What does the company do?
The Coca-Cola Company is a manufacturer, distributor and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups in the world. Finished beverage products bearing its trademarks are sold in more than 200 countries. The Company markets nonalcoholic sparkling brands, which include Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite. The Company manufactures beverage concentrates and syrups, which it sells to bottling and canning operations, fountain wholesalers and some fountain retailers, as well as finished beverages, which it sells primarily to distributors. The Company owns or licenses approximately 500 brands, including diet and light beverages, waters, enhanced waters, juices and juice drinks, teas, coffees, and energy and sports drinks. During 2008, the Company acquired the brands and licenses in Denmark and Finland from Carlsberg Group Beverages (Carlsberg).
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Coca-Cola Co one-year sales: 30.61 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Beverages - Soft Drinks group: 24.33% - Coca-Cola Co one-year income: 6.28 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Beverages - Soft Drinks group: 41.08%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 30.61 Bil | 24.62 Bil | | Income | 6.28 Bil | 4.45 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Coca-Cola Co one-year sales growth: -5.40%.
Difference from the average for the Beverages - Soft Drinks group: -3.00 pct. pts. - Coca-Cola Co one-year income growth: 9.70%.
Difference from the average for the Beverages - Soft Drinks group: -0.50 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -5.40% | -2.40% | | Income Growth | 9.70% | 10.20% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Coca-Cola Co one-year net profit margin: 20.7%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: 0.2 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Beverages - Soft Drinks group: 5.4 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | 20.7% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 20.5% | | Industry | 15.3% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Coca-Cola Co debt/equity ratio: 0.47.
Difference from the average for the Beverages - Soft Drinks group: -61.16%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.47 | 1.21 |
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