PepsiCo Inc.
Memo
To: Board of Directors, PepsiCo Inc.
From: Adil Shenvi Sankow
Date: 12/31/2000
Re: Recommendation on PepsiCo’s bid for Quaker Oats
Introduction
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Board of Directors of PepsiCo Inc. with analysis and recommendations on how much PepsiCo should pay per share for the acquisition of Quaker Oats and the best way to carry out the transaction.
Overview of PepsiCo Inc.
Throughout its history, PepsiCo has developed its business with aggressive acquisitions & mergers with companies in different industries. It entered the snack food industry by acquiring Frito Lay in 1968 and the branded juice industry by acquiring Tropicana in 1998. Currently, the company is amongst the world leaders
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By the end of year 2000 PepsiCo had recorded a net sales of $20,438 million - 0.34% increase over its previous year sales. Although there is a negligible increase in sales in the year 2000, company is still able to achieve an improvement in net profit of 6.48% by reducing the cost of goods sold and increasing its operational efficiency. The improvement in net income is partly due to company 's reduced depreciation amount in the year 2000. PepsiCo 's gross profit margin and net profit margin in the year 2000 is high - 65.16% and 10.68% respectively, indicating greater profitability of the company. Both the gross profit and net profit margin have improved in 1997 and have been stable since then. Although Operating margin of PepsiCo has improved by 3 percentage points in 1997, it hasn’t changed much since then. ROA and ROE have been 11.90% and 30.11% respectively. In 2000 COGS/Sales is 34.84% and SG&A/Sales is 44.68%. Although COGS has been decreasing over last five years, SG&A/Sales has been constant.
Quaker Oat’s business and financial performance in the recent past
Quaker Oat 's business can be broadly classified into two segments - Foods and Beverages. Quaker Oats has a worldwide presence, but its major sales come from North American market. By the end of 1999 Quaker Oats had annual sales of around $4.72 billion. 61% of its total sales came from Foods and remaining 39% came from Beverages. Although the Foods
Senior Management of PepsiCo is evaluating the potential acquisition of two companies – Carts of Colorado and California Pizza Kitchen – in order to expand the company’s restaurant business. If indeed PepsiCo decides to pursue the acquisition of one or both, they must decide how to align each of these business units in its historically decentralized management approach and how to forge relationships between the acquired business units and existing business units. In their evaluation, Senior Management is faced with the question of whether the necessary capital investment in order to purchase one or both of the businesses can be profitable for each of the acquired business units, but must
Another motivation that led to the acquisition is the fact that Brazil and other Latin American countries form a cluster of emerging economies; therefore, the profitability of companies such as Mabel is bound to increase over time. Mabel currently, has a work force of about 12000 employees. This obviously will have an effect on the stock price of PepsiCo. This is due to the fact the revenue of the company are bound to increase over time after it has met its acquisition cost. The price of PepsiCo rose by 0.5% in the day following the acquisition news. This reversed the trend of a price as the stock had fallen by 4.7% in the year 2011 (Sanford, 2011).
The cereal market is a booming industry. It has been around for over one hundred years and continues to attract millions of customers’ everyday. The market structure of the cereal industry is an Oligopoly. This is because there are four large firms, Kellogg, General Mills, Post, and Quaker Oats, which dominate the industry.
PepsiCo, Inc. operates as a food and beverage company worldwide. Through its operations, authorized bottlers, contract manufacturers and other partners, the company makes, markets, sells, and distributes various foods and beverages, serving customers and consumers in approximately 200 countries and territories. The company also owns Frito-Lay company and Quaker Oats. It has bottling and distribution facilities in Asia, North
* The price sales ratio has increased slightly by 0.8% between 2008 and 2009, meaning that the Pepsi’s stock has improved slightly based on its own past performance.
In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s the food industry was struggling with weak sales and low inflation which caused waves of consolidation among some of the largest firms in the industry. In 1998 General Mills studied areas of potential growth and value creation for their company which lead to small acquisitions of other firms. Looking to further grow their company, in December 2000, management of General Mills made a recommendation to its shareholders that they authorize the creation of more shares of common stock and approve a proposal for the company to acquire Pillsbury Company, a producer of baked goods, from Diageo PLC.
PepsiCo is a global food and beverage corporation based in United States. Company received its current name in 1965, through the merger of Pepsi-Cola with Frito Lay Inc. PepsiCo makes, markets, sells and distributes more than 40 brands. A range of worldwide famous brand names includes Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Lay’s, Doritos, Quaker, Tropicana, Tostitos, Walkers, Cheetos, Ruffles, Fritos and others. PepsiCo generated net revenues of more than USD 65 billion in 2013, where 35% of revenue from developing and emerging markets (PepsiCo Annual Report). Pepsi products are available in more than 200 countries. The company has its own bottling manufacture and distribution facilities. Pepsi-Cola Company division is the second largest carbonated soda business in the world and the Frito-Lay division is the world’s leader in snacks business. The Frito-Lay generates more than 65% of PepsiCo 's net sales and more than 2/3 of the PepsiCo operating
Pepsi –cola was started in the summer of 1898 in New Bern, North Carolina by Pharmacist Caleb Bradnham. PepsiCo Inc. started in 1965 with the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. Since then, PepsiCo has continued to grow, adding new brands and product lines meeting the demands of the market. Throughout the years, they have strived and worked toward environmental sustainability. The ability to be financial stable gives PepsiCo the ability to give back and donate to those communities they are located in. PepsiCo’s mission to provide performance with purpose means delivering sustainable growth by investing in a healthier future for people and our planet. PepsiCo is continually increasing their triple bottom line.
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PepsiCo’s corporate strategy had diversified, in 2008, the company into salty and sweet snacks, soft drinks, orange juice, bottled water, and ready-to-eat drink teas and coffees, purified and functional waters, isotonic beverages, hot and ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, grain-based products, and breakfast condiments. Strategies that kept their brands at the top were tied to new product innovation, close relationships with distribution allies, international expansion, and strategic acquisitions. A new element of PepsiCo’s corporate strategy was product reformulations to make snack
PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational foods and beverage manufacturer. It is headquartered in Purchase, New York and operates in more than 200 countries around the Globe. It is one of the world's leading brands in the beverages and grain-based snack foods industry. It was incorporated in 1965 in North Carolina by Donald Kendall and Herman Lay. The main product offerings by PepsiCo Inc. include soft drinks, energy drinks, coffee drinks, breakfast bars, cereal, rice snacks, side dishes, sports nutrition, and bottled water. The most recognized brands of the company are Pepsi, Starbucks, Quaker, Lay's, Mountain Dew, Mirinda, Gatorade, Aquafina, Lipton, Frito-Lay, Brisk, Tropicana,
In year 1965, PepsiCo Inc. is founded by Donald M. Kendall and Herman Lay. PepsiCo Inc. was merged by Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay in 1965. PepsiCo is an American multination industry that selling food and beverage. PepsiCo Inc. is the second-largest organisation that produces food and beverage in the world.
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Quaker oats which is a recent addition is also increasing in demand. Thus, the turnover resulting from the Food products is helping the bottom line of the company.
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