Constellation Brands' Stock Drops As New Tariffs Could Raise Corona, Modelo Import Costs

A case of Constellation Brands Inc. Corona beer sits on a shelf in a cooler during a delivery in Ottawa, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, April 2, 2019.

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Shares of Constellation Brands dropped 5.8% Friday on the back of President Donald Trump's threat to slap tariffs on all Mexican imports.

The drop was the biggest one-day loss since Jan. 9 for the maker of Mexican beers like Corona and Modelo.

On Thursday night, Trump tweeted will impose a 5% tariff on all goods coming from Mexico starting June 10 "until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP."

The White House then said in a statement that levies on Mexican imports would increase up to 25% if immigration issues along the U.S.-Mexico border persisted. Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador responded to the threat in a letter to Trump, saying: "Social problems cannot be resolved with taxes or coercive measures."

Tariffs on Mexican goods would dent Constellation Brands' stock and bottom line. According to Morgan Stanley, about 75% of its beer portfolio is "entirely imported" from Mexico. The bank also notes that a 5% tariffs on Mexican goods would shave off nearly 4% from the company's overall bottom line. A 25% levy, meanwhile, would slash Constellation Brands' profit by 19%.

BMO Capital Markets notes the impact could be bigger. An analyst at the bank estimates Constellation Brands imports 95%-to-98% of its beer from Mexico.

—CNBC's Frank Holland contributed to this report.

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