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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe broad range of offerings has helped spur healthy revenue generation recently, with the company\u2019s strong second quarter 2022 figures buoyed by the ongoing recovery in away-from-home consumption, as well as low price elasticity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rosy picture prompted John Murphy, Coca-Cola\u2019s chief financial officer, to state on the firm\u2019s past earnings call that he expects organic revenue growth to climb 12% to 13% year-on-year in the third quarter compared to his prior projection of 7% to 8%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Murphy also said he continues to expect comparable EPS growth of 5% to 6% over 2021, as well as maintains his outlook on generating US$10.5 billion worth of free cash flow for 2022 \u2013 derived from around US$12 billion in cash from operations, less an estimated US$1.5 billion in capital investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Getting More Expensive to Teach the World to Sing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nHowever, the company\u2019s margins are likely to be impacted by commodity price inflation, which Coca-Cola\u2019s CFO expects to move to a high single-digit from a mid-single one. \u201cThis is primarily due to commodity cost increases across our concentrate and finished goods businesses,\u201d Murphy said, while other costs, including wages, transportation, media, and operating expenses, are also increasing, and adding incremental pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Furthermore, given the backdrop of rising interest rates, Coca-Cola expects to see an impact on its interest expense, given its exposure to floating-rate debt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But debt management should be quite manageable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"US](\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDave Novosel, a senior analyst at corporate bond research service firm Gimme Credit, recently noted that the company\u2019s \u201csuperlative revenue expansion should allow EBITDA to increase significantly, thereby reducing leverage. Free cash flow is excellent, providing the financial flexibility for share repurchases and some acquisitions without adding any debt. Moreover, we think the beverage business in general, and Coca-Cola in particular, will do well in a weaker economic environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Novosel continued that he expects \u201cmuch better\u201d free cash flow in the second half of 2022, bringing his full year estimate to around US$3 billion, while the \u201csubstantial increase\u201d in EBITDA he anticipates should take leverage down to 3.4x by year-end. He added that if the company employs some of its free cash flow and\/or the US$9 billion of cash on hand to slash debt by US$2 billion, leverage would drop to 3.2x.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Against this backdrop, Coca-Cola\u2019s 2.0% notes due March 2031 were last up 0.26% on the day Friday at US$78.61, while its 4.125% March 2040s were 2.56% higher at US$86.94, according to the IBKR Trader Workstation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commodity Pressures<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMeanwhile, given the expansion of its offerings, Coca-Cola\u2019s range of required agricultural raw materials has grown in tandem, with the firm reliant on sourcing its ingredients from sugarcane, sugar beet, corn, coffee, soybeans, nuts, and dairy, among other products, amid challenging global supply chain conditions, and increasing commodity costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the global COVID pandemic rattled supply chains around the world, prices of several agricultural commodity futures have skyrocketed. The active sugar contract, for example, is around 61.8% more expensive than it was in mid-May 2020; corn is up about 84.6% since April 2020; and coffee has risen about 69.0% since June 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe rise in the U.S. dollar can also be attributed to higher prices of commodity futures, with the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) having risen just north of 17.5% year-to-date in 2022 and increasing nearly 20.5% year-over-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While agricultural commodities generally have several other dynamics that influence their futures contract prices, including weather and geopolitics, for example, it is clear they have reached much higher levels over the past two and a half years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, the Russia-Ukraine war has not only impacted some agricultural commodities such as wheat and corn, but also some corporate balance sheets \u2013 such as Coca-Cola\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company said it expects the direct impact of the Ukraine conflict and the resulting suspension of its business in Russia will amount to around US$0.03 to comparable EPS \u2013 which analysts generally translate to 1% to 2% of net operating revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coca-Cola is expected to release its third quarter 2022 financial results Tuesday, October 25 before the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts generally expect the company to earn around US$0.64 per share (EPS) on US$10.50 billion in revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company’s stock was last trading up around 1.16% at US$55.72, according to the IBKR Trader Workstation, after the firm declared a dividend<\/a> Thursday of US$0.44 per share, payable Dec. 15, 2022, to shareowners of record as of the close of business on Dec. 1, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEarnings History<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDave Novosel, a senior analyst at corporate bond research service firm Gimme Credit, recently noted that the company\u2019s \u201csuperlative revenue expansion should allow EBITDA to increase significantly, thereby reducing leverage. Free cash flow is excellent, providing the financial flexibility for share repurchases and some acquisitions without adding any debt. Moreover, we think the beverage business in general, and Coca-Cola in particular, will do well in a weaker economic environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Novosel continued that he expects \u201cmuch better\u201d free cash flow in the second half of 2022, bringing his full year estimate to around US$3 billion, while the \u201csubstantial increase\u201d in EBITDA he anticipates should take leverage down to 3.4x by year-end. He added that if the company employs some of its free cash flow and\/or the US$9 billion of cash on hand to slash debt by US$2 billion, leverage would drop to 3.2x.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Against this backdrop, Coca-Cola\u2019s 2.0% notes due March 2031 were last up 0.26% on the day Friday at US$78.61, while its 4.125% March 2040s were 2.56% higher at US$86.94, according to the IBKR Trader Workstation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commodity Pressures<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMeanwhile, given the expansion of its offerings, Coca-Cola\u2019s range of required agricultural raw materials has grown in tandem, with the firm reliant on sourcing its ingredients from sugarcane, sugar beet, corn, coffee, soybeans, nuts, and dairy, among other products, amid challenging global supply chain conditions, and increasing commodity costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the global COVID pandemic rattled supply chains around the world, prices of several agricultural commodity futures have skyrocketed. The active sugar contract, for example, is around 61.8% more expensive than it was in mid-May 2020; corn is up about 84.6% since April 2020; and coffee has risen about 69.0% since June 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe rise in the U.S. dollar can also be attributed to higher prices of commodity futures, with the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) having risen just north of 17.5% year-to-date in 2022 and increasing nearly 20.5% year-over-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While agricultural commodities generally have several other dynamics that influence their futures contract prices, including weather and geopolitics, for example, it is clear they have reached much higher levels over the past two and a half years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, the Russia-Ukraine war has not only impacted some agricultural commodities such as wheat and corn, but also some corporate balance sheets \u2013 such as Coca-Cola\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company said it expects the direct impact of the Ukraine conflict and the resulting suspension of its business in Russia will amount to around US$0.03 to comparable EPS \u2013 which analysts generally translate to 1% to 2% of net operating revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coca-Cola is expected to release its third quarter 2022 financial results Tuesday, October 25 before the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts generally expect the company to earn around US$0.64 per share (EPS) on US$10.50 billion in revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company’s stock was last trading up around 1.16% at US$55.72, according to the IBKR Trader Workstation, after the firm declared a dividend<\/a> Thursday of US$0.44 per share, payable Dec. 15, 2022, to shareowners of record as of the close of business on Dec. 1, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEarnings History<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe rise in the U.S. dollar can also be attributed to higher prices of commodity futures, with the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) having risen just north of 17.5% year-to-date in 2022 and increasing nearly 20.5% year-over-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While agricultural commodities generally have several other dynamics that influence their futures contract prices, including weather and geopolitics, for example, it is clear they have reached much higher levels over the past two and a half years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, the Russia-Ukraine war has not only impacted some agricultural commodities such as wheat and corn, but also some corporate balance sheets \u2013 such as Coca-Cola\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company said it expects the direct impact of the Ukraine conflict and the resulting suspension of its business in Russia will amount to around US$0.03 to comparable EPS \u2013 which analysts generally translate to 1% to 2% of net operating revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coca-Cola is expected to release its third quarter 2022 financial results Tuesday, October 25 before the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts generally expect the company to earn around US$0.64 per share (EPS) on US$10.50 billion in revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company’s stock was last trading up around 1.16% at US$55.72, according to the IBKR Trader Workstation, after the firm declared a dividend<\/a> Thursday of US$0.44 per share, payable Dec. 15, 2022, to shareowners of record as of the close of business on Dec. 1, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEarnings History<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n