Q: Pat: I purchased Premium Brands Holdings (PBH-TSX) when it was $18 per share. Currently it is in the $60 range. Could you please provide an update? Thank you.

A: Premium Brands Holdings Corp., $65.90, symbol PBH on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 29.9 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; www.premiumbrandsholdings.com), took its current form on July 22, 2009, when it converted to a corporation from an income trust. Before the changeover, it was called Premium Brands… Read More

Changing tastes favour these two

Consumers are increasingly switching to higher priced wines and beers. That’s good news for Molson Coors and Andrew Peller (see box), as these premium brands are more profitable than their regular products. That gives both companies plenty of room to keep raising their dividends.

MOLSON… Read More

Overseas growth offsets currency risk

These two alcoholic-beverage makers have been increasing their international sales. That has added currency risk, but their top brands will keep fuelling their growth. Still, only one is a buy right now.

DIAGEO PLC ADRs $118 (New York symbol DEO; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector;… Read More

DIAGEO PLC ADRs $118 – New York symbol DEO

DIAGEO PLC ADRs $118 (New York symbol DEO; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; ADRs outstanding: 627.8 million; Market cap: $74.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.7; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.diageo.com) is the world’s largest premium alcoholic beverage company. Its major brands include… Read More