secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)
CIK:        0000865752
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-08-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-21-100782
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Monster Beverage reports record Q2 net sales $1.46B, up 33.6%; EPS $0.75, up 28.6%
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- Net sales $1.46B, up 33.6% YoY; net income $403.8M, up 29.7%; diluted EPS $0.75, up 28.6%.
- Monster Energy Drinks segment net sales $1.37B (+33.0%); Strategic Brands $86.9M (+45.9%).
- Gross margin fell to 57.2% from 60.3% on higher input costs (aluminum, freight) and geographic mix.
- International sales surged 66.4% to $546.3M, representing 37% of total net sales (vs. 30% a year ago).
- Aluminum can shortages limited U.S./EMEA demand fulfillment; new suppliers expected operational in Q4 2021.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865752/000110465921100782/0001104659-21-100782-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865752/000110465921100782/tm2124222d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-100782

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