Coca-Cola (KO)

Re: Coca-Cola (KO)

Postby winston » Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:41 am

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The Coca-Cola Co (KO): Buy KO Stock While the Sheep Are Selling

Coca-Cola shares dip on slowing growth, but investors need to keep the long-term in mind.

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Re: Coca-Cola (KO)

Postby winston » Fri Oct 07, 2016 7:35 am

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Bad Stocks You Should Kick to the Curb: Coca-Cola (KO)

by Leo Hidalgo

While I hate to bet against Warrent Buffett … well, I’m going to.

The Oracle of Omaha is arguably the greatest investor living today, and perhaps even the greatest of all time. But Mr. Buffett’s time horizon and motivations are often very different than ours. And frankly, even a genius like Buffett swings and misses sometimes.

This brings me to global soft drink leader The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO).

Coca-Cola is a legendary company with what is arguably the most valuable brand name in the world. Coke products are available is essentially every country in the world, minus perhaps North Korea. And I’m betting that even in North Korea, Coke can be had … for the right price.

Of course, there’s a big problem here. While Coke might be available in every country in the world, no one seems to want to drink it anymore. Consumption of sugary sodas fell to a 30-year low in the United States last year, and nothing points to that improving anytime soon.

Meanwhile, Coca-Cola Company isn’t cheap, trading for more than 24 times earnings.

KO is no longer a growth stock, but at current prices, it’s not a value, either. It’s an orphan, not meeting the requirements of either a growth or value stock — and it’s one I recommend you dump.

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Re: Coca-Cola (KO)

Postby winston » Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:01 pm

A NEW HIGH FOR THIS 'BASICS' GIANT

Last month, we saw that customers keep coming back to soft-drink producer PepsiCo (PEP). Now, they're doing the same for another soda giant...

Beverage companies are among the safest stocks because their products are always in high demand.

Businesses that sell "basics" like soda, water, and tea don't need to innovate constantly to bring in reliable sales... And that makes them great targets for investors.

Beverage titan Coca-Cola (KO) built its iconic brand on sugary soda. But the company is attracting health-conscious customers with its Minute Maid, Dasani, and Smartwater brands.

The company also recently landed a deal to provide soda to more than 3,200 Arby's locations, and it's reportedly eyeing a takeover of Monster Beverage (MNST).

As you can see in the chart below, shares have soared over the past year, recently hitting an all-time high. The stock is up 10% year to date. It goes to show that selling the basics brings in steady customers... which makes it a great way to succeed in the markets...

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Re: Coca-Cola (KO)

Postby winston » Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:09 am

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Coca-Cola sees profits going flat in 2019

Coca-Cola met expectations for fourth-quarter results, but a forecast for slowing growth in 2019 took all the fizz out of the stock, and shares tumbled 8.4%.

Revenue fell 6% to $7.06 billion, but organic revenue, subtracting the effects of currency and one-time events, grew 5%.

Non-GAAP earnings per share increased 9% to $0.43.

Unit case volume was flat for the quarter, with sparkling soft drinks declining 1%; juice, dairy, and plant-based beverages falling 2%; water, enhanced water, and sports drinks growing 1%; and tea and coffee expanding 3%. Non-GAAP currency-neutral operating income grew 8%.

The results were adequate, but guidance for the year was disappointing. Coke sees organic revenue growth slowing to 4% and non-GAAP EPS between 1% higher and 1% lower than this year's $2.08. Analysts were expecting EPS of $2.22.

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Re: Coca-Cola (KO)

Postby winston » Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:18 pm

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SODA AND SPORTS DRINKS ARE STILL POPULAR WITH CONSUMERS

Today, we're checking in on a well-known drink maker...

Regular readers know "selling the basics" can be a safe and profitable way of doing business. Companies that sell peanut butter, cereal, toothpaste, and even trash bags can achieve steady long-term growth as folks restock their cupboards. Today's company is yet another example of how great this business model can be...

Coca-Cola (KO) needs little introduction. The $218 billion beverage giant has a wide portfolio of recognizable brands. While the company is best known for Coke and Sprite (soda), it also makes Minute Maid (juice), Powerade (sports drinks), and Glaceau (vitamin water).

These products will never turn the world upside-down... but consumers still buy them again and again. In the first quarter, Coca-Cola reported sales of $8 billion, up 5% from the same quarter last year.

As you can see in today's chart, KO shares are making new highs. The stock is up more than 10% in 2019 alone (including dividends), and it just hit a new all-time high. As long as people go out and buy soft drinks, this "basics" business should continue to thrive...

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Re: Coca-Cola (KO)

Postby winston » Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:20 am

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STEADY GAINS FROM THIS 'WORLD DOMINATING' BEVERAGE COMPANY

Coca-Cola (KO) is the world's largest nonalcoholic-beverage company. Besides the original Coke soft drink, its 500-plus brands also include Dasani water, Minute Maid juice, Costa Coffee, and Honest Tea.

Coca-Cola's globally respected brand name and dominant market presence helped push revenues to $9.5 billion in the most recent quarter, an 8% gain year over year. And the company has raised its dividend for 57 consecutive years.

As you can see, KO shares are up more than 20% over the past year. What's more, the stock yields nearly 3% today. World Dominating Dividend Growers remain an excellent investment...

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Re: Coca-Cola (KO)

Postby investar » Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:28 am

Coronavirus lockdowns to hurt Coca-Cola's second quarter sales

(Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) said on Tuesday its expected current-quarter results to take a hit as restaurants, theaters and other venues that represent about half of the company’s revenue remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.


The soda maker's shares, a Dow 30 component .DJI, were down about 4%. They have lost about 16% so far this year.

Coca-Cola makes syrups and concentrates and through its bottlers distributes them to fast-food chains, theaters, amusement parks and other venues, most of which have either closed all operations or limited their businesses.

Several concerts and sporting events, including the company-sponsored Tokyo 2020 Olympics, have been postponed or canceled.

As a result, volumes fell about 25% globally since the beginning of April, largely stemming from the loss of sales other than at retail stores, the company said.

The hit to second-quarter results will be material, it said, though the ultimate impact on this quarter and the rest of the year is unknown at this time. Coca-Cola added it expected comparable revenue to include 4% to 5% hit from a stronger dollar.

The Atlanta-based beverage maker said, however, it saw stockpiling in some markets and a sharp rise in e-commerce sales, as consumers rushed to buy goods in preparation for lockdowns.

“It’s certainly not the case that e-commerce is offsetting the losses... E-commerce, even though it’s doubled in sales, for a beverage category, it’s still a very small percentage of the total beverage category,” Chief Executive Officer James Quincey told analysts.

The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan last December, has claimed the lives of about 170,000 across the globe and has forced a wide range of businesses to shut doors.

“We do know that our over 134 years of business, we’ve seen many types of crisis.... We are in a better position today than we were heading into previous periods of challenge,” Quincey said.

For the first quarter, the soda maker reported better-than-expected revenue and profit, and said it expected conditions to start improving from mid-year.

For the first quarter ended March 27, net revenue fell 1% to $8.6 billion. Analysts were expecting $8.28 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.

Excluding one-time items, Coke earned 51 cents per share, beating market consensus estimate of 44 cents.

UBS analyst Sean King noted that first-quarter results were better than feared, but the company had a tougher road ahead.
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Re: Coca-Cola (KO)

Postby winston » Fri Nov 13, 2020 12:21 pm

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I’ll admit: KO has performed better than I expected. Coke stock has underperformed the S&P 500 over the last decade, even including dividends. But ten-year total returns of 118% represent annualized gains just over 8%. That’s an attractive return for a relatively safe, defensive, play.

But at some point, a changing world seems likely to pressure Coca-Cola’s revenue and earnings. To some extent, it already has.

Plunging diet soda consumption, in particular, has been a problem for both Coke and rival Pepsi (NASDAQ:PEP). Coca-Cola’s earnings per share, even before the novel coronavirus pandemic, had been flat (pardon the pun) for essentially this entire decade.

Elsewhere in the portfolio, Coca-Cola has responded to obesity concerns by pushing smaller sizes and pivoting into categories like sparkling water. A “refranchising” effort has moved the company out of bottling in an effort to improve profit margins.

But refranchising has played out at this point. As more consumers switch to healthier drink options, high-sugar sodas will push KO into the group of stocks to sell. And Coke hasn’t been all that successful outside of soda.

The acquisition of Topo Chico looks interesting, and Coke is moving that brand into hard seltzer. Still, a $220 million acquisition seems unlikely to move the needle for a company worth nearly 1,000x as much.

This remains a company whose revenue and profits rest heavily on soda. And that seems like a problem as more and more consumers move away from the product.

Parents are far less likely to allow their children to drink soda at all. Obesity problems in the U.S. and elsewhere show no signs of abating, and a company that contributes to those problems is likely to face pressure at some point. Come 2030, Coca-Cola may well be a company whose best days are firmly behind it.

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Re: Coca-Cola (KO)

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Re: Coca-Cola (KO)

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