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Shares of Coca-Cola Rank the Highest in terms of Gross Margin in the Soft Drinks Industry (KO, PEP, AKO.B, AKO.A, COKE)

Written on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 5:38am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Soft Drinks industry as ranked by gross margin. Gross Margin tells you how many of your sales dollars are profit. If efficiency is improved, more profits will result.
Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has gross margin of 65.9%, a sales growth of 4.9%, and trailing 12 months sales of $31.8 billion.
PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) has gross margin of 54.4%, a sales growth of 39.7%, and trailing 12 months sales of $48.5 billion.
Embotelladora Andina (NYSE:AKO.A) has gross margin of 44.2%, a sales growth of 17.7%, and trailing 12 months sales of $777.6 billion.
Embotelladora Andina (NYSE:AKO.B) has gross margin of 44.2%, a sales growth of 17.7%, and trailing 12 months sales of $777.6 billion.
Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) has gross margin of 42.2%, a sales growth of 3.3%, and trailing 12 months sales of $1.5 billion.
SmarTrend is bullish on shares of AKO.B and our subscribers were alerted to Buy on June 09, 2010 at $21.45. The stock has risen 29% since the alert was issued.

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