Diageo

DEO

Market cap $45.5B

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Diageo PLC (LSE:DGE) could report a smaller decline in third-quarter sales than most analysts are expecting, according to UBS and Citi, who see helpful timing effects and stronger trading outside the US. The banks expect organic sales to decline around 2% to 3%, compared with the consensus City forecast closer to 3-3.5%.

A Kenyan court on Thursday dismissed a bid to stop Diageo's $2.3 billion sale of its local ​subsidiary East African Breweries Limited (EABL) to Japan's Asahi ‌Holdings.

Diageo PLC (LSE:DGE) has been upgraded to ‘buy' by Deutsche Bank, which said a reset in expectations leaves scope for recovery despite near-term pressure on earnings. The bank cut its price target to 1,650p from 1,790p but said this still implies around 20% upside from current levels.

Diageo (NYSE: DEO) and Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) both sell alcohol, both trade at depressed prices, and both face real headwinds.

Diageo PLC's (LSE:DGE) sale of its Royal Challengers cricket franchise is at what analysts at UBS describe as a rich valuation, with the deal helping the FTSE 100 booze maker chip away at a debt pile that has become an increasing concern for investors. UBS calculates the sale values the franchise at 54 times its underlying profits (EBITDA) – a striking multiple that reflects both the booming value of sports franchises globally and the timing of the sale, which followed RCB's first-ever IPL title win last June.

Diageo PLC (LSE:DGE), the FTSE 100 drinks group, is selling its Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise for approximately £1.3 billion. United Spirits Limited (USL), Diageo's Mumbai-listed subsidiary, has agreed to sell its entire stake in Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL), the company that owns and operates the Royal Challengers Bengaluru teams in both the IPL and the Women's Premier League (WPL).

The drinks giant said its United Spirits subsidiary in India reached an agreement for the sale following a strategic review of the business.

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