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Monster Beverage (Monster Beverage) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Monster Beverage Financial Strength?

Monster Beverage has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Monster Beverage Corp shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Monster Beverage has no long-term debt (1). Monster Beverage's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Monster Beverage's Altman Z-Score is 26.27.

(1) Note: An indication of "no long-term debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.


Competitive Comparison of Monster Beverage's Financial Strength

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Monster Beverage's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Monster Beverage's Financial Strength Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Monster Beverage's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Monster Beverage's Financial Strength falls into.



Monster Beverage Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Monster Beverage's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $434 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.

Monster Beverage's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Monster Beverage had no long-term debt (1).

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Monster Beverage Corp has no debt.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Monster Beverage's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 0) / 6920.432
=0.00

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Monster Beverage has a Z-score of 26.27, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 26.27 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Monster Beverage  (NAS:MNST) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Monster Beverage has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Monster Beverage (Monster Beverage) Business Description

Address
1 Monster Way, Corona, CA, USA, 92879
Monster Beverage is a leader in the energy drink subsegment of the nonalcoholic beverage market, generating two thirds of revenue in the U.S. and Canada. The well-known Monster trademark includes brands such as Monster Energy, Monster Ultra, Java Monster, and Juice Monster. The firm also owns other energy drink brands, such as Reign, NOS, Burn, and Mother, and brews and distributes beers and flavored malt beverages following the acquisition of a craft brewer in 2022. Monster controls branding and innovation but outsources beverage manufacturing and packaging to copackers and finished goods distribution to bottlers in the global Coca-Cola system (pursuant to a 20-year agreement inked in 2015). Coke is the largest shareholder of Monster with a 19.5% stake.
Executives
Guy Carling officer: President of EMEA 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Thomas J Kelly officer: VP-Hansen Beverage Company MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION, 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Mark Vidergauz director C/O MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION, 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Ana Demel director 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Mark J Hall officer: Senior VP, Hansen Bev Co MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION, 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
James L Dinkins director C/O THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Steven G Pizula director 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Emelie Tirre officer: President of the Americas 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Gary P Fayard director ONE COCA COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Tiffany M. Hall director 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Jeanne P Jackson director 537 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, #306, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Hilton H Schlosberg director, officer: Vice Chairman and President C/O MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP, 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Rodney C Sacks director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O HANSEN NATURAL CORP, 550 MONICA CIRCLE, SUITE 201, CORONA CA 92880
Sydney Selati director 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879
Benjamin Polk director C/O MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION, 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA 92879

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