Wednesday, October 04, 2023

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners stock Pice and Peter Lynch chart


Earnings per Share of  3,30 * 15 = Eur 50

The company has a market cap of EUR 27 billion!  

SECTOR: [PASS]  Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is neither a technology nor financial Company, and therefore this methodology is applicable. 

SALES: [PASS] The investor must select companies of "adequate size". This includes companies with annual sales greater than €260 million. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' sales of €17 416 million, based on 2022 sales, pass this test.

CURRENT RATIO: [FAIL] The current ratio must be greater than or equal to 2. Companies that meet this criterion are typically financially secure and defensive. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners's current ratio €6 543m/€7 313m of 0.9 fails the test.

LONG-TERM DEBT IN RELATION TO NET CURRENT ASSETS: [FAIL]  For industrial companies, long-term debt must not exceed net current assets (current assets minus current liabilities). Companies that do not meet this criterion lack the financial stability that this methodology likes to see. The long-term debt for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is €14 500 million, while the net current assets are - €770 million. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners fails this test.

LONG-TERM EPS GROWTH: [FAIL] [PASS] Companies must increase their EPS by at least 30% over a ten-year period and EPS must not have been negative for any year within the last 5 years. Companies with this type of growth tend to be financially secure and have proven themselves over time. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners just went public five years ago after a merger. Recent results were good.

Earnings Yield: [FAIL] [PASS]  The Earnings/Price (inverse P/E) %, based on the lesser of the current Earnings Yield or the Yield using average earnings over the last 3 fiscal years, must be "acceptable", which this methodology states is greater than 6,5%. Stocks with higher earnings yields are more defensive by nature. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners's E/P of 6% (using the last year's Earnings) just fails this test.

Peter Lynch value: [FAIL] DWeighted Earnings per year EUR 2,5 x 15 = EUR 38 (EUR 50 based on last year's earnings. 

Dividend: €1,7/€57,9 = 3%

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