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加拿大皇家銀行表示,儘管全球宏觀經濟波動,可口可樂仍準備按季度發行紙本版。

-- 加拿大皇家銀行資本市場(RBC Capital Markets)週五表示,可口可樂(KO)第一季業績有望符合華爾街預期,儘管全球消費環境因戰爭引發的擔憂而變得艱難,但該公司仍展現出「韌性」。 該券商預計,這家飲料巨頭第一季調整後每股收益為0.82美元,淨銷售額為120.1億美元,預計有機銷售額將年增6.7%。 RBC在致客戶的報告中指出,華爾街先前預期可口可樂第一季每股收益為0.81美元,銷售額為121.7億美元,有機銷售額年增6.5%。 RBC全球消費和零售研究聯席主管尼克·莫迪(Nik Modi)表示:“我們預計本季度業績良好,可口可樂將達到預期目標,展現出在艱難環境下的韌性。” 該公司將於週二公佈業績。 莫迪在報告中指出:“儘管可口可樂系統在市場份額和營收方面持續保持良好勢頭,但裝瓶商群體對鋁價上漲、中西部地區溢價以及能源價格持續上漲可能導致的物流成本/PET包裝成本上漲深感擔憂。” 莫迪寫道:“雖然該系統通常會根據通膨情況進行定價,但我們認為,當前的消費環境可能使得現在難以採取這一措施。” 自2月底美以與伊朗爆發戰爭以來,霍爾木茲海峽關閉,導致能源價格飆升,引發了廣泛的通膨擔憂。市場對美伊週末在巴基斯坦舉行的新一輪會談持樂觀態度。 報告指出,由於伊朗戰爭引發的供應擔憂,多個國際市場已實施能源限制和/或節約措施。這可能導致流動限制和市場混亂,可能對可口可樂在某些海外市場的業務構成風險。 加拿大皇家銀行(RBC)對可口可樂股票的評級為“跑贏大盤”,目標價為 87 美元。 本月初,飲料和零食巨頭百事公司(PEP)公佈了超出預期的第一財季業績,這得益於其推行的降低消費者負擔能力的舉措,同時該公司也重申了全年業績預期。

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