Financial Management: Coke vs. Pepsi BUS 508 – Business Enterprise June 11‚ 2011 Financial Management: Coke vs. Pepsi The purpose of this paper is to analysis companies Coke and Pepsi and determinate (a) which company is better able to pay current liabilities (debt)‚ (b) explain what profitability ratios can tell about a company’s performance and how that information would influence investing decisions‚ (c) discuss which financial ratios to utilized while examining the company’s most
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Divya Aggarwal Roll No – 1 SYBMM The Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola was the leading soft drink brand in India until 1977 when it left rather than revealing its formula to the government and reduce its equity stake as required under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) The Coca-Cola Company re-entered India through its wholly owned subsidiary‚ Coca-Cola India Private Limited and re-launched Coca-Cola in 1993 after the opening up of the Indian economy to foreign investments in 1991. Since
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We researched Coke and Pepsi as was requested to see which one would be a better investment over the other. One of the ways to see how a company is doing is to look at how much (EVA) Economic Value Added that company is producing. EVA is a way of measuring an operation’s real profitability. EVA is better than conventional ways because it takes into account the total cost of the operating capital. EVA is simply the after-tax operating profit minus the total annual cost of capital. Using EVA has
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2- The early entry to the Indian market by PepsiCo had its disadvantages because at that time government policies over foreign companies was harsh such as aggressive pricing policy‚ struggling to fight off local competition but the only advantage that they were there first before Coca-Cola. The reentry of coca-cola in the market had its disadvantages and of course that was Pepsi co was there first their applications was approved and coke was turned down. 3- Coca-cola made special promotions
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collaboration efforts‚ Coke created something it calls its Common Innovation Framework‚ a Web-based system that combines project management capabilities with business intelligence. Using the Innovation Framework‚ anyone from any of the operating units worldwide can search for‚ find‚ and apply concepts‚ strategies‚ development successes‚ and marketing approaches that have been used elsewhere in the organization. For example‚ when introducing Georgia teas in Australia‚ the Coke people Down Under can
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Coke Under Fire Case 4.2 Gabby M. Adamo Texas Wesleyan University Coca-Cola history began in 1886 when pharmacist‚ Dr. John S. Pemberton’s curiosity‚ led to his creation of a uniquely tasting soft drink that could be sold at soda fountains. The Coca-Cola Company is currently the world ’s number one maker of soft drinks‚ with it’s red and white trademark making it the best-known brand symbol in the world. In spite of this concept over the last ten years‚ the firm has struggled to reach its financial
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The Coke Side of Life This advertisement uses political influences to persuade the consumer to believe coca-cola will make life enjoyable. The main focal point is a coca-cola bottle with a dozen assorted assault rifles sticking out the top of it. The barrels of the assault rifles are stuffed with various flowers. This leads the consumer to believe that drinking coca-cola will make life peaceful‚ and serene. The advertisement is mainly in black and white‚ except for the flowers which are vibrantly
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combine Diet Coke and Mentos‚ you get an explosive result. The Diet Coke shoots out of the bottle like a miniature sticky geyser. This reaction is so powerful that it could actually propel a rocket‚ but what is the science behind this geyser-creating reaction? (Hiskey) This reaction is caused by the ingredients in the Mentos and Diet Coke. The structure of the Mentos allow carbon dioxide bubbles to form extremely rapidly. When this happens‚ you get the physical reaction of the coke exploding out
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Coke & Pepsi in India Q1) Identify the issues that are going on in this case with respect to issues management‚ crisis management‚ global business ethics‚ and stakeholder management. Rank these in terms of their order of priorities for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. Q 2) Evaluate the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of Coke and Pepsi in India. Q 3) Are these companies ignoring their responsibilities in India? Or is something else at work? Q 4) why does it seem that Coke has become a larger and
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recall and allows Coca-Cola topenetrate markets. However‚ the company is threatened by intense competition which could havean adverse impact on the company’s market share. Strengths Weaknesses World’s leading brand Large scale of operations Robust revenue growth in three segment Negative publicity Sluggish performance in North America Decline in cash from operating activities Opportunities Threats Acquisitions Intense competition Growing bottled water market Growing Hispanic population in USIntense
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