Company Market Mini Presentation

Lauren Koerber, Meaghan Kells, Olivia Nesbitt, Blake Hamilton, Josh Saunders, Nikki Mills

Overview of Portfolio Performance

Our Portfolio:

Gaming – 4 (ATVI, MSFT, NTDOY, SNE)Liquor – 4 (BUD, DEO, SBMRY, TPX-A)Toys – 2 (HAS, MAT)Auto – 0 Fisheries – 0

Our Stats:

Best Day: September 27th (+2.4%)Worst Day: October 3rd (-2.7%)How we finished: (-2.7%)

Introduction of BudweiserLeading global brewer - Over $36 billion in revenue in

2010.

They own a 50% equity interest in the operating subsidiary of Grupo Modelo, Mexico's leading brewer (Corona)

They employ approximately 114 000 people

They manage a portfolio of over 200 beer brands and hold the No. 1 or No. 2 position in 19 countries.

They announced Tuesday morning their plans to invest over $1 billion into its breweries nationwide.

Sceptical when they bought InBev, but the $52 bill price has paid off.

Introduction to Budweiser

The Beer IndustryStable industry – More Recession Resistant

The world increased its beer consumption in 2008 despite the economic turmoil, according to that years’ Canadian Global Beer Trends Report.

There is still growth shows that the spirits business is "recession resilient,” but not immune to the pressures of the economy.Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

President, Peter Cressy

Work Cited1.(October 3rd, 2011). Virtual Trading Account

Summary. Retrieved from http://www.howthemarketworks.com/trading/account.php

2.(October 3rd, 2011). BUD: Summary for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA Sponser-Yahoo! Canadian Finance. Retrieved from ca.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BUD

3.(2011). Anheuser-Busch InBev Company Profile. Anheuser-Busch InBev. Retrieved from www.ab-inbev.com/go/about_abinbev/our_company/ab_inbev_company_profile.cfm

4.(October 4th, 2011). Anheuser-Busch InBev to invest more than $1 bln in its US operations through 2014(BUD). Retrieved from finance.yahoo.com/marketupdate/inplay#bud

5.Williams, C.C. (2010). Big gains brewing at anheuser-busch InBev. Barron's, 90(35), 34-34, 35. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docviews/749244958?accountid=13803

6.(October 19th, 2009). Beer sales continue to rise in 2008, recession or not. The Independant. Retrieved from http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/beer-sales-continued-to-rise-in-2008-recession-or-not-1802407.html

7. (October 13th, 2008). Canadian’s Global Beer Trends Report. Retrieved from http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/beer-sales-continued-to-rise-in-2008-recession-or-not-1802407.html

8. (January 31st, 2009). Is the alcohol industry recession proof? The Post and Courier. Retrieved from http://wsws.org/articles/dec2008/japa-d24.shtml

9. (August 21st, 2010). Global Recession Timeline. Retrieved from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8242825.stm

10.(January 15th, 2009). Economic recession in 2008 – Causes. Retrieved from http://theeconomicrecession.blogspot.com/2009/01/economic-recession-in-2008-causes.html

ConclusionStuck to three out of the five industries.

Based our choices on “best post-recession” markets, leading names.

Started off well, fluctuated and dropped with the market.

No regrets.