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Coca-Cola (KO) Q4 2021 earnings

A woman is drinking Coca-Cola near Playacar Beach in Playa del Carmen.

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Coca-Cola on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations.

But the company issued a weaker-than-expected outlook, predicting that higher inflation would continue to weigh on its earnings throughout 2022. Rival PepsiCo similarly warned investors about rising costs for packaging and transportation.

Shares of Coke rose more than 1% in premarket trading.

Here’s what the company reported for the quarter ended Dec. 31 compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv:

  • Earnings per share: 45 cents adjusted vs. 41 cents expected
  • Revenue: $9.46 billion vs. $8.96 billion expected

The beverage giant reported fourth-quarter net income of $2.41 billion, or 56 cents per share, up from $1.46 billion, or 34 cents per share, a year earlier.

Excluding items, Coke earned 45 cents per share, beating the 41 cents per share expected by analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.

Net sales rose 10% to $9.46 billion, topping expectations of $8.96 billion. Organic revenue, which strips out the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, jumped 9% in the quarter.

For 2022, Coke is expecting comparable earnings per share growth of 5% to 6%, while Wall Street analysts were forecasting 6.1% growth. It expects higher commodity costs to hit earnings by mid-single digits. The company is also predicting organic revenue growth of 7% to 8% for the full year.

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Coca-Cola CEO expects to see sporadic product shortages through 2022

James Quincey, the CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, December 9, 2019.

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Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said Wednesday he expects to see sporadic shortages on grocery shelves through 2022.

Like other food and beverage companies, Coke is dealing with snarls in the supply chain and higher commodity costs, which have resulted in some shortages.

“My analogy would be it’s a bit like an earthquake,” Quincey said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” “You get further shock waves coming through, but they tend to be of diminishing magnitude.”

He added that while shortages may persist through next year, they will likely decrease in significance over time as the situation improves.

Quincey said the company uses its global scale and long-term partnerships to navigate issues within its supply chain. However, it’s not possible to mitigate all challenges. He presented a second analogy, comparing the supply chain headaches to a game of Whac-a-Mole.

“Some issues are ongoing and structural, and some issues appear for a quarter and disappear again,” he told CNBC’s Sara Eisen.

On a call with analysts, he listed issues like labor shortages, spiking gas costs in Europe and a plastic plant in Brazil that burst into flames.

Shares of Coke were up 2% in morning trading after the company’s earnings and revenue topped Wall Street’s estimates and it raised its forecast for fiscal 2021.

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