Textbook Problem

Analyzing Coca-Cola’s Contributed Capital Obtain The Coca-Cola Company’s 2017 annual report either using the “Investor Relations” portion of its web site (do a Web search for Coca-Cola investor relations) or go to http://www.sec.gov and click “Search for company filings” under “Filings and Forms (EDGAR).”

Required:

1. 1. How many shares of preferred stock were authorized and issued at the end of 2017?
2. 2. How many shares of common stock were authorized and issued at the end of 2017? What is the par value per share?
3. 3. What does the company call its additional paid-in capital? What was the amount at the end of 2017?
4. 4. How many shares of treasury stock did the company hold at the end of 2017? What was the average cost per share?
5. 5. How many shares of treasury stock did the company reacquire during 2017? What was the average cost per share?
6. 6. Briefly describe the company’s 2014 Equity Plan. What was the weighted average fair value of the share options the company granted in 2017? How much was the company’s total stock-based compensation expense for 2017, and where was it reported? How many share options were granted and exercised during 2017, and how many were outstanding at the end of 2017? At what weighted average price per share were the options exercised in 2017?