...Table of Contents Executive Summary pg. 3 Pepsi vs. Coke pg. 4 Pepsi vs. Dr. Pepper pg. 6 Pepsi vs. Kraft pg. 9 Recommendation and Conclusion pg. 11 Appendix pg. 12 Executive Summary PepsiCo, Inc is the result of a merger between Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. Pepsi-Cola was originated by a pharmacist, Caleb Bradham, in the late 1890's; Frito-Lay was established in 1961 by a merger between the Frito Company and the H.W Lay company. The major products of PepsiCo, Inc include, but are not limited to, Pepsi-Cola (est. 1898), Diet Pepsi (est. 1964) and Mountain Dew (est. 1948). PepsiCo boasts several global brands including, Pepsi, Quaker Oats, Gatorade, Lays, and Tropicana. A vast portfolio allows PepsiCo to provide more choices for customers, and drive lower costs, productivity enhancements and new capabilities. Their products are available globally and the portfolio includes 22 brands that generates more than $1 billion in estimated annual...
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...Investment Analysis for Pepsi versus Coca Cola ACC557 – Financial Accounting December 13, 2012 Company Synopsis Pepsi Cola | Coca-Cola | The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG) is the world's largest manufacturer, seller, and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages. Separated from parent PepsiCo, Inc. in 1999, it accounted that year for 55 percent of Pepsi-Cola beverages sold in the United States and 32 percent worldwide. The company delivers its products directly to stores without using wholesalers or other middlemen. In addition to its extensive production and distribution facilities, PBG leases and operates about 20,000 vehicles and owns more than 1.1 million soft drink dispensing and vending machines. PepsiCo holds a controlling interest in the firm. | The Coca Cola history extends back to 1885, when John Pemberton invented the original recipe for a new cocawine. Pemberton developed Coca-Cola, a non-alcoholic version of his original cocawine, when Fulton County passed prohibition legislation. Carbonated water was added later by accident when Pemberton was mixing drinks for a friend and incidentally included it. His friends loved the new taste, so he altered the original formula to incorporate it. | Pepsi - International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 40. St. James Press, 2001. (http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/the-pepsi-bottling-group-inc-history/). Major Suppliers Pepsi Cola | Coca-Cola | PolandEgyptUnited Arab EmiratesCanada | Poland...
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...Pepsi Project Table of Contents Executive Summary Pepsi (PEP) Background Statement of Cash Flows Analysis of ‘Cash Flow to Net Income’ Analysis of ‘Cash Flow Adequacy Ratio’ Analysis of ‘Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow’ Competition Marketing Campaign Innovation References Pepsi (PEP) Background PepsiCo, Inc. is a global food, snack and beverage company. The Company's brands include Quaker Oats, Tropicana, Gatorade, Lay's, Pepsi, Walkers, Gamesa and Sabritas. Pepsico Inc. is registered on NYSE using the ticker symbol of ‘PEP’. Using the available data from 1978 till now, the PEP ticker symbol has seen the stock price increase of approximate 4400% , which is comparable to its closest competitor Coca-Cola’s (Ticker : KO) growth of 4500% in the same time period. Pepsico’s current Market Cap is approximately 98.83B with a P/E ratio of 15.90. A high P/E ratio suggests investor's confidence in the future growth prospects of the company and Pepsico has the highest P/E ratio as compared to its major competitors in the sparkling soda industry including Coca-Cola and Dr. Pepper. Even though it can be interpreted that PEP has lagged behind Coca-Cola over the years in US market but it is very important to understand that the majority of PepsiCo's revenues do not come from carbonated soft drinks.In fact, beverages account for less than 50% of total revenue. Additionally, over 60% of PepsiCo's beverage sales come from its key non-carbonated brands like Gatorade...
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...PEPSICO CORPORATION STOCK ANALYSIS Presented by: St. John’s University Undergraduate Student Managed Investment Fund April 29, 2003 Recommendation: Purchase 400 shares of PepsiCo stock at market order Industry: Food and Beverage Kristopher Cartagena – kcart26@yahoo.com Dion Demetropoulos – Ddeme829@aol.com Tenisha Martin – tenishax@hotmail.com Share Data: Price - $42.65 Date – April 25, 2003 Target Price - $50.65 52 Week Price Range - $53.23 - $34.00 Market Capitalization – 74.5 billion Shares Outstanding – 1.72 billion Revenue 2002 – $25.112 billion Stock Chart: Fundamentals: P/E 2002 – 22x P/E 2003 – 19x Earnings Per Share Estimate: EPS 2003E = $2.28 EPS 2003 Consensus = $2.20 EPS 2004E = $2.45 EPS 2004 Consensus = $2.44 MEMORANDUM TO: Student Managed Investment Fund St. John’s University FROM: Kristopher Cartagena Dion Demetropoulos Tenisha Martin DATE: April 29, 2003 SUBJECT: ANALYSIS OF PEPSICO STOCK AS AN UNDERVALUED SECURITY This is the research report that was requested on January 23, 2003 about PepsiCo stock and whether it should be incorporated in to the Student Managed Investment Fund. The analysis was done primarily through secondary research. The analysis revealed that PepsiCo’s stock is currently undervalued at $42.65, as of April 25, 2003. We used a relative valuation model, and determined PepsiCo’s target price to be $50.65. In addition, we used a multi-stage dividend discount model, and determined...
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...| Coca-Cola Versus Pepsi | The Coke Wars Financial Analysis | | Accounting 557: Financial Accounting Sumadi, Mohammad | | 12/15/2012 | | Possibly one of the biggest rivals in Corporate America today, the battle between Coca-Cola (KO) and PepsiCo (PEP) continues to baffle not only consumers but investors as well in determining which product is a better buy. While both companies have had recent problems in emerging nations such as India by having their products be condemned for improper ingredients, a shakeup like this might be necessary to promote future growth for possibly undersold equities. Coca-Cola Company is the world's leading manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, with world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. In May, 1886, Coca Cola was invented by Doctor John Pemberton a pharmacist from Atlanta, Georgia. John Pemberton concocted the Coca Cola formula in a three legged brass kettle in his backyard. The soft drink was first sold to the public at the soda fountain in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta on May 8, 1886.About nine servings of the soft drink were sold each day. Sales for that first year added up to a total of about $50. The funny thing was that it cost John Pemberton over $70 in expanses, so the first year of sales were a loss...
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...Coke vs. Pepsi: Battle of the Brands Posted Apr 10th 2007 4:40PM by Eric Buscemi Filed under: Products and services, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Coca-Cola (KO), PepsiCo (PEP), Marketing and advertising, Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), Battle of the Brands This post is part of our Battle of the Brands feature. Let us know which brand you prefer, and watch out for more Battle of the Brands posts. Some people drink Pepsi, some people drink Coke, The wacky morning DJ says democracy's a joke. -- Cake, Comfort Eagle Unless you are a rare RC Cola drinker, your carbonated beverage decision in the supermarket comes down to the two heavyweights: the flagship products from the Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo Inc (NYSE: PEP). But the battle between these brands spans much further than the supermarket shelves. From which brand restaurants stock, to what countries each operates in, this rivalry is all-encompassing and global. But instead of a list of countries or restaurant chains, lets take a deeper look at the actual products. Cola and Beyond We don't have space to list, nor would you have time to read, every different variant of Coca-Cola and Pepsi, which would force me to include failed ideas such as Crystal Pepsi. Suffice it to say, you won't find many original ideas here, and when a successful idea comes from either company, an imitator just as quickly appears from the other. Coke/Pepsi, Diet Coke/Diet Pepsi, Cherry Coke/Wild Cherry Pepsi, Coke with Lime/Pepsi...
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...The Coca-Cola Company FINANCE Spring 2013 [FNCE 601] February 1st, 2013 | WEMBA38 | Team 17 Mathieu Verbeeck Why has coca cola been so successful in the past? When Douglas Ivester took over the reigns at Coca-Cola in October 1997, he had big shoes to fill – indeed, Goizueta – who passed away earlier in the year – would be remembered as one of the greatest wealth builders of the 20th century: during his tenure as CEO, Coca-Cola’s market value grew from $4.3 billion to $165 billion and an investment of in the Coca-Cola stock would have earned a compounded annual rate return of 33% over the last 10 years. Goizueta’s and Coca-Cola’s success can be attributed to a number of factors. Business Strategy Coca-Cola’s mission is to maximize shareholder value over time. To achieve this mission, The Coca-Cola Company executes a business strategy driven by four key objectives: increase volume, expand Coca-Cola’s share of worldwide nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverage sales, maximize its long-term cash flows and create economic value added by improving economic profit. Coca-Cola achieves these goals by strategically investing in the high-return beverage business and by optimizing their cost of capital through appropriate financial policies. Marketing To meet its long-term growth objectives, Coca-Cola continues to make significant investments in marketing to support their brands. Marketing investments enhance consumer awareness and increase consumer preference for their...
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...Investment Analysis Meshanda Mitchell Acc 557 – Financial Accounting Strayer University Dr. Peter Nwaogu December 7, 2012 Investment Analysis In 1965, Pepsi Co was created through a merger of two companies Pepsi Cola and Frito Lay by Donald M. Kendall, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pepsi-Cola and Herman W. Lay, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Frito-Lay. Pepsi was originally founded in 1898 by Caleb Bradham, a New Bern, North Carolina, druggist, who first formulated Pepsi-Cola. Today, Pepsi is part of a portfolio of drinks that includes carbonated and non-carbonated drinks such as soft drinks, juices and juice drinks, ready-to-drink teas and coffee drinks, isotonic sports drinks, bottled water and enhanced waters. PepsiCo operates in four major fields. These fields include: PepsiCo Americas Beverages, PepsiCo Americas Foods, based in America PepsiCo Europe, and PepsiCo Asia, Middle East and Africa. The Pepsi-Cola Company is the world’s second largest beverage company. Pepsi-Cola beverages are available in about 170 countries. The product that has given the world its best-known taste was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 8, 1886. Dr. John Stith Pemberton, a local pharmacist, produced the syrup for Coca-Cola, and carried a jug of the new product down the street to Jacobs' Pharmacy, where it was sampled, pronounced "excellent" and placed on sale for five cents a glass as a soda fountain drink. Carbonated water was teamed with the new syrup to produce a...
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...DRINK TO SERVE TO HIS CUSTOMERS. HE SUCCEEDED BEYOND ALL EXPECTATIONS, INVENTING THE BEVERAGE NOW KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD AS ... PEPSI-COLA. 3 PEPSI’S BEGINNINGS PEPSI’S BEGINNINGS Caleb Bradham knew that to keep people returning to his pharmacy, he would have to turn it into a gathering place. Like many pharmacists at the turn of the century, he had a soda fountain in his drugstore, where he served his customers refreshing drinks that he created himself. His most popular creation was a unique mixture of carbonated water, kola nuts, vanilla and rare oils, named “Brad’s Drink” by his customers. Caleb decided to rename it “Pepsi-Cola,” and advertised his new soft drink to enthusiastic customers. Sales of Caleb Bradham (circled) was too focused on serving his customers Pepsi-Cola to pose for this picture. Pepsi-Cola started to grow, convincing him to form a company and market the new beverage. In 1902, he launched the Pepsi-Cola Company in the back room of his pharmacy, and applied to the U.S. Patent Office for a trademark. An official patent was awarded on June 16, 1903. At first, he mixed the syrup himself and sold it exclusively through soda fountains. But soon Caleb recognized that a greater opportunity existed—to bottle Pepsi-Cola so that people everywhere could enjoy it. 4 BUILDING THE BUSINESS BUILDING THE BUSINESS Advertising Pepsi-Cola as “Exhilarating, Invigorating, Aids Digestion,” the business began to grow. Caleb sold 7,968 gallons of syrup in 1903....
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...diversas dimensiones de la estrategia de PepsiCo - comercialización, gestión, financiera, estratégica por el deterioro ocurrido a raíz de la inesperada caída en el peso mexicano en diciembre de 1994. Centrándose en las consecuencias financieras de la devaluación del peso, el caso describe la respuesta de PepsiCo, que sólo pareció aumentar las cargas financieras impuestas a la cuota de mercado de Pepsi vacilante. “La guerra de las Colas” en México entre Coca Cola y Pepsi Cola, la guerra interminable por la presencia mundial. Pepsico, se encontraba en el segundo lugar mundial después de Coca Cola ésta con un 46% de participación en el mercado de las gaseosas y Pepsi con un 21%. La guerra en Latino América comenzó en 1996, cuando Pepsico presentaba pérdidas en el mercado de Ecuador, perdiendo participación. Después de las estrategias tomadas por PepsiCo para ganar mercado en 1993, éstas fueron opacadas por la devaluación del peso mexicano, donde pepsi tuvo pérdidas enormes. La estrategia de PEPSICO era la de penetrar en el mercado como en paquete, además de imponer el envase tipo pep, lo cual no fue bueno ya que sus productos eran mas caros que los de Coca Cola. Tuvo un gran endeudamiento, descuidó a los países latinoamericanos donde si contaba con la mayoría del...
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...Financial Analysis Christina Scheier Axia College of University of Phoenix Coca Cola and PepsiCo have been making and distributing soft drinks for over a century. Both companies have survived many hardships, but which one is the strongest? The following report will demonstrate financial information about both companies. I will identify and analyze both companies and determine which company would be the better choice for an investor. Coca Cola and PepsiCo have been competing for a long time in a global market. This report will show what each company has done to build their company and improve their business as individuals and as similar industries. Coca Cola is the largest manufacturer and distributor of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups in the world. The company has ownerships interests in numerous bottling and canning operations. Finished beverage products are sold in more than 200 countries worldwide. Coca Cola’s major products are: Coca Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Diet Coke, POWERade, Fruitopia, Minute Maid juices, Dasani water and various coffees and teas. Coca Cola was invented by a pharmacist in the year 1886 when he was experimenting for a recipe for headache and an energizer. Nowadays Coke serves as one of the number one recognized brands of the world with a unit sales close to 3200 servings. Coke followed a path of being known as a tonic and a healer with caffeine’s in late 1890’s to being number one beverage in 1900 till present. Subsequently...
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...Comparison of Pepsi and Coca Cola Financials Introduction Coca-Cola and Pepsi are the two most popular and widely recognized beverage brands in the world. They have been competing in the soft drink sector for over a century and both companies enjoy a high degree of brand consciousness globally. Both companies try to market as part of a lifestyle. Coca-Cola uses phrases such as “Coke side of life” in their website, while Pepsi uses phrases such as “Hot stuff” in their web, to promote the idea that Pepsi is “in sync” with the cool side of life. Ironically, both Pepsi and Coke have similar beginnings: both were created in the 19th century and both were the results of the experimental work of innovative pharmacists. Coke was created in 1886 by Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton while Pepsi was developed in 1898 by North Carolina pharmacist and drugstore owner, Caleb Bradham. The primary purpose of this report is to identify and analyze the two dominant companies in the soft drink industry and determine the strongest performer as an investment opportunity. Ability to pay current liabilities The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company’s ability to pay back its short-term liabilities (debt and payables) with its short-term assets (cash, inventory, receivables). The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due...
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...Product Life Cycle of Pepsi: 1) Pre-launch – the 1890s In 1898, pharmacist Caleb Bradham developed ‘Brads Drink’, a formula designed aid digestion. After strong interest from consumers in his pharmacy, Brad renames the drink ‘Pepsi-Cola’ and purchases the trademark ‘Pep Cola’ for $100. The origins of Pepsi are very similar to that of Lucozade, which was also first produced for medicinal purposes. Although $100 does not appear much, adjusted for inflation that amount of money in the 19th Century is equivalent to $2516.34 in 2014. This highlights the difficulties companies have in the pre-launch phases with surviving periods of negative cash-flow, large research costs and development expenditure. 2) Introduction – 1902 Brad began selling Pepsi-Cola and achieved sales of 7,968 gallons of syrup in the first year. Objectives: Brad aimed to generate initial awareness and trial of his product, and far exceeded his targets! Product: Only a basic product was launched – Pepsi-Cola was initially sold even without bottles. Instead the product was sold through soda fountains located in Brad’s pharmacies. Price: Initially a simple cost-plus pricing strategy was used. It is likely that Pepsi-Cola started with a skimming strategy, to quickly recuperate start-up costs. Place: A highly selective distribution is initially recommended, and this is evident with Pepsi-Cola only launching in Brad’s pharmacies. Advertising: To generate awareness, a celebrity endorsement with...
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...currently operates in over 200 countries (Coca Cola 2013). Based in Atlanta, Georgie, the Coca Cola company sells more than 400 different brands that produce over 3000 different products include Coke Zero. Coke Zero is a zero sugar drink introduced in 2005 and is designed to taste exactly the same as regular Coca Cola. It was primarily targeted towards the young male audience of ages 16-24, because Coca Cola realised that young men didn’t want to purchase drinks that had the word “diet” in. This was due to diet drinks being seen as feminist to this target market. Coke Zero biggest current competitor is Pepsi, Pepsi have their own zero sugar drink “Diet Pepsi”. Coca Cola holds a much larger market share than Pepsi with over 50% in the global market. (IBTime 2013). However this is not the case for the Middle Eastern and Asian markets where per capita consumption is higher for Pepsi than Coke (Tamara Rutter 2013) 4. Coke – Critical Success Factors “Critical success factors (CSFs) refer to specific activities, procedures or areas that a business or organization depends on for its continued survival. Critical success factors are unique to each organization, and will reflect the current business and future goals.” (Techopedia 2013) The TOWS Matrix was used to come up with Critical Success Factors for Coke Zero. The first and most important critical success...
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...Virtual Tutorial Task 1 – Pepsi – Introduction. This document will analyse the external marketing environment for Pepsi. It will specifically consider the following factors; Socio-cultural, Technological, Economic, Political/Legal and Ecological, and how each of these may influence the firm now and in the near future. Once analysed, this document will then categorize them according to whether they represent an opportunity or threat to the firm and give recommendations on how the firm could convert threats to opportunities and also how to capitalise on current opportunity. The soft drinks market is a market with an estimated worth of £13,376million, a figure up 4.3% since 2006. The market volume is currently at 14,240million litres, up 0.5% since 2006 (sourced – Source: The BSDA Soft Drinks Report 2010, British Soft Drinks Association, compiled by Zenith International/Key Note - http://www.keynote.co.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10396/soft-drinks--carbonated-%26-concentrated?medium=html), a figure that suggests demand for soft-drinks is ever increasing. However, following a flurry of negative publicity for sugary drinks, one major factor for the market and Pepsi themselves to consider is the health implications. With sugary drinks being linked as a “root cause” for obesity, importantly, recent legislation has been introduced, for example, limiting advertising to children, a huge lucrative market segment that Pepsi and other companies in the market have traditionally...
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