** Shares of Sam Adams-owner Boston Beer SAM.N down 1.6% at $223.80 after the bell
** Co reports decline in quarterly sales from last year hurt by increased inflationary, tariff costs and shortfall fees
** Reports Q4 net revenue of $385.7 million, a 4.1% decline YoY
** Quarterly gross margin of 43.5% includes $13.9 million in shortfall fees and $1.3 million in non-cash third-party production pre-payment expenses, which together reduced margins by 394 basis points
** Co expects $20 million to $30 million tariff costs in FY2026
** SAM down ~35% in 2025
(Reporting by Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru)
((Sanskriti.Shekhar@thomsonreuters.com))