Jack Daniels Selling Well Amid Massive Economic Crisis

It's not just a joke: People are really turning to drink in this economy. Brown Forman (BF) the maker of Jack Daniels and Finlandia Vodka reported an awesome quarter

Brown-Forman Corporation reported that diluted earnings per share from continuing operations1 increased 13% to $0.94 and operating income increased 4% to $222 million for its fiscal 2009 second quarter. For the first six months of the fiscal year, diluted earnings per share increased 5% to $1.52, while operating income decreased 2% to $362 million. Adjusting for items in Schedule A of this press release, underlying2 operating income grew 5% for the second quarter and 4% for the first half of fiscal 2009.

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[nippyfan]

Duh, of course alcohol is selling during economic tough times. I bet you other illegal drugs are doing fine as well. They just can't keep track of sales.

[pons1595]

Alcohol, America's worst DRUG! Some sobering facts for you drinkers:

More than 100,000 U.S. deaths are caused by excessive alcohol consumption each year.

At least once a year, the guidelines for low risk drinking are exceeded by an estimated 74% of male drinkers and 72% of female drinkers aged 21 and older.

65% of youth surveyed said that they got the alcohol they drink from family and friends.

Nearly 14 million Americans meet diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorders.

Youth who drink alcohol are 50 times more likely to use cocaine than those who never drink alcohol.

Across people of all ages, males are four times as likely as females to be heavy drinkers.

More than 18% of Americans experience alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence at some time in their lives.

Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for persons aged 6"33. About 45% of these fatalities are in alcohol-related crashes.

Underage drinking costs the United States more than $58 billion every year " enough to buy every public school student a state-of-the-art computer.

Alcohol is the most commonly used drug among young people.

Problem drinkers average four times as many days in the hospital as nondrinkers " mostly because of drinking-related injuries.

Alcohol kills 6½ times more youth than all other illicit drugs combined.

Concerning the past 30 days, 50% of high school seniors report drinking, with 32% report being drunk at least once.

[TRichards]

The NYT, the Gap, Lehman Brothers, the not-so-big Three, AIG, La-Z-Boy, Levitz, Circuit City, Lane Bryant, various other newspapers, the security of IRAs, and possibly the $1 value of money funds -- all are going or on the fence; but, Jack Daniels remains secure. So, drink up. All is well, eh!

BTW, if you voted for Bush, especially a second time (!!!!!), it's more your fault than you'll ever admit or realize (i.e., since you manifestly lack either integrity or intelligence -- "integrity" since you clearly didn't hold a torture policy against The Great Bozo and "intelligence" since there was NO intelligent reason either to elect or re-elect a man whose lack of intelligence burps out in virtually every one of his sentences. Going forward, avoid voting for drunks including "reformed" ones for there is an excellent chance that their drinking days destroyed more brain cells than they could afford to spare.)

[alolita]

And there it goes,..... let the show begin!!!

[CheshireCat2]

Well now see, there is a part of the economy W helped out?

[pbfishtaco]

Did he buy that much whiskey?
What is his drink of choice anyway??

[eva belle]

look at all you drunkos..listen to you! be alert, stay vigilant, we have a war to fight...work to do eh!

[RogerRantjet]

Bourbon...ANY bourbon...is the foulest concoction ever devised by man. Much better used as paint remover than for internal use. If you *must* have whiskey, make it scotch or rye...neat or with water. That's yer proper civilized adult beverage right there. Good on cornflakes too!

[SchmaltzyTheGolem]

Why you....Un American.....traitor.....fiend! (Scotch is good too,yes.)

[wpiv926]

Why, heck, it takes something pretty strong to make a person forget about how terrible things have been under Bush. No wonder sales are good.

[SpaghettyIrish]

What, no update on Jim Beam? I've always preferred Jim to Jack...over Jose and Johnny too.

[instagladiator]

Aha!! That pretty much proves what everyone has been saying about ole Dumb-ya these days, that he's back on the booze!!

[Chibikim]

"To Alcohol. The cause of, and solution to all of lifes problems."
-Homer Simpson

[sonoffestus]

Single malt scotch for me......................bad experiences with Jack in high school.

[readmewell22]

Its enough to make you drink. A strong drink in one hand and a bible in the other.....
But even GOD has his work cut out for him behind the mess that the Bush Administration has left---and created ....world wide. They should be ashamed of themselves... they should pack up, go to their perspective ranches or homes and stay hidden until 2020!!!! LOLOLO!!!

[pbley68]

Jack Daniels, for those medicinal moments in life.

[roger3815]

Jack Daniels comes in a square bottle for a reason....it's it doesn't roll out from under the seat when you get pulled over.

I'm honestly people!

Haven't they heard of bourbon?

[GonzoFactor]

Problem is, in spite of what folks think, Jack Daniels isn't bourbon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_whiskey

[thegreatgiginthesky]

Jack Daniels in not Bourbon. Try saying that in lynchburg, them is fighting words.