Industry General Description The Coca-Cola Company - American multinational corporation operates in a nonalcoholic segment of Beverage Industry. The history of the industry goes back to the 17th century, when the first marketed soft drink came to the Western Market. The Beverage Industry product portfolio consists of soft drinks, carbonated beverages, and alcoholic beverages. Kinds of drinks in a non-alcoholic segment varies a lot and includes such beverages as tea, coffee, juices, carbonated drinks, water. The Beverage Industry is a highly competitive one and tends to be dominated by a few major actors. The two biggest worldwide known and most influential companies are Coca-Cola and Pepsi. The limited growth opportunities make this competition very intense, requiring companies to follow the trends and be always aware of the competitors' progress. However, the demand for the products depends a lot on the economic conditions within the society. Those few big players enjoy the benefits of the strong loyal customer base during the growth and stability stage in the economy, whereas in times of economic difficulties customers turn to cheaper substitutes. Thus, although the key feature of the industry is that it is very difficult for a new unknown company to enter the market and compete with well-known long-established businesses, the companies should pay significant attention to the new entrants, especially in times of economic instability. Consumer tastes are also seasonal, meaning that the demand for the carbonated beverages is higher during the hot months of the year. Shifting consumer preferences bring the concern of operating uncertainty, which greatly affects pricing strategies. The large companies pay reliable dividends... ... middle of paper ... ...The chart below shows a direct comparison between the p Works Cited Coca-Cola Needs Less Fizz in Its Products to Get More in Its Stock, Yahoo Finance, 2014. Web. Industry Analysis: Beverage, Value Line, 2012. Web. Coca Cola Enterprises Hits 52-Week High, Yahoo Finance, 2014. Web http://biz.yahoo.com/e/140220/dps10-k.html http://csimarket.com/stocks/singleProfitabilityRatiosy.php?code=DPS&itx http://www.stock-analysis-on.net/NYSE/Company/Coca-Cola-Co/Analysis/Income-Taxes#EITR http://www.stock-analysis-on.net/NYSE/Company/Coca-Cola-Co/Analysis/Income-Taxes#EITR http://financials.morningstar.com/income-statement/is.html?t=PEP®ion=usa&culture=en-US http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=KO.N http://www.pitt.edu/~cls181/engineeringcompanies.html http://bizfinance.about.com/od/yourfinancialposition/ss/financial-ratio-analysis-tutorial-101_7.htm
The soft drink industry in the United States is a highly profitably, but competitive market. In 2000 alone, consumers on average drank 53 gallons of soft drinks per person a year. There are three major companies that hold the majority of sales in the carbonated soft drink industry in the United States. They are the Coca Cola Company with 44.1% market share, followed by The Pepsi-Cola Company with 31.4% market share, and Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. with 14.7% market share. Each company respectively has numerous brands that it sales. These top brands account for almost 73% of soft drink sales in the United States. Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. owns two of the top ten brands sold. Colas are the dominant flavor in the U.S carbonated soft drink industry; however, popularity for flavored soft drinks has grown in recent years. The changing demographics of the U.S population have been an important factor in the growing popularity of these flavored soft drinks. The possible impact of this factor will be addressed later in the case.
The Coca-Cola Company was established in 1892, headquartered located at Atlanta, United States Ochoa, is the world's leading owner and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage brands and the world’s largest manufacturer largest beverage company, which has a 48% global market share. Along with the world most valuable brand Coca-Cola, The Coca Cola Company own and market four of the...
In 1886 Coca-Cola was first formulated and in 1893 Pepsi-Cola was invented. It was during the time of the Great Depression when the competition between these two products truly began. Pepsi cut the price of its 12-oz bottle to 5 cents – which is what Coke was charging for their 6.5-oz bottle. During this time Pepsi competed directly with Coke and marketed to consumers that they were “twice as much for a nickel, too.” The most intense competition between the two CSD companies occurred during the years of 1975 - 1990s where Coke and Pepsi fought over the $66 billion industry. As CSD consumption rose steadily year after year, both Coke and Pepsi were achieving average annual revenue growth of 10%. The production and distribution of CSDs involved concentrate producers, bottlers, retail channels, and suppliers; concentrate producers and bottlers being the most prominent of these four participants. A concentrate producer’s most significant costs were for advertising, promotion, market research, and bottler support. The bottling process was capital-intensive and involved high-speed production lines that were interchangeable only for products of similar type and size.
The beverage industry is highly competitive and presents many alternative products to satisfy a need from within. The principal areas of competition are in pricing, packaging, product innovation, the development of new products and flavours as well as promotional and marketing strategies. Companies can be grouped into two categories: global operations such as PepsiCo, Coca-Cola Company, Monster Beverage Corp. and Red Bull and regional operations such as Ro...
The CSD (carbonated soft drink) industry is one that is very competitive. A few firms dominate this industry, most notably Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola. This is due to substantial barriers to entry. Cadbury-Schweppes, producer of products such as 7up and Dr. Pepper is the third leading company in this industry. Due to the dominance of Coca Cola and Pepsi, Cadbury-Schweppes faces the daunting task of having to fight for market share and survive in this fiercely competitive industry. Using economic analysis for support, Cadbury-Schweppes will need to use its strengths in the non-cola categories to compete in this CSD industry.
The Coca-Cola company was founded in 1886 by John Pemberton, a Civil War veteran and Atlanta pharmacist. He was inspired by his curiosity as he stirred up a fragrant, caramel-colored liquid that he brought down to a place called Jacobs’ Pharmacy. There he added carbonated water and let several customers sample the new concoction. Jacobs’ Pharmacy put it on sale for five cents a glass and named it Coca-Cola. This “inspired curiosity” has now grown to be the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. In 1906 Coca-Cola opened bottling plants in Canada, Cuba, and Panama. Today they produce nearly 400 brands in over 200 countries. More than 70% of their income comes from outside the U.S. (1). This paper will focus on an analysis of operations of the statement of cash flow reports and a vertical and horizontal analysis of the consolidated balance sheets. Also an analysis of the global financial condition of the Coca-Cola Company and the value of goodwill and other intangible assets will be discussed.
Coca Cola is an American multinational corporation and manufacturer of non-alcoholic beverages. The company is well known for its main product Coca-Cola, invented in the 1886 by John Stith Pamberton and was incorporated in 1889 by Asa Griggs Candler. Coca Cola Company currently have more than 500 brands over 200 countries, and serves approximately 1.7 billion servings per day. Since 2000, Coca-Cola has been criticized for many malpractice issues, including health situations, pollution problems and poor business practices. The main allegations against the company are related to the effects of coca cola on health, environmental irresponsibility, controversial marketing campaigns, and suspicious labor practice, among others. The perception of the company by its unethical practice has form lawsuits, boycotts, and one particular pressure group known as ''The Killer Coke''. In the following analysis, I'm going to be pointing out the main issues of the company and how its market has been affected.
Coca-Cola is a company with sustainable competitive advantage. The company is innovative and has an extensive business model with boasts of a sustainable distribution network. The company was incorporated in the late 1800s to commence the production of a sweet fizzy beverage that has become the world's most known brand. Presently, the company is still on an upward trajectory as it remains one of the world's most sought-after stocks. The company's competitive advantage has shown resilience and sustainability over the years.
...s and exceed USA in per capita consumer of Coca-Cola products. The genuine segment of Coca Cola is the most profitable. Coca Cola intend to maintain the market attractiveness and increase the business strength by keeping the Market research and R & D Team on standby, to grab new and possible approaches and ready to face the challenges. The brand consumers required huge investments, so the Company intends to invest appropriately in promotions and maintain the business relative strength and revenue. The good shape segment of Coca Cola provide negative cash flows, despite the market is growing hence putting more efforts to overcome the issues related. Coca Cola has improved the market attractiveness and relative business strength, by introducing the Coca-Cola tea product. The light on the pocket segment experienced low market growth and relative market share initially.
With an American economy that often tethers on the brink of recession, a study of the variables that affect supply and demand of the Coca-Cola product becomes an increasingly critical task for the Coca-Cola Company. Those who study macroeconomics are concerned primarily with the “forecasting of national income, through the analysis of major economic factors that show predictable patterns and trends, and their influence on one another” ("Macroeconomics defined," n.d.). Profitability of the Coca-Cola product is affected by many macroeconomic variables. This paper reports on three of the macroeconomic variables that influence supply and demand of the Coca-Cola product and that also influence the company's profitability.
It owns four of the world's five best-selling soft drinks. Its principal brand is of course Coca-Cola itself, the world's best-known and most valuable non-technology brand. But the company also sells more than 500 other beverage brands ranging from variants like Diet Coke and sister products such as Fanta and Sprite to a vast range of carbonated and non-carbonated juice-based drinks, bottled waters, iced teas and coffees. Increasingly Coca-Cola has found that its sheer size works against it. Competition authorities now watch the company's every move, effectively ruling out the acquisition of anything other than marginal products; and market saturation, economic downturns in both emerging and mature markets and health concerns caused sales growth to stall for more than a decade. Since 2006, though, the company's performance has begun to fizz once again, mainly through aggressive development of non-cola products, including bottled water (Adbrand.net,
Coca-Cola was established over 130 years ago and has been a leader in global supply chain management strategy. Coca-Cola Enterprise (CCE) has dominated the global soft drink market for more than a century, and continued it 12 year reign at the top in 2011, according to Interbrand’s global rankings. (www.interbrand.com) CCE is responsible for manufacturing and distributing a wide range of soft drinks under the Coca-Cola umbrella from Coke itself to Fanta, Minute Maid, Dasani water, Powerade sports and Fuze energy drinks. The company’s operations span eight territories in Western Europe, delivering more than 600 million cases of product to retailers every year, which are then sold to over 170 million consumers.
Control of market share is the key issue in this case study. The situation is both Coke and Pepsi are trying to gain market share in this beverage market, which is valued at over $30 billion a year. Just how is this done in such a competitive market is the underlying issue. The facts are that each company is coming up with new products and ideas in order to increase their market share.
The purpose of this report is to compare financial reports from the two largest soft drink manufacturers in the world. The Pepsi Co. and Coca Cola have been the industry's leaders in their market since the early 1900's. I will use relevant figures to determine profitability, and break down key ratios in profitability, liquidity, and solvency. By breaking down financial statements, and converting them to percentages and ratios, comparisons can be made between competitors regardless of size.
Experimentation with the new market for carbonated beverages on the decline coke has done experiments in new flavors and healthier alternatives to try to stay competitive. As well as investing in “Keurig Green Mountain is a K-Cup maker but has a new Keurig Cold that can deliver Coca-Cola through the new system.” (Cooper, 2014)