Financial Comparison: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) and Epsium Enterprise (NASDAQ:EPSM)

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) and Epsium Enterprise (NASDAQ:EPSM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and Epsium Enterprise, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	0	4	12	1	2.82
Epsium Enterprise	1	0	0	0	1.00

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV currently has a consensus price target of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.28%. Given Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is more favorable than Epsium Enterprise.

Profitability

This table compares Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and Epsium Enterprise’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	10.40%	16.20%	6.99%
Epsium Enterprise	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and Epsium Enterprise”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	$59.77 billion	2.09	$5.86 billion	$3.06	20.96
Epsium Enterprise	$8.45 million	3.15	$280,000.00	N/A	N/A

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Epsium Enterprise.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Epsium Enterprise on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV produces, distributes, exports, markets, and sells beer and beverages. It offers a portfolio of approximately 500 beer brands, which primarily include Budweiser, Corona, and Stella Artois; Beck's, Hoegaarden, Leffe, and Michelob Ultra; and Aguila, Antarctica, Bud Light, Brahma, Cass, Castle, Castle Lite, Cristal, Harbin, Jupiler, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Victoria, Sedrin, and Skol brands. The company operates in North America, Middle America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1366 and is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.

About Epsium Enterprise

We are a holding company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands. As a holding company with no material operation of its own, we conduct substantially all our operations through an indirect Macau subsidiary, Companhia de Comercio Luz Limitada in Macau, or Luz. Luz is an 80%-owned subsidiary of Epsium Enterprise Limited in Hong Kong, or Epsium HK. Mr. Son I Tam, our CEO, Chairman, principal shareholder, and the founder of Epsium and Luz directly holds (i) 89.996% ownership interest in Epsium, (ii) 19% interest in Epsium HK, and (iii) 20% ownership interest in Luz. Luz is an import trading and wholesaler of primarily alcoholic beverages in Macau. Through Luz, we import and sell a broad range of premium beverages, primarily alcoholic beverages and, in 2022, a small quantity of tea and fruit juice. The alcoholic beverages we sell include Chinese liquor, French cognac, Scottish whiskey, fine wine, Champagne, and other miscellaneous beverage alcohol. Sales of Chinese liquor is by far our most significant operations, and we are a top wholesaler of high-end Chinese liquor in Macau. We operate only in Macau. Our principal executive office is located in Macau, SAR China.