date:Dec 17, 2012
er top-rated companies in the Beverages-Alcoholic group, ranked a strong 71 on IBD's list of 197 industry groups, include Brazil's Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (ABV), or AmBev, with a 94 Composite Rating. U.K.-based Diageo (DEO), maker of Smirnoff vodka, Johnnie Walker whiskey and other beverages, has an 89 rating. AmBev rose less than 1% Thursday and Diageo fell less than 1%.
Belgium-based Anheuser Busch Inbev (BUD), which brews up Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck's brand beers, has a 91