Diageo expands tequila production

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DIAGEO PLC ADR $199 is a hold. The U.K.-based company (New York symbol DEO; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; ADRs outstanding: 629.0 million; Market cap: $125.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.7; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.diageo.com) is a leading maker of premium alcoholic beverages. Its main brands include Guiness beer, Smirnoff vodka, Johnnie Walker scotch and Bailey’s liqueur. The company now plans to build a new $500-million tequila plant in Jalisco, Mexico. This investment will help Diageo meet growing demand for the beverage. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, tequila sales jumped 79%, and accounted for 8% of the company’s overall sales. The stock continues to rebound from its March 2020 low of $101. However, it now trades at a somewhat high 27.4 times the $7.26 per ADR that Diageo will probably earn in fiscal 2022. Diageo is a hold. hold…