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加拿大皇家银行表示，尽管全球宏观经济波动，可口可乐仍准备按季度发行纸质版。

-- 加拿大皇家银行资本市场（RBC Capital Markets）周五表示，可口可乐（KO）第一季度业绩有望符合华尔街预期，尽管全球消费环境因战争引发的担忧而变得艰难，但该公司仍展现出“韧性”。 该券商预计，这家饮料巨头第一季度调整后每股收益为0.82美元，净销售额为120.1亿美元，预计有机销售额同比增长6.7%。RBC在致客户的报告中指出，华尔街此前预期可口可乐第一季度每股收益为0.81美元，销售额为121.7亿美元，有机销售额同比增长6.5%。 RBC全球消费和零售研究联席主管尼克·莫迪（Nik Modi）表示：“我们预计本季度业绩良好，可口可乐将达到预期目标，展现出在艰难环境下的韧性。” 该公司将于周二公布业绩。 莫迪在报告中指出：“尽管可口可乐系统在市场份额和营收方面持续保持良好势头，但装瓶商群体对铝价上涨、中西部地区溢价以及能源价格持续上涨可能导致的物流成本/PET包装成本上涨深感担忧。” 莫迪写道：“虽然该系统通常会根据通胀情况进行定价，但我们认为，当前的消费环境可能使得现在难以采取这一措施。” 自2月底美以与伊朗爆发战争以来，霍尔木兹海峡关闭，导致能源价格飙升，引发了广泛的通胀担忧。市场对美伊周末在巴基斯坦举行的新一轮会谈持乐观态度。 报告指出，由于伊朗战争引发的供应担忧，多个国际市场已实施能源限制和/或节约措施。这可能导致流动限制和市场混乱，从而可能对可口可乐在某些海外市场的业务构成风险。 加拿大皇家银行（RBC）对可口可乐股票的评级为“跑赢大盘”，目标价为 87 美元。 本月初，饮料和零食巨头百事公司（PEP）公布了超出预期的第一财季业绩，这得益于其推行的降低消费者负担能力的举措，同时该公司也重申了全年业绩预期。

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