Coca-Cola Poised for Strong Quarter with 2025 Guidance
Revenue and Earnings:
* Q4 Revenue: $10.67 billion (estimated)
* Q4 Earnings per Share: $0.52 (estimated)
* Full-Year Organic Revenue Growth: +10% (estimated)
Market Performance:
* Coca-Cola (KO) up 7% in the past year
* PepsiCo (PEP) down 16% in the past year
* Trails S&P 500's (^GSPC) 20% gain
Key Metrics:
* Price/Mix Growth: 6.71% (estimated)
* Unit Case Volume Growth: -0.21% (estimated)
* Latin America Market Performance: Expected to improve from last couple of quarters
Analyst Outlook:
* "Delivering strong positive mid-single digit organic revenue growth" (UBS analyst Peter Grom)
* "A decent balance between volume growth and price" (Bank of America analyst Bryan Spillane)
* "Stronger sales in emerging markets and newer products" (CFRA analyst Garrett Nelson)
Challenges:
* Strength of the dollar
* Potential tariffs and inflation on agriculture commodities
* Foreign currency, consumer trends, and lack of product diversification
Company Strategy:
* Willingness to pull other levers to offset dollar weakness
* Focus on emerging markets and newer products
* Costco to convert food court fountain business back to Coca-Cola