Topic: How To Invest

Q: Pat, I would be interested in having your thoughts on Corby Distilleries. Thanks and best regards.

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A: Corby Spirit and Wine Ltd., $18.15, symbol CSW.A on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 28.5 million; Market cap: $517.3 million; www.corby.ca) is a Canadian marketer and distributor of both alcoholic spirits and wines. Pernod Ricard, a global leader in the industry, holds a 51.6% stake in Corby through its wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Hiram Walker. Most Corby-owned brands are blended and bottled at the Hiram Walker facility in Windsor, Ontario. Corby’s portfolio of the liquor brands it owns includes iconic Canadian labels such as J.P. Wiser’s, Lot 40, Pike Creek Canadian whiskies, Lamb’s rum, Polar Ice vodka, McGuinness liqueurs, and Ungava gin. The company is also the Canadian distributor of brands belonging to its large multinational parent, French firm Pernod Ricard. Among these labels are Absolut vodka, Chivas Regal, The Glenlivet and Ballantine’s Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Beefeater gin, Malibu rum, Kahlua liqueur, Mumm champagne, Jacob’s Creek and Wyndham Estate wines. The company derives 80.2% of its revenue from the sale of its own…