Pepsico Economics Case Study
Corporate Economic Conditions Report 17 April 2013 | PepsiCo | SECTION 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Economic Conditions Overview:
Overall economic conditions are expected to improve over the next two quarters. As part of the monetary policy (quantitative easing part 3), Federal Reserve continues to buy bonds to influence low interest rates in order to increase investments. A decrease in unemployment and an increase in private consumption will drive the economic growth for the next two years.
Expected direction of change in economic aggregates:
The drivers for the major changes in the economy will be steady growth in GDP and the decrease in unemployment. Additionally inflation rates are forecasted to remain unchanged and interest rates will remain at an all-time low.
Expected changes in economic factors differently than the general economy:
PepsiCo operates similarly as many other Fortune 500 companies. As such, the general economic aggregates such as GDP, interest rates, inflation rates and unemployment rates will impact PepsiCo similarly as they would impact other companies.
In an effort to gain tax revenues, there is government movement to increase taxation on high sodium or high sugar snack foods and beverages. States such as New York have passed laws that ban supersized sugar filled beverages at restaurants, concession stands, and other eateries. This taxation on soda may impact PepsiCo’s revenues differently than it would affect other industries in the general economy.
Expected Changes to Company Performance in the next 2 years:
The economic conditions have finally taken a turn after 5 of years of downward sloping. A turnaround in GDP and a decrease in unemployment rates are generally viewed as a driver for increased revenues.
However, a multivariate regression analysis of the macroeconomic variables effect on PepsiCo’s US revenues using GDP growth, interest rates and unemployment rates as input variables did not have
Economic Conditions Overview:
Overall economic conditions are expected to improve over the next two quarters. As part of the monetary policy (quantitative easing part 3), Federal Reserve continues to buy bonds to influence low interest rates in order to increase investments. A decrease in unemployment and an increase in private consumption will drive the economic growth for the next two years.
Expected direction of change in economic aggregates:
The drivers for the major changes in the economy will be steady growth in GDP and the decrease in unemployment. Additionally inflation rates are forecasted to remain unchanged and interest rates will remain at an all-time low.
Expected changes in economic factors differently than the general economy:
PepsiCo operates similarly as many other Fortune 500 companies. As such, the general economic aggregates such as GDP, interest rates, inflation rates and unemployment rates will impact PepsiCo similarly as they would impact other companies.
In an effort to gain tax revenues, there is government movement to increase taxation on high sodium or high sugar snack foods and beverages. States such as New York have passed laws that ban supersized sugar filled beverages at restaurants, concession stands, and other eateries. This taxation on soda may impact PepsiCo’s revenues differently than it would affect other industries in the general economy.
Expected Changes to Company Performance in the next 2 years:
The economic conditions have finally taken a turn after 5 of years of downward sloping. A turnaround in GDP and a decrease in unemployment rates are generally viewed as a driver for increased revenues.
However, a multivariate regression analysis of the macroeconomic variables effect on PepsiCo’s US revenues using GDP growth, interest rates and unemployment rates as input variables did not have
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