Coca Cola and PepsiCo, Inc are both universally recognized companies. Introducing these companies is not a necessity as everybody in the world knows about them and their products. These companies have been producing soft drinks, drinking water and flavored waters for centuries and have been competing in the same market for ages. We have come to know about this rivalry as “Cola War” which has its own celebrated history. In this market, there are many players, some are regional companies and some are multinational companies but main competitor of PepsiCo, Inc is Coca Cola and vice versa. The operations of the companies are beyond the national boundaries. Coca Cola and PepsiCo, Inc targets all income segments of customers in the entire world …show more content…
This is why the operating expenses were higher for PepsiCo, Inc than Coca Cola (Shim & Siegel, 2008).
The operating income of PepsiCo, Inc was $5259 and $5922 in 2004 and 2005, respectively. The total operating income of Coca Cola was $5698 and $6085 in 2004 and 2005, according to order. According to horizontal Analysis, the total operating income of PepsiCo, Inc was 112.61% over previous year 's operating income whereas operating income of Coca Cola was 106.79% over previous year 's operating income. The interest expenses in both companies were of significant amount. The interest expenses of 2005 are $240 and $256 in Coca Cola and PepsiCo, Inc, respectively. The interest expenses were more in PepsiCo, Inc as compared to Coca Cola. According to analysis, net income of PepsiCo was $4078 and $4212 in 2005 and 2004, respectively. The net income of 2005 was 96.82% of 2004 net income. Thus, company had to incur loss in 2005 in comparison to 2004. The net income of Coca Cola was $4847 and $4872 in 2005 and 2004. The total net income of 2005 was 100.52% of 2004 ' net income. It means the company earned more in 2005 than 2004 (Shim & Siegel, 2008).
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The total current assets of PepsiCo, Inc were $8639 and $10454 in 2004 and 2005, respectively. The total current assets of company were 121.01% of previous years ' current assets. It means current assets of company increased in 2005. The total current
The current ratio measures the company’s ability to pay its short term obligations with its short term assets. Between Coca Cola and PepsiCo, PepsiCo has a higher current ratio implying that is more capable of paying its obligations. The debt management policies of Coca-Cola in conjunction with share repurchase program and investment activity resulted in current liabilities exceeding current assets. From the ratio Pepsi Co suddenly had to pay all its short-term
This is a financial comparison between Pepsi and Coca Cola in terms of company liquidity, solvency, asset management, profitability, and valuation between the years 2008 and 2009 respectively.
Firstly, the author introduces the history of the Coca-Cola; and how the brand is successfully developing into the most popular brand and ruling the soft drink world by outstanding products, good leadership, correct strategic decisions, completely distribution system, significant culture accomplishment, impressive marketing campaigns and publicities. But, they also had several problems in the 70s, which result in losing the market position at retail. At the same time, Pepsi, as the main competitor of Coca-Cola, started to make inroads by successfully launching the “Pepsi Generation” and “Pepsi Challenge”. Those kinds of efforts led to a rapid increase in Pepsi market share and strongly hit the brand image of Coca-Cola. Because of the severe situation, the leaders of Coca-Cola decided to change the formula of old Coke with marketing research supporting. So, the New Coke with a smoother and sweeter taste had been launched in April 1985. But out of expected, after launching the new taste soon, many customers boycotted the New Coke, and the market share of the company still decline. The company had to re-launch classic
For more than a century, Coca Cola and PepsiCo have been the major competitors within the soft drink market. By employing various advertising tactics, strategies such as blind taste tests, and reward initiatives for the consumer, they have grown to become oligopolistic rivals. In the soft-drink business, “The Coca-Cola Company” and “PepsiCo, Incorporated” hold most of the market shares in virtually every region of the world. They have brands that the consumers want, whether it be soft-drink brands or in PepsioCo’s case, snacks. With only one soft-drink market, the two competitors have no choice but to increase sales by stealing the other competitor’s clients. This led to the term, the “cola wars” which was first used
The rivalry between coke and Pepsi is legendary and not just only product development and occasionally get personal collusions which sometimes resonate their marketing and promotional activates.
Coca-Cola is a leading beverage industry in the United States and many other countries in the world. PepsiCo is also a leading worldwide beverage company, but they are also the parent company of the Frito-Lay and Quaker Oats Companies. This makes PepsiCo a leader in the beverage, snack and cereal industries. As consumers, we have indulged in their products for many years. My personal preference has always been Pepsi over Coke, which is why I was very interested in conducting this analysis. Regardless of the results, I will always seek out a Diet Pepsi over a Diet Coke and so will many of my physician friends at Children’s Hospital who start their mornings with a Diet Pepsi. These personal preferences are what contributes to a company’s profits through net sales. However, the key performance measurement tools used are not based on sales alone. Calculating liquidity, solvency, and profitability ratios on a regular basis give us a better insight on the performance and overall health of a company.
Since EVA is positive for both proposals, the division 's current EVA would improve by $542,000 and therefore both proposals would be accepted. The decision is also in the best interest of the company.
The company known as Coca-Cola today was started in September of 1919, but the first Coke brand was served as early as 1886. Since that time it has grown to be one of the most globally recognized brand names with a stock value of $167 billion. Coke’s plan has always been developed with the future in mind. Right away the company realized that it was more profitable to manufacture the concentrate used to make carbonated drinks than to bottle it. From that point on they saw the entire world, not simply the originating country, as their desired market. It seems only practical that the company should pursue this agenda until conquered then focus the effort on expanding into different product lines. This logical
As mention before, Coca-cola has 47.3 percent market share in the country’s cola market versus Pepsi which hold 44.5 percent. Coca-cola is also the brand known around the worlds, which are the largest producer and distributor of ark colas in the world. Even in the current monetary crisis, the company continues to expand and the financial position shows that Coca-cola has a strong cash position in compare to PepsiCo which the long term debt of PepsiCo is so high.
The Coca Cola company is perceived to be the most famous trademark on the globe, and it is equally so. The company claims more than 400 brands that appeal to a wide range of individuals throughout the world. They are in a position to fulfill needs of every one of their buyers making their experience with their beverages a better one. The entity’s drinks entice a lot of people across all races, age, and gender. Coca Cola is outstanding for its overall popularity as its items are sold in over four hundred countries in the world, while major contenders like Pepsi are just available in very few countries. Such a competitive advantage has placed
As the Coca Cola company has come a long way from advertising a few servings of sparkling drinks in a pharmacy, to a worldwide business. Coca Cola’s loyalty to remain at the front of the shifting public values in increasing their promotion tactics has confirmed to their plus. Without any confusion The Coca Cola Company has developed all the basics necessary to run a multimillion, worldwide venture and it refreshes all the people that come in contact their
This research paper pinpoints the financial analysis of Pepsi Co, Inc., namely its profitability; liquidity; solvency and operating outcome with respect to its competitors, Coca-Cola Inc., and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. The upshot of Pepsi’s financial breakdown will assist the soda drink maker to improve its production approach and keep its flagship brand aggressive and competitive.
The case explains the economics of the soft drink industry. There activities that add value to consumer at nearly every stage of the value chain of the soft drink industry. The war is primarily fought between Coca-Cola and PepsiCo as market leaders in this industry; who combined have roughly a ninety percent market share in their industry. The impact of globalization on competition has allowed both of these major players to find new markets to tap which has allowed each continued growth potential.
Coca-Cola Company has realized significant growth since its establishment to become a global leader in the marketing, manufacturing, and distribution of syrup and soft drinks. Out of the four generic strategies, the company has followed the differentiation strategy to make its products unique in the market. Its interest is to maximize the market share through the development of the most innovative products and the establishment of effective strategies to influence the customer’s decisions. In such a way, the company has integrated various strategies to ensure that desirable results are attained in the market. Its strategic choices align with the differentiation strategy in an attempt to make its products unique and meet diverse market requirements. To reduce its weaknesses, the company should consider exploiting key opportunities in the market including venturing in the packaging of water, promotion of new brands, and launching of healthy products. In particular, the vision and mission statement of Coca-Cola seems to have reconfirmed and changed in this process of company’s strategic analysis.
The activity analysis was conducted using the average days outstanding, working capital turnover, fixed assets turnover, and total asset turnover. Starting with average days outstanding which is the measuring of the average number of days a business takes to collect its trade receivables after they have been created. This ratio becomes important because it is useful in measuring a company’s liquidity and can also indicate customer base credit problems or company deficient in collection activity. Looking at the data in the case study Coca-Cola showed a consistent average day outstanding staying around 32 from 1994 to 2000. PepsiCo on the other hand did not stay consistent starting with 25 and reaching all the way to 40 in 1997. Within the next few years PepsiCo was able to drop that number down to a competitive 31. The two important turnover ratios in the activity analysis are the fixed assets turnover and total asset turnover. These ratios show how effectively Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are using their assets and their ability to generate revenue. The fixed assets turnover provides a measurement of how much revenue the companies are making from every dollar of a fixed asset. While the total asset turnover measures the revenue from every dollar of the total assets. With Coca-Cola they have a positive ratio from 1994 to 2000 with a slight rise from 1996 to 1998. In contrast PepsiCo had a consistent ratio with rise in 2000 probably