Coca-Cola Lifts Outlook as Shoppers Swallow Higher Prices -- WSJ
26 July 2023 - 10:34PM
Dow Jones News
By Ngai Yeung
Coca-Cola Co. raised its full-year guidance as shoppers continue
to buy beverages despite price increases.
The beverage giant said Wednesday it expects organic revenue
this year to increase between 8% and 9% from the prior year,
compared with its earlier forecast of growth between 7% to 8%.
Organic revenue is a metric that strips out acquisitions,
divestitures and currency fluctuations.
The company said that revenue rose 6% to $12 billion in the
second quarter, beating analyst expectations of $11.7 billion,
according to FactSet.
Coke reported a 10% increase in price/mix, a metric that
includes price as well as product mix, packaging and size, as the
soda company continued to raise the price of its drinks.
Global case volume was flat from the prior year.
Coke's results come after rival PepsiCo reported earlier this
month that its sales were up around 10% in the first quarter as
consumers continued to shrug off price increases to spend on
snacks.
Net income grew 34% to $2.5 billion, or 59 cents a share.
Excluding one-time items, Coke earned 78 cents a share, compared
with analysts' forecasts of 72 cents a share.
Shares rose nearly 2% in premarket trading.
Write to Ngai Yeung at Ngai.Yeung@WSJ.com
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