Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, bottling specialist Coca-Cola Enterprises
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at the business of Coca-Cola Enterprises and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Coca-Cola Enterprises facts
Headquarters |
Atlanta |
Market Cap |
$8.67 billion |
Industry |
Soft drinks |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$6.71 billion |
Management |
Chairman/CEO John Brock CFO William Douglas III |
Return on Equity (average, past 2 years) |
20.2% |
Cash/Debt |
$321 million / $2.29 billion |
Dividend Yield |
1.8% |
Competitors |
Kraft
PepsiCo |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 89% of the 272 members who have rated Coca-Cola Enterprises believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include TMFDeej, who is ranked in the top 1% of our community, and euroazn.
Almost a year ago, TMFDeej highlighted Coca-Cola Enterprises as a refreshing situation:
Despite Europe's economic problems, the area's per-capita soft drink consumption is much lower than the United States'. As a result, [Coca-Cola Enterprises] has more room to grow now that it only operates in Europe. ... We are now able to get the crown jewel of [Coca-Cola Enterprises], with higher margins, better ROIC, and better growth.
Currently, Coca-Cola Enterprises even sports a cheapish forward P/E of 11.7. That represents a slight discount to listed competitors Kraft (12.4) and PepsiCo (13.1).
CAPS member euroazn expands on the outperform argument:
Everyone talks about [The Coca-Cola Company
(NYSE: KO) ], but what about Coca-Cola Enterprises? The bottling operation is just as important as is the concentrate/advertising arm of Coca-Cola. ... [F]or the next 5 years there is not too much risk of expenditures getting out of hand. Revenue should increase as Coca-Cola volume keeps on increasing. Fundamentals are good and the stock is relatively cheap. Good buy.
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