SABMiller is a South African established brewer now headquartered in London England, and has the distinction of being the second-largest brewing company on earth. SABMiller’s portfolio includes more than 200 South African and international beers, with prominent names including Fosters, Pilsner Urquell, Miller, Grolsch, Coors, Peroni, Castle and Carling. Today, the company brews, sells and markets its products in Asia, Africa, Europe, South America and North America, across 80 countries.

SABMiller’s successful history started during the Johannesburg gold rush of 1886, when Charles Glass founded the Castle Brewery to make alcohol for sale to the booming population. SAB was thereafter established in 1895 and became the first industrial company to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

The company has achieved worldwide dominance due to countless acquisitions over the years. SABMiller employs more than 69 000 employees, with 140 000 bottles of beer sold every minute. The company also recently started a growing soft drinks business and is one of the world’s largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products. SABMiller shares are today available to buy through a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the JSE.

In 2016, it was announced that an offer from Belgian-based brewer AB InBev for the full purchase of SABMiller has been approved. The deal is estimated to be valued at R1.7 trillion.

The live online stocks chart shows that SABMiller share price has enjoyed a track record of strong gains, with the company managing to record huge year-on-year growth in revenue and profit.

SABMiller has been able to increase the availability of affordable beers, increasing share from the informal alcohol market in Africa and Latin America. The group has also continued to buy into investment in premium brands, including reinvigorating high-volume core lagers so they remain relevant for today’s millennial consumers, and broadening beer’s appeal so it’s the drink of choice for more people on a greater variety of occasions.

The acquisition of SABMiller by AB InBev will create the largest beer firm in the world by some distance, to the benefit of SABMiller share price and those who buy the shares.

SABMiller share price has already risen dramatically since the announcement of the merger with AB InBev. The forecast is that shareholders should see good dividends payouts as a result of the deal. Over the past five years, SABMiller share price has more than doubled. The consensus forecast amongst investment analysts is that SABMiller investors should hold their position in the company, whilst new shareholders could see good gains when buying SABMiller shares.

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