Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. Common Stock (CCU)

FairStock Score: 44/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for businesses with durable competitive advantages, honest accounting, and a price that leaves room for error. Compania Cervecerias Unidas is a diversified beverage company with operations across Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. That gives it some scale and brand presence in beer, wine, soft drinks, and water. But the numbers in front of me are not comforting. Revenue growth was 4.81%, yet profit growth was -84.64%. The latest quarter, 2026-Q2, showed revenue of $607.8B and net income of -$20.7B, a -3.41% margin. A consumer-defensive business should not be losing money unless there is serious pressure. FairStock's calculations show a P/E of 18.41 at the 2026-10-13 close, ROE of 7.94%, ROCE of 3.86%, and D/E of 0.82. Those returns are mediocre, and the balance sheet has meaningful leverage. The Piotroski F-Score is 2/9 and Altman Z-Score is 0.78, both warning signs. The FCF yield of 7,093.1% is so extreme relative to a $2.1B market cap that I would treat the $149.6B TTM FCF figure as a data anomaly rather than a real cash gusher. The Graham Number of $224.42 and 95.24% margin of safety also look disconnected from the weak quarterly result. On the positive side, the stock trades at an EV/EBITDA of 4.48, pays a 3.10% dividend yield, and has a low beta of 0.27. Near the 52-week low of $10.25, some bad news may be priced in. But with a negative latest quarter and a FairStock score of 44/100, I need evidence of stable margins, lower debt, and a rebound in profit before calling this a classic value opportunity. FairStock gives no Lynch category because only 0 years of filed results exist, another reason to demand a margin of safety.

In plain English: The company is a South American beverage maker that sells beer, wine, soft drinks and water across several countries. Sales grew only slightly, but profit fell sharply and the latest quarter had a loss, so the business looks weak right now. At $10.68, the stock is near the bottom of its 52-week range, but with weak earnings the price looks fair to expensive rather than clearly cheap.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

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