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Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>The Coca-Cola Company's first quarter in 2025 demonstrated its adaptation to the dynamic global environment, producing significant growth in organic revenues and operating margins.</li><li>The company reported a 2% increase in volume growth and robust organic revenue growth, aligning with their longstanding growth algorithm.</li><li>Coca-Cola maintained a resilient posture amidst challenges such as macroeconomic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions, achieving these results through enhanced capabilities, improved local execution, and effective alignment across systems.</li></ul>

The Coca-Cola Company's first quarter in 2025 demonstrated its adaptation to the dynamic global environment, producing significant growth in organic revenues and operating margins.The company reported a 2% increase in volume growth and robust organic revenue growth, aligning with their longstanding growth algorithm.Coca-Cola maintained a resilient posture amidst challenges such as macroeconomic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions, achieving these results through enhanced capabilities, improved local execution, and effective alignment across systems.

The Coca-Cola Company: An Insight Into Its Revenue Growth Management (RGM) & Margin Expansion!

<ul><li>The Coca-Cola Company's latest earnings release and conference call have unveiled a mix of both challenges and strengths in the company's financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024.</li><li>The company reported a solid 7% growth in comparable earnings per share despite facing significant currency headwinds and the impact of bottler refranchising.</li><li>Organic revenue growth was robust at 14% in the fourth quarter, with a unit case growth of 2%.</li></ul>

The Coca-Cola Company's latest earnings release and conference call have unveiled a mix of both challenges and strengths in the company's financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024.The company reported a solid 7% growth in comparable earnings per share despite facing significant currency headwinds and the impact of bottler refranchising.Organic revenue growth was robust at 14% in the fourth quarter, with a unit case growth of 2%.

The Coca-Cola Company: How Its Pricing Power & Expanding Portfolio Fuel Growth!

<ul><li>The Coca-Cola Company’s third-quarter earnings call for 2024 underscored a resilient performance despite a challenging market environment.</li><li>The company’s agility was evident as it navigated market fluctuations and executed its growth strategy competently.</li><li>The Coca-Cola Company reported a volume decline of 1% in the quarter, attributed to a slow July, but showed improvement in the succeeding months.</li></ul>

The Coca-Cola Company’s third-quarter earnings call for 2024 underscored a resilient performance despite a challenging market environment.The company’s agility was evident as it navigated market fluctuations and executed its growth strategy competently.The Coca-Cola Company reported a volume decline of 1% in the quarter, attributed to a slow July, but showed improvement in the succeeding months.

The Coca-Cola Company:  Diversification & Strategic Expansion into Non-Sparkling Categories & Other Major Drivers

<ul><li>The Coca-Cola Company continued its strong momentum in the second quarter.</li><li>The company's resilient strategy as well as its consistent focus on leveraging its scale and growth mindset have contributed to solid year-to-date results.</li><li>As a result, Coca-Cola has raised both its top and bottom-line guidance.</li></ul>

The Coca-Cola Company continued its strong momentum in the second quarter.The company's resilient strategy as well as its consistent focus on leveraging its scale and growth mindset have contributed to solid year-to-date results.As a result, Coca-Cola has raised both its top and bottom-line guidance.

The Coca-Cola Company: Increasing Inflation and Input Costs Adversely Impacting The Bottom-Line? - Major Drivers

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/swire-pacific-ltd-cl-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10433:1" rel="noopener"><strong>Swire Pacific (A) (19 HK)</strong></a> is proposing the spin-off and separate listing on the SET of non-wholly-owned ThaiNamthip Corporation Limited, a Coca-Cola franchise operator in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.</li>
<li>On the 30th September, Swire completed the 55.7% acquisition for THB42,615.7mn (HK$9,470.1mn). ThaiNamthip concurrently sought to acquire a 30% stake in Swire Coca-Cola’s operations in Vietnam and Cambodia for HK$2,114.6mn.</li>
<li>At the time of the acquisition, ThaiNamthip had an extrapolative price tag of ~HK$17bn. Should the proposed spin-off complete, ThaiNamthip will remain a non-wholly owned subsidiary of Swire.</li>
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Swire Pacific (A) (19 HK) is proposing the spin-off and separate listing on the SET of non-wholly-owned ThaiNamthip Corporation Limited, a Coca-Cola franchise operator in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.
On the 30th September, Swire completed the 55.7% acquisition for THB42,615.7mn (HK$9,470.1mn). ThaiNamthip concurrently sought to acquire a 30% stake in Swire Coca-Cola’s operations in Vietnam and Cambodia for HK$2,114.6mn.
At the time of the acquisition, ThaiNamthip had an extrapolative price tag of ~HK$17bn. Should the proposed spin-off complete, ThaiNamthip will remain a non-wholly owned subsidiary of Swire.


Swire Pac (19 HK): Thai Beverage Spin-Off

United States

The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, markets, and distributes soft drink concentrates and syrups.  The Company also distributes and markets juice and juice-drink products.  Coca-Cola distributes its products to retailers and wholesalers in the United States and internationally.

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Swire Pac (19 HK): Thai Beverage Spin-Off

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