Open a can of “Happiness”

The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

"Open Happiness" the 2009 Coke slogan rings true with the confirmed cases in the coronavirus in excess of 110 000 and the global economy in disarray we all need some “Happiness” right now.

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Fundamentals

Coca-Cola has been one of the major must-own dividend stocks over the last decade and has performed exceptionally well. The last earnings released the 30^Th of January 2020 showed a 16% Y/Y beat in revenue with organic revenue growth of 7%.

The company has an expected earnings growth rate of 6.6% and looking ahead an expected Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $2.25 per share. The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has weighed in on the Consumer Staples and the next earnings cycle will show just how much.

The Coca-Cola Company (KO) share overview:

• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Market Cap of $231.06 Billion
• Dividend Yield: 2.81%
• Price/Earnings (LTM): 26x
• Price/Book: 11.2
• PEG (TTM): 3.39
• 52 Week Range low of $94.31 and $139.42 per share high.

The Coca-Cola Company (KO) has declared a $0.41 per share dividend and the stock will go ex-dividend on the 13^th of March 2020 with the dividend payable date scheduled for the 1^st of April 2020.

Chart Life

We might see the price action to move lower to lower price levels if the $54.64 per share support level does not hold, which would give better entries on the stock. The price action is well below the 50-day Simple Moving Average of the price, which needs to close above $56.00 per share to negate the down move. 

Source - Bloomberg

Informed decisions

This is no time to panic; there might be more selling in the coming weeks/ months as coronavirus fears increase and the aftereffects like supply and demand chain disruption filters through. When the tide turns, it will be an opportune moment to start buying once more and capitalize on upside potential back to all-time highs.

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Portfolio particulars

• Portfolio Hold (Current)*
• Portfolio Buy opportunity: Neutral**
• WhatsTheBeef long term target price: Neutral.

Know your company: The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

• Coca-Cola was invented by a pharmacist called John Stith Pemberton, way back in the year 1886. Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank M Robinson, is credited for naming the products and creating its logo.
• The distinctive coke bottle was originally shaped like a cocoa bean, even though Coca-Cola contained no actual cocoa.
• The name came from the two main ingredients, coca leaves and kola nuts. 'Coca,' which contained trace amounts of cocaine, was used until the company removed it in the 1900s.
• The image we have of Santa Clause in his jolly red and white suit is all thanks to an ad campaign ran back in 1931 by Coca-Cola to boost dwindling winter sales.

Sources – The Coca-Cola Company, EasyResearch, Bloomberg, Zacks, KOYFIN

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