earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.78
Coca-Cola Consolidated Q2 net sales +9%, operating margin record 13.4%, volume down 4%
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
- Net sales $1.74B (+9% YoY); gross profit $672M (+22%); gross margin 38.6% (+410 bps).
- Operating margin 13.4% vs 9.2% last year; adjusted operating income +47%.
- Sparkling bottle/can sales +14.1%; still volume fell 8.9% on sports drinks slowdown.
- Q2 net income $122.3M ($13.05 EPS); adjusted $172.8M ($18.43 adjusted EPS).
- Expects ~$79M non-cash pension settlement charge in Q3; pricing growth to slow in H2.