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confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Monster Beverage Q3 net sales up 14.3% to $1.86B; net income up 40.4% to $452.7M
Monster Beverage Corp
- Net sales record $1.86B (+14.3% YoY); foreign currency adjusted +16.1%; net income $452.7M (+40.4%), diluted EPS $0.43 (+41.3%).
- Gross margin improved to 53.0% (53.4% ex-Bang inventory step-up of $7.8M) vs 51.3% a year ago; pricing actions and lower freight/can costs.
- Completed Bang Energy acquisition on July 31; recorded $45.4M gain and $8.0M acquisition expenses; inventory step-up impacted gross margin.
- International net sales up 20.2% to $733.7M (40% of total); foreign currency adjusted +24.9%.
- Repurchased 7.3M shares at avg $54.83 for $400M; $282.8M remaining under buyback.