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<ul><li>Monster Beverage Corporation generated below par revenues in the last quarter and its earnings were on par with market expectations.</li><li>The rise in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to price actions, lower freighting expenses, and higher aluminum can costs.</li><li>Besides that, the company introduced The Beast Unleashed in the quarter.</li></ul>

Monster Beverage Corporation generated below par revenues in the last quarter and its earnings were on par with market expectations.The rise in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to price actions, lower freighting expenses, and higher aluminum can costs.Besides that, the company introduced The Beast Unleashed in the quarter.

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<ul><li>The start of the second half of the year so far has seen a change in the market themes versus the first half of the year.</li><li>Microsoft’s declaration in January 2023 that AI would emerge as the next computing platform coupled with Nvidia’s shocking earnings guide up last quarter, coupled with a weaker dollar and decline in bond yields, provided fuel in the first half of the year for the technology sector and garnered investor eyeballs to anything closely associated with AI.</li><li>However, on Microsoft’s most recent earnings call on July 25th, CFO Amy Hood stated “Even with strong demand and a leadership position, growth from our AI services will be gradual as Azure AI scales and our copilots reach general availability dates. So for FY '24, the impact will be weighted towards H2.”</li></ul>

The start of the second half of the year so far has seen a change in the market themes versus the first half of the year.Microsoft’s declaration in January 2023 that AI would emerge as the next computing platform coupled with Nvidia’s shocking earnings guide up last quarter, coupled with a weaker dollar and decline in bond yields, provided fuel in the first half of the year for the technology sector and garnered investor eyeballs to anything closely associated with AI.However, on Microsoft’s most recent earnings call on July 25th, CFO Amy Hood stated “Even with strong demand and a leadership position, growth from our AI services will be gradual as Azure AI scales and our copilots reach general availability dates. So for FY '24, the impact will be weighted towards H2.”

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<li>Qualitative factors and key metrics suggest that Monster Beverage Corporation presents a GARP opportunity.</li>
<li>The company is growing at scale and holds down a significant part of the energy drinks market.</li>
<li>The generational consumer shift into stimulated drinks lends researchers much scope to delve into the prospects of Monster Beverage Corporation (<span class="ticker-hover-wrapper">NASDAQ:MNST</span>).</li>
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Qualitative factors and key metrics suggest that Monster Beverage Corporation presents a GARP opportunity.
The company is growing at scale and holds down a significant part of the energy drinks market.
The generational consumer shift into stimulated drinks lends researchers much scope to delve into the prospects of Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST).


Monster Beverage Corporation: Still A GARP Opportunity

<ul><li>Monster Beverage Corporation managed to surpass the revenue expectations as well as the earnings expectations of Wall Street.</li><li>The improvement in gross profit as a proportion of net sales was due to pricing actions, lower freight-in expenses, and lower aluminum can costs.</li><li>We give Monster Beverage Corporation a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.</li></ul>

Monster Beverage Corporation managed to surpass the revenue expectations as well as the earnings expectations of Wall Street.The improvement in gross profit as a proportion of net sales was due to pricing actions, lower freight-in expenses, and lower aluminum can costs.We give Monster Beverage Corporation a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.

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<ul><li>Monster Beverages’ last result was a colossal disappointment as the company faced challenges meeting the increased demand for its products due to the rampant supply chain issues.</li><li>Despite these issues, the company reported a 3.1% increase in operating income, driven by increased input costs and selling expenses.</li><li>The company saw positive results from its Java Monster line, with increased sales and increased share in its coffee plus energy category.</li></ul>

Monster Beverages’ last result was a colossal disappointment as the company faced challenges meeting the increased demand for its products due to the rampant supply chain issues.Despite these issues, the company reported a 3.1% increase in operating income, driven by increased input costs and selling expenses.The company saw positive results from its Java Monster line, with increased sales and increased share in its coffee plus energy category.

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Monster Beverage Corporation is a holding company based in Corona, California. The Company, through its consolidated subsidiaries, markets and distributes energy drinks worldwide.

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