ACC 621 – Summer 2013 Problem Set #1 Overview of the Annual Report and Form 10K And The Balance sheet – Pepsi & Coke The following instructions apply to all problem sets and to all individual assignments. Respond to the following questions. In your responses refer to the page numbers or footnote numbers in Coca Cola’s 2012 Annual Review and 201210-K where the information used in located. Except where the question only asks for a presentation of calculations (such as the common sized balance
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8 1. Introduction Coke was invented by Dr. John Pemberton‚ an Atlanta pharmacist and his three-legged brass pot all the way back in 1886; by 1985 Coke was closing in fast on its centennial anniversary. (Cook‚ 2002) Coke along with the legendary chairman Roberto C. Goizueta had witnessed a remarkable set of accomplishments during the 1980’s. There were some creeping problems‚ however. The 87-year old rivalry between Coca-Cola‚ the traditional market leader‚ and Pepsi Cola‚ the perennial runner
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Distribution Gaps in Direct Routes By Anuroop Uppuluri June‚ 2010 Distribution Gaps in Direct Routes By Anuroop Uppuluri Under the guidance of Shri Himanshu Shekhar Dr. Bikramjit Rishi Capability Developmnet Manager Professor HCCB IMT‚ Ghaziabad June‚ 2010 Certificate of Approval The following Summer Project Report titled "Distribution Gaps in Direct Routes" is hereby approved as a certified study in management carried
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A BRAND AUDIT Table of Contents Introduction: 3 Brand Inventory 6 Brand Elements: 6 Diet Pepsi and Pepsi Company Profile (appendix)– (To be added) 9 MARKETING MIX: 9 Product Characteristic and Attributes 9 Price 11 Promotion 12 Points of Parity and Points of Difference between Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi – (To be added) 15 Brand Exploratory 15 Brand Awareness 15 Brand Image 16 Interpretation of Brand Exploratory: 19 Introduction: No one thought a drink sold for five
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Article Review Coke has 28% US market ( $4.6 billion ) and get $13 billion revenue from the global market of not-from concentrate juices Juices production is more complicated than bottling soft drinks due to many variables Coke has a secret methodology to produce orange juices and call it as Black Book. It includes detail data about the myriad flavors to make the juices as well as external factors like weather patterns‚ expected crop yields and cost pressure. Coke has 15 brands each
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Coca-Cola Zero or Coke Zero is a product of the Coca-Cola Company. It is a sugar-free variation of Coca-Cola. Coke Zero is Coca-Cola’s biggest product launch in 22 years‚ and primarily targets young adult males. In the U.S.‚ advertising has reflected that by describing the drink as "calorie-free" rather than "diet"‚ since that demographic associates diet drinks with women. SWOT Coca-Cola Zero is a sugar-free‚ zero calories soft drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company. This
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economic‚ political and social changes have made the global environment more uncertain‚ forcing Coke to reevaluate its strategy‚ structure and culture to maintain a competitive advantage. The following is a dynamic analysis that tracks the evolution of Coke’s strategy from global standardization to a multi-domestic strategy that emphasizes national responsiveness. During Goizueta’s management term‚ Coke is already a large‚ mature company in the formalization stage of its life cycle and in the international
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Aquafina History of the Brand The history of the company dates to the late 1980’s when Caleb Bradham‚ a Newbern‚ N.C. Pharmacist‚ created pepsi-cola and had the company legally registered in U.S.A by 1903. However‚ pepsi did not enter the Pakistani market until 1979.After being quite successful in the bevarge industry and seeing the vast potential the water industry had to offer. PepsiCo launched its mineral water brand Aquafina in 1994 Plants of the company in Pakistan There are many plants
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Purpose The purpose of this project was to enable the new student of accounting to familiarize and improve his understanding of the contents of a publicly held company’s (the Coca Cola company) annual report‚ SEC Form 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange commission (SEC) as well as the proxy statement. Scope We were instructed to access the Coca Cola company’s website investor section and to review the SEC filings located there‚ namely the 10-K and DEF 14A forms. Upon review of those
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Calculating WACC for Marriot Marriot has three divisions : * Lodging * Restaurant * Contract services Financial Strategy of Marriott * Manage rather than own hotel assets * Invest in projects that increase shareholder value * Optimize the use of debt in the capital structure * Repurchase undervalued sharesunlevered Unlevered Asset Beta Asset beta = (E/V) * Equity betaE = Market value of equity V = Market value of company = Market value of equity
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