Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC CCEP

Morningstar Rating
$77.84 +0.41 (0.53%)
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Transferring Coverage of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Coca-Cola HBC; Shares Overvalued

We are transferring coverage of two of The Coca-Cola Company's largest bottlers Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Coca-Cola HBC. For CCEP, we are raising our fair value estimate to EUR 60 from EUR 56 and for CCHBC, we are lowering our fair value estimate to GBX 2,440 from GBX 2,800. Our current valuations place shares in 2-star territory for both firms as we think the market is overly optimistic on medium-term growth prospects. We maintain our narrow moat rating, Standard Morningstar Capital Allocation Rating, and Medium Morningstar Uncertainty Rating for both firms.

Price vs Fair Value

CCEP is trading at a 754% premium.
Price
$77.84
Fair Value
$57.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
$81.56
5-Star Price
$81.70
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

CCEP's acquisition strategy has expanded the company's footprint into developing markets, where lower penetration levels offer greater growth opportunities than the core European markets.

Bears

The Coca-Cola Company holds bargaining power over CCEP due to its ultimate control of concentrate pricing and brand ownership.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$77.43
Day Range
$76.7877.90
52-Week Range
$56.2882.32
Bid/Ask
$38.92 / $80.33
Market Cap
$35.84 Bil
Volume/Avg
1.2 Mil / 1.4 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
18.78
Price/Sales
1.73
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.66%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.66%
Total Yield
2.66%

Company Profile

CCEP is the second-largest bottling partner in the Coca-Cola system by volume, behind Coca-Cola Femsa, and primarily operates in developed Europe (80% of 2023 revenue and EBIT) and Australasia (20%).In 2023, CCEP sold 3.3 billion unit cases of beverages, which we estimate equates to roughly 9% of the global Coke system volume. Coke’s largest bottler, Coca-Cola Femsa sold 4 billion unit cases (12%), and the third-largest, Coca-Cola HBC, serving Eastern Europe and North Africa, sold 2.8 billion unit cases (8%).TCCC owns 19% of the equity of CCEP, Olive Partners, a holding company of bottling operations, owns a further 36%, and the remaining 45% is free float.
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
Stock Style Box
Large Core
Total Number of Employees
32,000

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
CCEP
AC
CCH
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
18.7816.0014.33
Price/Book Value
3.922.644.02
Price/Sales
1.731.441.13
Price/Cash Flow
13.7810.4710.05
Price/Earnings
CCEP
AC
CCH

Financial Strength

Metric
CCEP
AC
CCH
Quick Ratio
0.571.140.91
Current Ratio
0.851.481.14
Interest Coverage
11.518.859.16
Quick Ratio
CCEP
AC
CCH

Profitability

Metric
CCEP
AC
CCH
Return on Assets (Normalized)
5.85%9.17%7.39%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
21.99%20.65%25.39%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
9.34%12.86%11.47%
Return on Assets
CCEP
AC
CCH

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