Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) slashed its position in Monster Beverage Corp. (MNST, Financial) by nearly 50% in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Through its subsidiaries Monster Beverage markets and distributes energy drinks. It offers a wide range of energy drink products, including Monster energy drinks, Monster Energy Extra Strength, Monster Rehab, noncarbonated energy drinks with electrolytes, Muscle Monster Energy Shakes, Ubermonster energy drinks, NOS energy drinks, Full Throttle energy drinks, Burn energy drinks, Samurai energy drinks, Relentless energy drinks, Mother energy drinks, Power Play energy drinks, BU energy drinks, Nalu energy drinks, BPM energy drinks, Gladiator energy drinks and Ultra energy drinks.
Monster Beverage has a market cap of $25.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.24, an enterprise value of $22.66 billion and a quick ratio of 7.12.
Below is a Peter Lynch chart for Monster Beverage.
There are a few good signs for Monster Beverage.
- The company's gross profits have been increasing steadily over the previous four years.
- It is in zero debt which is a great sign for a company that has been able to constantly expand throughout its existence. In 2015 Monster Beverage added seven additional brands to its portfolio, helping it achieve the highest net sales in the company's 25-year existence.
- The company's book value has increased at an average rate of 41.5% over the previous 10 years.
According to GuruFocus, Monster Beverage has an 8/10 Profitability and Growth rating. The company’s operating margin is 31.99%, ranking it higher than 98% of the 101 companies in the Global Beverages soft drinks industry.
One warning sign for Monster Beverage that most investors already know is the company has not paid dividends since inception and does not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future.
Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) made an intelligent move to not completely sell out its holdings in Monster Beverage. Monster Beverage is a well-known company that set a record for net profit in 2015. The company has built its enterprise value to $22.66 billion while constantly expanding and maintaining zero debt. All of these are good signs for a strong company moving forward.
Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) currently owns 58 stocks with a total value of $628 million.
Monster Beverage is also traded in Germany.
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