This powerpoint presentation gives information about the quarterly earnings of the last quarter of 2008.

1. THE COCA- COLA
COMPANY
Quarterly earnings 2008
Silvie De Geyter

2. INTRODUCTION
The world’s largest beverage company
500 sparkling and still brands
Serving in more than 200 countries

3. GENERAL GROWTH
Worldwide growth:
4Q: 4%
Full year: 5%

4. EUROPE
sales, positive pricing
•Concentrate
currency
•Positive
investment to support key initiatives
•Continuing
beverages increased 1 percent
•sparkling
Coca-Cola growth of 1 percent
•Trademark
beverages increased 11 percent for the year, led by
•Still
solid performance across the portfolio

5. BOTTLING INVESTMENTS
Unit case volume:
on a distance compensated by organic growth
•Bottling
for acquisitions compensated by bottling on a distance
•Benefit
Net revenues:
currency
•Neutral
of structural changes
•Benefit
Operating income:
of supply chain
•Benefits
to improve market execution
•Investments

6. NET OPERATING REVENUES
Net operating revenues Net operating revenues
decreased 3%: increased 11%:
•4% increase in •4% increase in
concentrate sales concentrate sales
•4% favorable impact from •3% favorable impact from
pricing and mix pricing and mix
•4% decrease from •4% positive currency
structural changes impact
(bottling in a long
distance)
•7% negative currency
impact

7. COST OF GOODS SOLD
Cost of goods -3% for the quarter -9% for the year
Concentrate sales -4% -3%
Negative currency -6% -4%
Structural changes +7% -2%

8. GLOBAL CHANGES
results for the quarter and the full year
•Quality
long term growth despite challenging
•Exceeded
economic environment
crisis proof, simple moments of pleasure (1,6
•Mostly
billion times a day)
volume and value shares
•Gained
flow from operations was $7.6
•Cash
billion for the year, compared with $7.1 billion in the
prior year, an increase of 6 percent.

9. THE END