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This 12 page paper examines the company Coca-Cola, stock symbol KO, looking at the general background and performance before undertaking an in-depth financial analysis using ratios to examine both horizontal and vertical analysis. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
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business, its position in the sector and the general industry performance, as it is future performance that will determine the potential growth in share price and dividends. To consider
this we will look at a major company on the New York stock exchange; Coca-Cola. Coca Cola is a well known company, the global leader in soft drinks with Coca
Cola classic being the number one drink and Diet Coke being the third most popular global drink. Other brands include Dasani Water, Minute Maid, Fanta, Lilt and Tab, with ownership
of some brands only in select markets such as the entire Schweppes range, Dr Pepper, Oasis, Evian and Gini to name a few, although the company has more than 300
beverages in its range. (Coca Cola, 2003). The main activities of the company is the manufacture, distribution and also the marketing of non alcoholic carbonated and non-carbonated drink both
finished and also syrups and concentrates on a global basis (Coca Cola, 2003). The company does not undertake any bottling operations, but does have interests in many bottling organizations, such
as Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., Coca-Cola Amatil Limited and Panamerican Beverages, Inc. (Coca Cola, 2003). The company has been performing well, but has also
seen a slow down in growth in recent years. Looking at the revenue over the past five years there is a pattern which indicates some difficult years have been faced
and a change may be needed. The revenue for the tax year ending Dec 31st 2002 was (in millions) $19,564, compared to $17,545 in 2001, 17,354 in 2000 and 19,284
in 1999 (Coca Cola, 2003). However, the company may also be seen as strong overall with a gross profit margin is 67.1% compared to an industry average of 54%, the
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