19. To access the webcast, go to "Webcasts and Presentations" in the Investor Relations section of the Fortune Brands web site, fortunebrands.com. It is recommended that listeners log on 10 minutes prior to the start of the presentation.
An internet replay of the presentation will be available at fortunebrands.com within two hours after the live webcast.
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Deerfield, IL,, Nov 12, 2009 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) --
Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO), the company behind leading consumer brands including Jim Beam, Titleist and Moen, today announced that the company's November 19th presentation at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference will be available live over the Internet.
The presentation by Craig Omtvedt, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Fortune Brands, will begin at approximately 11:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, November 19, 2009. To access the webcast, go to "Webcasts and Presentations" in the Investor Relations section of the Fortune Brands web site, www.fortunebrands.com. It is recommended that listeners log on 10 minutes prior to the start of the presentation.
An internet replay of the presentation will be available at www.fortunebrands.com within two hours after the live webcast.
Fortune Brands, Inc. is a leading consumer brands company. Its operating companies have premier brands and leading market positions in distilled spirits, home and hardware, and golf products. Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. is the company's premium spirits business. Major spirits brands include Jim Beam and Maker's Mark bourbon, Sauza tequila, Canadian Club whisky, Courvoisier cognac, Cruzan rum, Teacher's and Laphroaig Scotch, EFFEN vodka and DeKuyper cordials. Home and hardware brands include Moen faucets, Aristokraft, Omega, Diamond and Kitchen Craft cabinetry, Therma-Tru door systems, Simonton windows, Master Lock security products and Waterloo storage and organization products sold by units of Fortune Brands Home & Hardware LLC. Acushnet Company's golf brands include Titleist, Cobra and FootJoy. Fortune Brands, headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FO and is included in the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI World Index.
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Nov 04, 2009 (Fresh Brewed Media via COMTEX) --
Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO) closed yesterday at $39.01. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $17.68 and 52-week high of $46.77. Fortune Brands stock has been showing support around 37.98 and resistance in the 39.64 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish and S&P gives FO a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. FO appears on the Investors Observer Analysts Favorites list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at a Jan '10 35 covered call (FO AG) for a net debit in the $34.01 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 73 day duration, provides 12.82% downside protection and a 2.91% assigned return rate for a 14.55% annualized return rate (comparison purposes only). Fortune Brands has a current annual dividend yield of 1.95%.
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Companies: Fortune Brands, Inc. (FO)
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