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Insight - Fortune Brands to expand non-US sales
www.just-drinks.com | Nov 20, 2009
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.
Fortune Brands profit slumps; spirits go flat - MarketWatch
www.marketwatch.com | Oct 23, 2009
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
Fortune Brands profit tops Street view - Reuters
www.reuters.com | Oct 23, 2009
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
Fortune Brands profit, sales fall
www.theglobeandmail.com | Oct 23, 2009
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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Fortune Brands (FO) Showing Bearish Technicals With Neutral 3 STARs S&P Rating - Zibb.com
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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Fortune Brands Schedules Live Webcast Advisory - Zibb.com
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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Fortune Brands, Inc.: Fortune Brands Live Webcast Advisory - Zibb.com
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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Fortune Brands (FO) Trading In Tight Support/Resistance Range - Zibb.com
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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