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Financial Statement Analysis Final paper
ACC 205


Financial Statement Analysis Final paper

ACC 205 Principles of Accounting I

Financial Statement Analysis Final paper
Today the need for soft drink beverages grows and requires consumers to produce and

create more options. Customers have different palettes; therefore, they are interested in different

beverage options. The top consumers of this manufacturing are The Coca Cola Company,

PepsiCo Incorporated and Keurig Dr. Pepper Incorporated. These companies continue to meet

customer demand by creating varieties of soft drink beverages. Through this paper I will present

an analysis of the three companies followed by which company I would support investment in.

Company Overview:

The Coca-Cola Company:

Coca-Cola was established in 1886 in Atlanta Georgia by John Pemberton. This

refreshing beverage sold it for the first time on May 8th, 1886, at a pharmacy in GA (No Author,

https://investors.coca-colacompany.com/). This is where Coca-Cola began to create refreshing

beverages for customers. The Coca-Cola Company which provides customers with over five

hundred soft drinks is the largest beverage company in the world. Coca-Cola’s purpose is to

refresh customers which includes beverages from 21 branded options which include reduced

calorie and low sugar options. Coca-Cola brands consist of, Coca-Cola Zero, Diet Coke,

Powerade, Vitamin water, Minute Maid, Dasani, Gold Peak, Simply, and many more. Within this

industry Coca-Cola is the number one supplier of sparkling and non-sparkling drinks. This

beverage company has served over 1.9 billion customers in over 200 countries (No Author,

www.worldofcocacola.com). With the successes created from Coca-Cola they deliver in all

, countries excluding North Korea, and Cuba. The Coca-Cola Company is showcased in Delaware,

however their headquarters is centered in Atlanta, Georgia where it all began. Their leading

competitors are the PepsiCo Incorporated, and Keurig Dr Pepper Incorporated.


PepsiCo:

Pepsi was created by Caleb Bradham in 1893 North Carolina. Like Coca-Cola PepsiCo was

originally sold at a pharmacy. PepsiCo customers consume beverages in over 200 countries

throughout the world. PepsiCo received exceeding $67 billion ending in 2019. PepsiCo's

merchandise portfolio consists of a large amount of enjoyable soft drinks and food. There 23

brands that produce over $1 billion approximate in yearly wholesale (No Author,

www.pepsico.com). PepsiCo’s beverage list includes Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Propel,

Tropicana juices and many more. (No Author,

https://www.pepsicopartners.com/pepsico/en/USD/BEVERAGES/c/beverages). The company’s

headquarters are based out of Harrison, New York. Their leading competitors are Coca-Cola and

Keurig Dr. Pepper. There has been a rival between both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola for more than

fifty years.

Keurig Dr. Pepper:

Charles Alderton created Dr. Pepper 1885. Dr Pepper was named after Alderton’s friend

whose name was Dr. Charles Pepper. This beverage was founded in Waco, Texas. Statistics show

that Dr. Pepper is one of oldest beverage in the U.S. Since its creation Keurig Dr Pepper (NYSE:

KDP) is the primary drink business within the North America. In addition, it is they were the first

to merge cold and hot drinks. Established in 2018 with the alignment of Dr Pepper Snapple

Group and Keurig Green Mountain, they have a yearly proceeded of $11 billion. Keurig Dr.

Pepper has over 125 beverages varying in hot or cold, this has allowed them to meet customer