SAM vs CUBI Comparison

Boston Beer is a top player in high-end malt beverages and adjacent categories in the US, with strong positions in craft beer, flavored malt beverages, hard cider, and hard seltzer. The bulk of volume and revenue is concentrated in four brands: Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, Twisted Tea, and Truly. Beverages are produced using a hybrid model leveraging both in-house capacities and third-party breweries through contract arrangements. While the firm is required to use distributors to reach end markets, including retailers and on-premises operators, it also employs 500 internal sales representatives to educate the market about its products. The firm generates almost all sales in the US.

Customers Bancorp Inc is a bank holding company conducting banking activities through its wholly owned subsidiary, Customers Bank. The Bank provides commercial and consumer customers the stability of a regulated financial institution supported by risk management. It serves commercial and corporate businesses nationwide, including healthcare, real estate, specialty finance, fund finance, technology and venture capital banking, mortgage finance and commercial equipment financing, and provides payments and treasury services. The Bank also serves consumers through its branch network, offering residential mortgages and personal loan and deposit products, including Banking-as-a-Service, with services delivered predominantly in Southeastern and Central Pennsylvania, New York, and other states.