earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Monster Beverage reports record Q4 net sales of $1.73B (+14.4%), EPS $0.35 (+22.3%)
Monster Beverage Corp
- Q4 net sales $1.73B (+14.4% YoY); foreign currency adjusted +16.1%.
- Net income $367M (+21.6%); adjusted net income $401.5M (+33.1%).
- Gross margin 54.2% vs 51.8% a year ago; improved by pricing and lower freight costs.
- Alcohol segment impairment charges of $39.9M due to craft beer/seltzer challenges.
- Q4 share repurchases 0.8M shares at avg $54.57; $642.4M remaining under buyback.