Orange Growth for The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

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And Monster stock is lagging behind Coca-Cola and PepsiCo too. The price has declined about 25% since peaking in July 2012. Investors may be betting that the growth will not continue. With a current P/E of about 31 the stock’s value is significantly above its peers in the industry. Unlike Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, Monster does not offer a dividend but it does have a cleaner balance sheet with no long term debt on the books.

Conclusion

So the most popular color in a Coca-Cola drink in the future might be orange. It appears that the company is gearing up for that possibility by having more citrus planted in Florida. That will surely help the bottom line (and maybe some waistlines too).

The article Orange Growth for Coca-Cola originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Mark Morelli.

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