High Spirits & Profits: United Spirits Poured Out 6530% Returns in 18 Years

If you had invested ₹1 lakh in United Spirits in August 2004, you could have had ₹19.4 lakhs today! This multibagger has given investors ₹16,53,000 in profits and ₹1,95,468 from dividends. Let’s check out the company in detail.

🥃 Stock: United Spirits Ltd.
🥃 NSE: $MCDOWELL-N

🪄 Diageo PLC’s Magic
The subsidiary of industry titan Diageo PLC, United Spirits Ltd., is the top beverage alcohol firm with a 25% market share in India and the second-largest spirits company in the world by volume.
They have more than 80 brands of;
🍸 Scotch whisky
🍸 Brandy
🍸 Rum
🍸 Vodka
🍸 Gin

🌟 Key Developments

🍺 Among these 80 brands, 10 brands sell more than 25 million cases of alcohol each year.

🍺 They produce, market and supply premium liquor brands like:
🍸 Johnnie Walker
🍸 Black Dog
🍸 Black & White
🍸 VAT 69
🍸 Antiquity
🍸 Signature
🍸 Royal Challenge
🍸 McDowell’s No.1
🍸 Smirnoff
🍸 Captain Morgan

🍺 It has a footprint of more than 47 facilities and a distribution network of 70,000 outlets.

🍺 They have a 45% market share in the Indian Whiskey market. Whiskey accounts for over 60% of spirits sales in India.

🍺 In April 2022, the company invested ₹31.5 crores to acquire Nao Spirits & Beverages Private Limited and it currently has a stake of 22.5% in it.

🍺 During FY22, they launched three new brands:
🍸 Epitome Reserve
🍸 Godawan
🍸 Royal Challenge American Pride

💰 Stock Value
On August 31, 2004, the shares of the company were trading at ₹13.30, it was trading at ₹881.85 as of August 30, 2022.