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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>Coca-Cola had a fairly positive 2021 despite the impact of the Omicron variant in many of its key markets.</li><li>Coca-Cola has improved or maintained its score in CDP's assessments in other important areas, such as climate and forests.</li><li>Based on our credit analysis, the company merits a Credit Evaluation Score of A with a stable outlook and as per our Financial Strength Indicator, its performance is 3.97/ 5.</li></ul>

Coca-Cola had a fairly positive 2021 despite the impact of the Omicron variant in many of its key markets.Coca-Cola has improved or maintained its score in CDP's assessments in other important areas, such as climate and forests.Based on our credit analysis, the company merits a Credit Evaluation Score of A with a stable outlook and as per our Financial Strength Indicator, its performance is 3.97/ 5.

The Coca-Cola Company: Detailed Credit Analysis & Financial Strength Evaluation Report

Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>Despite the impact of the omicron variant in many parts of the world, Coca-Cola ended 2021 on a positive note.</li><li>Coca-Cola has improved or maintained its score in CDP's assessments in other important areas, such as climate and forests.</li><li>Overall, we remain optimistic about Coca-Cola's growth and give its stock a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.</li></ul>

Despite the impact of the omicron variant in many parts of the world, Coca-Cola ended 2021 on a positive note.Coca-Cola has improved or maintained its score in CDP's assessments in other important areas, such as climate and forests.Overall, we remain optimistic about Coca-Cola's growth and give its stock a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.

The Coca-Cola Company: Financial & Price Forecasts

Value Investing

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Coca-Cola's share price continues to outperform, while it is still attractively priced relative to peers.</li>
<li>High free cash flow generation and industry leading profitability set the company apart, even from the other leaders in beverages.</li>
<li>Although the company's strong international exposure results in lower return on capital, it offers a major competitive advantage.</li>
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Coca-Cola's share price continues to outperform, while it is still attractively priced relative to peers.
High free cash flow generation and industry leading profitability set the company apart, even from the other leaders in beverages.
Although the company's strong international exposure results in lower return on capital, it offers a major competitive advantage.


<ul><li>PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have been the oldest rivals in the beverage business on whom one can find dozens of marketing case studies of how the two companies have fought each other tooth and nail in different geographies.</li><li>Today, we are looking to carry out a side-by-side comparison of the recent financial performance of both beverage giants and evaluate them from an investment standpoint.</li><li>In this report, we are looking to analyze the key qualitative factors that could influence the two companies’ stock price in the near future.</li></ul>

PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have been the oldest rivals in the beverage business on whom one can find dozens of marketing case studies of how the two companies have fought each other tooth and nail in different geographies.Today, we are looking to carry out a side-by-side comparison of the recent financial performance of both beverage giants and evaluate them from an investment standpoint.In this report, we are looking to analyze the key qualitative factors that could influence the two companies’ stock price in the near future.

PepsiCo vs. Coca-Cola - The Battle Of The Beverage Giants (12/2021)

<ul><li>Coca-Cola has been one of the hottest beverage stocks off late after the announcement of the $5.6 billion acquisition of Bodyarmor to add to its sports drink portfolio along with Powerada.</li><li>The objective of the acquisition was to pose a significant threat to PepsiCo which is dominating the category with nearly 70% of the market share through its Gatorade offering.</li><li>It saw a rise in its market share in the non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage category in both, both at-home and away-from-home channels.</li></ul>

Coca-Cola has been one of the hottest beverage stocks off late after the announcement of the $5.6 billion acquisition of Bodyarmor to add to its sports drink portfolio along with Powerada.The objective of the acquisition was to pose a significant threat to PepsiCo which is dominating the category with nearly 70% of the market share through its Gatorade offering.It saw a rise in its market share in the non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage category in both, both at-home and away-from-home channels.

United States

The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, markets, and distributes soft drink concentrates and syrups.  The Company also distributes and markets juice and juice-drink products.  Coca-Cola distributes its products to retailers and wholesalers in the United States and internationally.

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The Coca-Cola Company: Detailed Credit Analysis & Financial Strength Evaluation Report

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The Coca-Cola Company: Financial & Price Forecasts

Despite the impact of the omicron variant in many parts of the world, Coca-Cola ended 2021 on a positive note. Coca-Cola has improved or...

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Coca-Cola: Still Holding The Crown

Coca-Cola's share price continues to outperform, while it is still attractively priced relative to peers. High free cash flow generation and...

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

PepsiCo vs. Coca-Cola - The Battle Of The Beverage Giants (12/2021)

PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have been the oldest rivals in the beverage business on whom one can find dozens of marketing case studies of how the two...

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Coca-Cola Co - Investment Thesis

Coca-Cola has been one of the hottest beverage stocks off late after the announcement of the $5.6 billion acquisition of Bodyarmor to add to its...

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