Analyzing Coca-Cola FEMSA (COCSF) & The Competition

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Coca-Cola FEMSA and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coca-Cola FEMSA	N/A	N/A	0.98
Coca-Cola FEMSA Competitors	$9.56 billion	$874.57 million	12.25

Coca-Cola FEMSA’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Coca-Cola FEMSA. Coca-Cola FEMSA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Coca-Cola FEMSA pays an annual dividend of $2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 25.5%. Coca-Cola FEMSA pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Beverages” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 49.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Coca-Cola FEMSA is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Coca-Cola FEMSA and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coca-Cola FEMSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coca-Cola FEMSA Competitors	-9.25%	-39.52%	-0.98%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.8% of Coca-Cola FEMSA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of shares of all “Beverages” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.0% of shares of all “Beverages” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Coca-Cola FEMSA beats its peers on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

Coca-Cola FEMSA Company Profile

Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V., a franchise bottler, produces, markets, sells, and distributes Coca-Cola trademark beverages. The company offers sparkling beverages, including colas and flavored sparkling beverages; and waters and other beverages, such as juice drinks, coffee, teas, milk, value-added dairy products, sports and energy drinks, alcoholic beverages, and plant-based drinks. It provides a portfolio of products through retail outlets, wholesale supermarkets, retailers, points-of-sale outlets, and home delivery. In addition, the company distributes and sells Heineken, Estrella Galicia, and Therezópolis beer products in its Brazilian territories. It operates in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. is a subsidiary of Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.