Added to YB: 2025-05-21
Pitch date: 2025-04-04
COKE [bearish]
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
-40.86%
current return
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Company Info
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes nonalcoholic beverages in the United States.
Market Cap
$11.0B
Pitch Price
$125.19
Price Target
600.00 (+240%)
Dividend
0.61%
EV/EBITDA
10.78
P/E
22.44
EV/Sales
1.80
Sector
Beverages
Category
N/A
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. - $COKE (short)
COKE short: Bottler at peak 13.5% EBIT margins (vs 4% 2019) from aggressive pricing; volumes flat as consumers balk at high prices. SNAP benefits (7-14% of soda market) at risk from RFK policy changes. If volumes drop 7%, margins revert halfway to historical levels, EPS falls from $70 to $40-45. At 15x = $600-675 (50%+ downside).
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