| Company name | The Boston Beer Company, Inc. |
| Stock ticker | SAM |
| Live stock price | [stckqut]SAM[/stckqut] |
| P/E compared to competitors | Good |
| Employee productivity | Good |
| Sales growth | Fair |
| EPS growth | Good |
| P/E growth | Good |
| EBIT growth | Good |
| Confident Investor Rating | Good |
| Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) | $150.42 |
| Target stock price (averages with growth) | $148.23 |
| Target stock price (averages with no growth) | $115.82 |
| Target stock price (manual assumptions) | $119.79 |
The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=sam
The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (Boston Beer) is a craft brewer in the United States. Boston Beer produces malt beverages and hard cider products at the Company-owned breweries and under contract arrangements at other brewery locations. The Company-owned breweries are located in Boston, Massachusetts (the Boston Brewery), Cincinnati, Ohio (the Cincinnati Brewery) and Breinigsville, Pennsylvania (the Pennsylvania Brewery). During the fiscal year ended December 25, 2010 (fiscal 2010), Boston Beer sold approximately approximately 2.3 million barrels of its products (core brands) and brewed or packaged approximately 13,000 barrels under contract (non-core brands) for third-parties. During fiscal 2010, the Company sold over 20 beers under the Samuel Adams or the Sam Adams brand names, eight flavored malt beverage products under the Twisted Tea brand name, and one hard cider product under the HardCore brand name.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.