First Trade Date for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Company Name | First Trade Date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. | 1980-04-24 |
Company Name | Symbol |
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. | BUD |
History and Business of Company (this information may include date of incorporation) | |
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (the "Company") is a Delaware corporation that was organized in 1979 as the holding company parent of Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated ("ABI"), a Missouri corporation whose origins date back to 1875. In addition to ABI, which is the world's largest brewer of beer, the Company is also the parent corporation to a number of subsidiaries that conduct various other business operations. The Company's operations are comprised of the following principal business segments: domestic beer, international beer, packaging, entertainment, and other. In 2003, domestic beer contributed 77.6% and 93.1%, international beer contributed 4.5% and 19.3%, packaging contributed 8.7% and 4.6%, and entertainment contributed 6.5% and 4.9% to consolidated net sales and consolidated net income, respectively. The individual percentages above do not add to 100% due to the impact of unallocated corporate sales and expenses, as detailed in the Company's business segments disclosure. Approximately 95.5% of the Company's consolidated net sales and 96.8% of the Company's consolidated income before income taxes is generated in the United States. Financial information with respect to the Company's business segments appears in Note 15, "Business Segments," on pages 55-56 of the 2003 Annual Report to Shareholders, which Note hereby is incorporated by reference. |
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