A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF cOCA- COLA (KO) STOCK - the DIVIDEND CHAMPIONS

BUSINESS OVERVIWS
The World's Largest Nonalcoholic Beverage Company.

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Coca-Cola company’s purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. Their portfolio of brands includes Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta and other sparkling soft drinks. Their hydration, sports, coffee and tea brands include Dasani, smartwater, vitaminwater, Topo Chico, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Gold Peak, Honest and Ayataka. Together with their bottling partners, they employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide.

AT A GLANCE

Calculating the true value of any business is not as easy as it may seem. While the market cap of a public entity, such as Coca Cola, is its stock price multiplied by the total number of shares outstanding, calculating Coca Cola's enterprise value requires a different approach.
It uses Coca Cola's balance sheet items such as

• long-term debt,
• the book value of the preferred stock,
• minority interest, and
• other important financials.

Although the value of free cash flow will most likely stabilize to about 11 B.
Coca-cola shows a prevailing Real Value of $66.19 per share. The current price of the firm is $61.39. At this time, the firm appears to be slightly undervalued. Our model approximates the value of Coca-cola from analyzing the firm fundaments such as:

• ROE of 39.72 % and
• Profit margin of 23%.

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DIVIDENDS ANALYSIS
Coca Cola has scaled down on payment of dividends at this time. PE Ratio is expected to rise to 30 this year, although the value of accumulated retained earnings deficitwill most likely fall to about 76.4 B.
There are various types of dividends Coca Cola can pay to its shareholders, and the actual value of the dividend is determined on a per-share basis. It is to be paid equally to all of Coca Cola shareholders on a specific date, known as the payable date. The cash dividend is the most common type of dividend payment - it is the payment of actual cash from Coca-Cola directly to its shareholders. There are other types of dividends that companies can issue, such as stockdividends or asset dividends. When Coca Cola pays a dividend, it has no impact on its emterprise value. It does, however, lowers the Equity Value of Coca Cola by the value of the dividends paid out.

OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
WHO OWNS COCA-COLA COMPANY ?
​-  Institutions: 69.75 %
-  General Public: 30%
-  Individual Insiders: 0.64%

RISK FACTORS
Coca-Cola secures Sharpe ratio of 0.2, which signifies that the company had 0.2% of return per unit of standard deviation over the last six months. Our philosophy in foreseeing the volatility of a stock is to use all available market data together with stock-specific technical analysis that cannot be diversified away. Downward market volatility can be a perfect environment for investors who play the long game. This will lower your average cost per share, thereby improving your portfolio's performance when the markets normalize. Coca Cola's beta of 0.71 provides an investor with an approximation of how much risk Coca Cola stock can potentially add to one of your existing portfolios, a beta of 0.71 indicates less volatility.

CONCLUSION
Coca-Cola remains the undisputed leader in the beverage industry, and numerous players such as PepsiCo and Red Bull have been unable to displace it from this position. Coca-Cola’s position is attributable to its unique branding strategy that caters to customer preferences. Competitors like Red Bull and Starbucks pose a threat to its dominance in specific markets.
However, Coca-Cola’s continued investments in developing markets and its focus on product quality will ensure that it remains the number one player in this highly competitive industry, at least in the foreseeable future.