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FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____________ to ____________
Commission File No. 1-2217
The Coca-Cola Company
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware 58-0628465
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
One Coca-Cola Plaza 30313
Atlanta, Georgia (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (404) 676-2121
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes X No
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes of
Common Stock as of the latest practicable date.
Class of Common Stock Outstanding at October 25, 2002
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$.25 Par Value 2,479,112,703 Shares
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Index
Part I. Financial Information
Page Number
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
Three and nine months ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001 3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 7
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 8
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations 25
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk 40
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 40
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 41
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 42
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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
(In millions except per share data)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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NET OPERATING REVENUES $ 5,322 $ 4,695 $ 14,769 $ 13,307
Cost of goods sold 2,083 1,692 5,404 4,616
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GROSS PROFIT 3,239 3,003 9,365 8,691
Selling, administrative and
general expenses 1,694 1,692 4,915 4,587
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OPERATING INCOME 1,545 1,311 4,450 4,104
Interest income 46 68 156 227
Interest expense 52 66 156 234
Equity income (loss) - net 113 104 350 167
Other income (loss) - net (62) 26 (292) 23
Gain on issuances of stock
by equity investee - 91 - 91
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF
ACCOUNTING CHANGE 1,590 1,534 4,508 4,378
Income taxes 429 460 1,256 1,313
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NET INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE
EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE 1,161 1,074 3,252 3,065
Cumulative effect of
accounting change for SFAS
No. 142, net of income taxes:
Company operations - - (367) -
Equity investees - - (559) -
Cumulative effect of
accounting change for SFAS
No. 133, net of income taxes - - - (10)
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NET INCOME $ 1,161 $ 1,074 $ 2,326 $ 3,055
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BASIC NET INCOME PER SHARE:
Before accounting change $ .47 $ .43 $ 1.31 $ 1.23
Cumulative effect of
accounting change - - (.37) -
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$ .47 $ .43 $ .94 $ 1.23
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
(In millions except per share data)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE:
Before accounting change $ .47 $ .43 $ 1.31 $ 1.23
Cumulative effect of
accounting change - - (.37) -
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$ .47 $ .43 $ .94 $ 1.23
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DIVIDENDS PER SHARE $ .20 $ .18 $ .60 $ .54
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AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING 2,479 2,488 2,481 2,487
Effect of dilutive
securities 3 - 2 -
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AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
ASSUMING DILUTION 2,482 2,488 2,483 2,487
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
(In millions except share data)
ASSETS
September 30, December 31,
2002 2001
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CURRENT
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,647 $ 1,866
Marketable securities 146 68
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2,793 1,934
Trade accounts receivable, less
allowances of $51 at September 30
and $59 at December 31 2,183 1,882
Inventories 1,287 1,055
Prepaid expenses and other assets 1,985 2,300
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 8,248 7,171
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INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS
Equity method investments
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. 924 788
Coca-Cola Amatil Limited 473 432
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co SA 854 791
Other, principally bottling companies 2,281 3,117
Cost method investments,
principally bottling companies 250 294
Other assets 3,059 2,792
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7,841 8,214
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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Land 357 217
Buildings and improvements 2,274 1,812
Machinery and equipment 5,712 4,881
Containers 347 195
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8,690 7,105
Less allowances for depreciation 3,003 2,652
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5,687 4,453
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TRADEMARKS AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS 3,524 2,579
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$ 25,300 $ 22,417
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
(In millions except share data)
LIABILITIES AND SHARE-OWNERS' EQUITY
September 30, December 31,
2002 2001
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CURRENT
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 4,311 $ 3,679
Loans and notes payable 2,518 3,743
Current maturities of long-term debt 205 156
Accrued income taxes 1,077 851
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 8,111 8,429
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LONG-TERM DEBT 2,835 1,219
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OTHER LIABILITIES 2,199 961
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DEFERRED INCOME TAXES 543 442
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SHARE-OWNERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $.25 par value
Authorized: 5,600,000,000 shares
Issued: 3,494,677,095 shares at
September 30; 3,491,465,016 shares
at December 31 874 873
Capital surplus 3,635 3,520
Reinvested earnings 24,279 23,443
Accumulated other comprehensive income
and unearned compensation on restricted
stock (3,020) (2,788)
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25,768 25,048
Less treasury stock, at cost
(1,014,762,225 shares at September 30;
1,005,237,693 shares at December 31) 14,156 13,682
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11,612 11,366
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$ 25,300 $ 22,417
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(In millions)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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2002 2001
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income $ 2,326 $ 3,055
Depreciation and amortization 599 571
Deferred income taxes (56) (45)
Equity income or loss, net of dividends (252) (83)
Foreign currency adjustments (12) (47)
Gain on issuances of stock by equity investee - (91)
Gains on sale of assets, including bottling interests (8) (33)
Cumulative effect of accounting changes 926 10
Other items 274 34
Net change in operating assets and liabilities (392) (318)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 3,405 3,053
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions and investments,
principally trademarks and bottling companies (415) (308)
Purchases of investments and other assets (115) (365)
Proceeds from disposals of investments
and other assets 277 179
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (582) (528)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant
and equipment 55 70
Other investing activities 49 112
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Net cash used in investing activities (731) (840)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuances of debt 1,402 2,660
Payments of debt (1,939) (3,225)
Issuances of stock 97 155
Purchases of stock for treasury (478) (219)
Dividends (994) (897)
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Net cash used in financing activities (1,912) (1,526)
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EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 19 (11)
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net increase during the period 781 676
Balance at beginning of period 1,866 1,819
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Balance at end of period $ 2,647 $ 2,495
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note A - Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have
been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to
Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. They do not include all information
and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. However, except as disclosed herein, there has been no
material change in the information disclosed in the notes to the consolidated
financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Coca-Cola
Company (together with its subsidiaries, the Company or our Company) for the
year ended December 31, 2001. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring accruals), as well as the accounting change to
adopt Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, "Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets," considered necessary for a fair presentation have been
included. Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended September
30, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the year ending December 31, 2002.
Certain amounts in our prior period financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
Note B - Seasonality
Sales of nonalcoholic beverages are somewhat seasonal, with the second and
third calendar quarters accounting for the highest sales volumes in the Northern
Hemisphere. The volume of sales in the beverages business may be affected by
weather conditions.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Note C - Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total comprehensive income for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and
2001 was comprised of the following:
For the three months ended September 30,
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2002 2001
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Net income $ 1,161 $ 1,074
Net foreign currency translation
gain/(loss) (241) 140
Net gain (loss) on derivative financial
instruments 17 (27)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on
available-for-sale securities (68) (26)
Minimum pension liability - -
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Total Comprehensive Income $ 869 $ 1,161
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Total comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and
2001 was comprised of the following:
For the nine months ended September 30,
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2002 2001
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Net income $ 2,326 $ 3,055
Net foreign currency translation
gain/(loss) (157) 1
Net gain (loss) on derivative financial
instruments (99) 27
Cumulative effect of adopting
SFAS No. 133, net - 50
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on
available-for-sale securities (1) (19)
Minimum pension liability (33) -
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Total Comprehensive Income $ 2,036 $ 3,114
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Note C - Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Continued)
Net foreign currency translation for the three months and nine months ended
September 30, 2002 was impacted primarily by the weakening of Latin American
currencies. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, this impact was
partially offset by strengthening of certain currencies since December 31, 2001,
including the Japanese yen and the euro, against the U.S. dollar, primarily in
the second quarter of 2002. Net gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments
for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2002 was impacted
primarily by changes in the fair value of outstanding hedging instruments
primarily related to the Japanese yen and the reclassification of net gains into
earnings. Fluctuations in the value of the hedging instruments are generally
offset by changes in the fair value or cash flows of the underlying exposures
being hedged.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Note D - Accounting Pronouncements
Effective January 1, 2002, our Company adopted SFAS No. 142. For information
regarding trademarks and other intangible assets and the impact the adoption of
SFAS No. 142 had on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, refer to
Note F.
Effective January 1, 2002, our Company adopted the fair value method defined
in SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation." For information
regarding the adoption of the fair value method defined in SFAS No. 123, refer
to Note I.
Effective January 1, 2002, our Company adopted the provisions of Emerging
Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 01-9, "Accounting for Consideration Given by
a Vendor to a Customer or a Reseller of the Vendor's Products." EITF Issue No.
01-9 codifies and reconciles the Task Force consensuses on all or specific
aspects of EITF Issues No. 00-14, "Accounting for Certain Sales Incentives," No.
00-22, "Accounting for 'Points' and Certain Other Time-Based or Volume-Based
Sales Incentives Offers, and Offers for Free Products or Services to be
Delivered in the Future," and No. 00-25, "Vendor Income Statement
Characterization of Consideration Paid to a Reseller of the Vendor's Products"
and identifies other related interpretive issues. The types of sales incentives
provided by our Company to resellers, vendors or customers of our Company's
products principally include participation in sales promotion programs and
volume based incentives. Our Company adopted the provisions of EITF Issues No.
00-14 and No. 00-22 on January 1, 2001, resulting in income statement
reclassification of certain sales incentives. Upon adoption, the Company reduced
both net operating revenues and selling, administrative and general expenses by
approximately $142 million for the three months ended September 30, 2001,
approximately $445 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and
approximately $580 million for the year ended December 31, 2001. EITF Issue No.
01-9 requires certain selling expenses incurred by the Company, not previously
reclassified, to be classified as deductions from revenue. The adoption of the
remaining items included in EITF Issue No. 01-9 resulted in the Company reducing
both net operating revenues and selling, administrative and general expenses by
approximately $702 million for the three months ended September 30, 2001, and
approximately $1,862 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2001. The
full year amount of the reclassification for 2001 was approximately $2.5
billion. These reclassifications have no impact on operating income.
Effective January 1, 2001, the Company adopted SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as amended by SFAS No. 137 and
SFAS No. 138. The adoption of SFAS No. 133 resulted in the Company recording
transition adjustments to recognize its derivative instruments at fair value and
to recognize the ineffective portion of the change in fair value of its
derivatives. The cumulative effect of these transition adjustments was an
after-tax reduction to net income of approximately $10 million and an after-tax
net increase to accumulated other comprehensive income of approximately $50
million.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Note E - Acquisitions
Effective February 2002, our Company assumed control of Coca-Cola
Erfrischungsgetraenke AG (CCEAG), the largest bottler in Germany. This
transaction was accounted for as a business combination, and the consolidated
results of CCEAG's operations have been included in the Company's Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements since February 2002. Prior to February 2002,
CCEAG was accounted for by our Company under the equity method of accounting.
Our Company has an approximate 41 percent ownership interest in the outstanding
shares of CCEAG. In accordance with the terms of a Control and Profit and Loss
Transfer Agreement (CPL) with certain share owners of CCEAG, our Company
obtained management control of CCEAG for a period of up to five years. In return
for the management control of CCEAG, the Company guaranteed annual payments in
lieu of dividends by CCEAG to all other CCEAG share owners. Additionally, all
other CCEAG share owners entered into either a put or put/call option with the
Company, exercisable at the end of the term of the CPL agreement at agreed
prices. As a result of assuming control of CCEAG, our Company expects to help
focus its sales and marketing programs and assist in developing the business.
The present value of the total amount likely to be paid by our Company to all
other CCEAG share owners, including the put or put/call payments and the
guaranteed annual payments in lieu of dividends, is approximately $700 million
at September 30, 2002. This amount has increased from the initial liability of
approximately $600 million due to the accretion of the discounted value to the
ultimate maturity of the liability described below, as well as approximately $80
million of translation adjustment related to this liability. This liability is
included in the caption "Other Liabilities" in the Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheet. The accretion of this discounted value to its ultimate maturity
value, which is recorded in the caption "Other income (loss) - net" in the
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income, was approximately $11 million and
$27 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2002,
respectively. As a result of this transaction, the Company recorded bottler
franchise rights of approximately $925 million and goodwill of approximately $40
million. These amounts are comprised of approximately 41 percent of the historic
book value of CCEAG's franchise rights and goodwill, and approximately 59
percent of the fair value of CCEAG's franchise rights and goodwill computed at
the acquisition date. Such intangible assets were assigned indefinite lives. The
purchase price allocation is subject to refinement.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Note E - Acquisitions (Continued)
In separate transactions during 2002, our Company acquired controlling
interests in CCDA Waters, L.L.C. (CCDA) and Cosmos Bottling Corporation (CBC)
for total combined consideration of approximately $328 million. The Company has
initially allocated approximately $250 million of the purchase price for these
acquisitions to goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets, primarily
trademarks, brands and licenses. Additionally, the Company has recorded minority
ownership accruals of approximately $242 million related to these acquisitions
in "Other Liabilities." The purchase price allocations for these acquisitions
are subject to refinement. The details of these acquisitions are described
below.
In July 2002, our Company and Danone Waters of North America, Inc. (DWNA)
formed a new company, CCDA, for the production, marketing and distribution of
DWNA's bottled spring and source water business in the United States. In forming
CCDA, DWNA contributed assets of its retail bottled spring and source water
business in the United States. These assets include five production facilities,
a license for the use of the Dannon and Sparkletts brands, as well as ownership
of several value brands. Our Company made a cash payment to acquire a 51 percent
equity interest in CCDA and is also providing marketing, distribution and
management expertise. This transaction was accounted for as a business
combination, and the consolidated results of CCDA's operations have been
included in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements since July
2002. This business combination expanded our water brands to include a national
offering in all sectors of the water category with purified, spring and source
waters.
In November 2001, our Company and Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc.
(CCBPI) entered into a sale and purchase agreement with RFM Corp. to acquire its
83.2 percent interest in CBC, a publicly traded Philippine beverage company. As
of the date of the agreement, the Company began supplying concentrate for this
operation. The purchase of RFM's interest was finalized on January 3, 2002. On
March 7, 2002, a tender offer was completed with our Company and CCBPI acquiring
all shares of the remaining minority share owners except for shares representing
a one percent interest in CBC. As of September 30, 2002, our Company's direct
ownership interest in CBC is 60.9 percent, and our indirect ownership interest
in CBC is 13.4 percent. This transaction was accounted for as a business
combination, and the results of CBC's operations have been included in the
Company's Consolidated Financial Statements since January 3, 2002. CBC is an
established carbonated soft drink business in the Philippines. Our Company's
goal is to leverage our new partnership with San Miguel Corporation in the
Philippines, as well as leverage our sales, marketing and system resources, to
expand CBC volume and profit over time. The Company and CCBPI have agreed to
restructure the operations of CBC, and this restructuring will result in the
Company owning all acquired trademarks and CCBPI owning all the acquired
bottling assets. This restructuring is expected to be completed in 2003, and no
gain or loss is expected upon completion of the deconsolidation of the bottling
assets.
Had the results of these businesses been included in operations commencing
with 2001, the reported results would not have been materially affected.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Note F - Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets
In accordance with SFAS No. 142, goodwill and indefinite lived intangible
assets will no longer be amortized but will be reviewed annually for impairment.
Intangible assets that are not deemed to have an indefinite life will continue
to be amortized over their useful lives. The amortization provisions of SFAS No.
142 apply to goodwill and intangible assets acquired after June 30, 2001. With
respect to goodwill and intangible assets acquired prior to July 1, 2001, the
Company began applying the new accounting rules effective January 1, 2002.
The adoption of SFAS No. 142 required the Company to perform an initial
impairment assessment on all goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets as
of January 1, 2002. The Company compared the fair value of trademarks and other
intangible assets to current carrying value. Fair values were derived using
discounted cash flow analyses. The assumptions used in these discounted cash
flow analyses were consistent with our internal planning. Valuations were
completed for intangible assets for both the Company and our equity method
investees. For the Company's intangible assets, the cumulative effect of this
change in accounting principle was an after-tax decrease to net income of
approximately $367 million. For the Company's proportionate share of its equity
method investees, the cumulative effect of this change in accounting principle
was an after-tax decrease to net income of approximately $559 million. The
deferred income tax benefit related to the cumulative effect of this change for
the Company's intangible assets was approximately $94 million and for the
Company's proportionate share of its equity method investees was approximately
$123 million.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
NOTE F - Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)
The impairment charges resulting in the after-tax decrease to net income for
the cumulative effect of this change by applicable operating segment as of
January 1, 2002, are as follows (in millions):
The Company:
Europe, Eurasia and Middle East $ 33
Latin America 226
Asia 108
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Total $ 367
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The Company's Proportionate Share of its Equity
Method Investees:
Africa $ 63
Europe, Eurasia and Middle East 400
Latin America 96
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Total $ 559
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Of the Company's $226 million impairment for Latin America, approximately
$113 million relates to Company-owned Brazilian bottlers' franchise rights. The
Brazilian macroeconomic conditions, the devaluation of the currency and lower
pricing impacted the valuation of these bottlers' franchise rights. The
remainder of the $226 million primarily relates to a $109 million impairment for
certain trademarks in Latin America. In early 1999, our Company formed a
strategic partnership to market and distribute such trademark brands. The
macroeconomic conditions and lower pricing depressed operating margins for these
trademarks.
Of the $108 million impairment for the Company in Asia, $99 million relates
to bottlers' franchise rights in consolidated bottling operations in our
Southeast and West Asia Division. Difficult economic conditions impacted our
business in Singapore, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Vietnam. As a result, bottlers in
these countries experienced lower than expected volume and operating margins.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
NOTE F - Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)
For Europe, Eurasia and Middle East equity method investees, a $400 million
impairment was recorded for the Company's proportionate share related to
bottlers' franchise rights. Of this amount, approximately $301 million related
to CCEAG. This impairment was due to a prolonged difficult economic environment
in Germany resulting in continuing losses for CCEAG in east Germany. The market
for nonalcoholic beverages is currently undergoing a transformation. A changing
competitive landscape, continuing price pressure, and growing demand for new
products and packaging were elements impacting CCEAG. The $400 million
impairment also included a $50 million charge for Middle East bottlers'
franchise rights. In our Africa operating segment, a $63 million charge was
recorded for the Company's proportionate share of impairments related to equity
method investee bottlers' franchise rights. These Middle East and Africa
bottlers have challenges as a result of the political instability, and the
resulting economic instability, in their respective regions, which has adversely
impacted financial performance.
A $96 million impairment was recorded for the Company's proportionate share
related to bottlers' franchise rights of Latin America equity method investees.
In South Latin America, the macroeconomic conditions and devaluation of the
Argentine peso significantly impacted the valuation of bottlers' franchise
rights.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
NOTE F - Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)
As discussed in Note E above, the Company acquired certain intangible assets
in connection with the business combinations of CCEAG, CBC and CCDA. Because
such assets were assigned indefinite lives, no amortization will be recorded.
The following table sets forth the information for intangible assets subject
to amortization and for intangible assets not subject to amortization (in
millions):
September 30, 2002 December 31, 2001
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Amortized intangible assets
(various, principally trademarks):
Gross carrying amount $ 168 $ 160
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Accumulated amortization $ 73 $ 67
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Unamortized intangible assets:
Trademarks $ 1,727 $ 1,697
Bottlers' franchise rights 1,327 639
Goodwill 282 108
Other 93 42
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Total $ 3,429 $ 2,486
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Aggregate amortization expense:
For the three months ended
September 30, 2002 $ 3
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For the nine months ended
September 30, 2002 $ 9
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Estimated amortization expense:
For the year ending December 31, 2002 $ 12
For the year ending December 31, 2003 12
For the year ending December 31, 2004 11
For the year ending December 31, 2005 11
For the year ending December 31, 2006 8
For the year ending December 31, 2007 8
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
NOTE F - Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)
The following table summarizes and reconciles net income before cumulative
effect of accounting change for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2002 and 2001, adjusted to exclude amortization expense recognized in such
periods related to trademarks, bottlers' franchise rights, goodwill, other
indefinite lived intangible assets that are no longer amortized and our
proportionate share of equity method intangibles (in millions except per share
amounts):
For the three months ended September 30,
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2002 2001
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Reported net income before cumulative effect
of accounting change (1) $ 1,161 $ 1,074
Add back after-tax amounts:
Trademark amortization - 7
Bottlers' franchise rights amortization - 2
Goodwill amortization - 1
Other indefinite lived
intangible amortization - 1
Equity method intangibles amortization - 27
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Adjusted net income before cumulative effect
of accounting change $ 1,161 $ 1,112
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For the three months ended September 30,
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2002 2001
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Basic net income per share before
accounting change (1):
Reported net income $ .47 $ .43
Trademark amortization - -
Bottlers' franchise rights amortization - -
Goodwill amortization - -
Other indefinite lived
intangible amortization - -
Equity method intangibles amortization - .02
--------- ---------
Adjusted basic net income per share
before accounting change $ .47 $ .45
========= =========
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
NOTE F - Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)
For the three months ended September 30,
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2002 2001
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Diluted net income per share before
accounting change (1):
Reported net income $ .47 $ .43
Trademark amortization - -
Bottlers' franchise rights amortization - -
Goodwill amortization - -
Other indefinite lived
intangible amortization - -
Equity method intangibles amortization - .02
--------- ---------
Adjusted diluted net income per share
before accounting change $ .47 $ .45
========= =========
For the nine months ended September 30,
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2002 2001
--------- ---------
Reported net income before cumulative effect
of accounting change (1) $ 3,252 $ 3,065
Add back after-tax amounts:
Trademark amortization - 21
Bottlers' franchise rights amortization - 4
Goodwill amortization - 3
Other indefinite lived
intangible amortization - 3
Equity method intangibles amortization - 81
--------- ---------
Adjusted net income before cumulative effect
of accounting change $ 3,252 $ 3,177
========= =========
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
NOTE F - Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)
For the nine months ended September 30,
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2002 2001
--------- ---------
Basic net income per share before
accounting change (1):
Reported net income $ 1.31 $ 1.23
Trademark amortization - .01
Bottlers' franchise rights amortization - -
Goodwill amortization - -
Other indefinite lived
intangible amortization - -
Equity method intangibles amortization - .03
--------- ---------
Adjusted basic net income per share
before accounting change $ 1.31 $ 1.27
========= =========
For the nine months ended September 30,
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2002 2001
--------- ---------
Diluted net income per share before
accounting change (1):
Reported net income $ 1.31 $ 1.23
Trademark amortization - .01
Bottlers' franchise rights amortization - -
Goodwill amortization - -
Other indefinite lived
intangible amortization - -
Equity method intangibles amortization - .03
--------- ---------
Adjusted diluted net income per share
before accounting change $ 1.31 $ 1.27
========= =========
(1) Basic and diluted net income per share amounts are rounded to the nearest
$.01, and after-tax amounts are rounded to the nearest million; therefore, such
rounding may slightly impact amounts presented.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Note G - Operating Segments
The Company's operating structure includes the following operating segments:
North America (including The Minute Maid Company); Africa; Europe, Eurasia and
Middle East; Latin America; Asia; and Corporate. North America includes the
United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. During the first quarter of 2002, the
Egypt Region was relocated from Europe, Eurasia and Middle East to Africa. Prior
period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period
presentation. Information about our Company's operations as of and for the three
months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, by operating segment, is as follows
(in millions):
Europe,
North Eurasia and Latin
America Africa Middle East America Asia Corporate Consolidated
------- ------ ------------ --------- -------- --------- ------------
2002
- ----
Net operating
revenues (1) (2) $ 1,706 $ 164 $ 1,518 $ 487 $ 1,400 $ 47 $ 5,322
Income before
income taxes and
cumulative effect
of accounting
change (1) 434 69 480 228 504 (125) 1,590
Identifiable
operating
assets (3) 5,153 539 4,665 1,032 2,545 6,584 20,518
Investments (4) 143 79 1,050 1,366 1,144 1,000 4,782
2001
- ----
Net operating
revenues $ 1,480 $ 158 $ 1,206 $ 525 $ 1,295 $ 31 $ 4,695
Income before
income taxes and
cumulative effect
of accounting
change (5) 359 64 321 305 528 (43) 1,534
Identifiable
operating
assets 4,268 525 2,354 1,641 2,066 5,964 16,818
Investments 141 226 1,826 1,677 1,067 910 5,847
Intercompany transfers between operating segments are not material.
Refer to Notes on page 22.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Note G - Operating Segments (Continued)
Information about our Company's operations for the nine months ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001, by operating segment, is as follows (in millions):
Europe,
North Eurasia and Latin
America Africa Middle East America Asia Corporate Consolidated
------- ------ ------------ --------- -------- --------- ------------
2002
- ----
Net operating
revenues (1)(2) $ 4,712 $ 493 $ 3,993 $ 1,584 $ 3,858 $ 129 $ 14,769
Income before
income taxes and
cumulative effect
of accounting
change (1) 1,274 185 1,265 790 1,455 (461) 4,508
2001
- ----
Net operating
revenues $ 4,317 $ 450 $ 3,104 $ 1,612 $ 3,699 $ 125 $ 13,307
Income before
Income taxes and
cumulative effect
of accounting
change (5) 1,109 180 1,113 939 1,383 (346) 4,378
Intercompany transfers between operating segments are not material.
Notes:
- -----
(1) Net operating revenues and income before income taxes and cumulative effect
of accounting change for Latin America were negatively impacted by exchange
and challenging economic conditions, primarily in Argentina, Venezuela and
Brazil.
(2) Net operating revenues for Europe, Eurasia and Middle East were impacted by
the consolidation of CCEAG in 2002.
(3) Identifiable operating assets for North America increased primarily due to
the consolidation of CCDA in 2002 and Odwalla, Inc. in December 2001.
Identifiable operating assets for Europe, Eurasia and Middle East increased
primarily due to the consolidation of CCEAG in 2002. Identifiable operating
assets for Latin America decreased primarily due to the negative impact of
exchange.
(4) Investments for Europe, Eurasia and Middle East decreased primarily due to
the consolidation of CCEAG in 2002.
(5) Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change for
Corporate was positively impacted by a one-time non-cash gain of
approximately $91 million, described in further detail in Note J.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Note H - Nonrecurring Items
In the third quarter of 2002, our Company recorded a non-cash pretax charge
of approximately $33 million related to our share of impairment and
restructuring charges taken by certain investees in Latin America. This charge
was recorded to "Equity income (loss) - net."
Our Company has direct and indirect ownership interests totaling
approximately 18 percent in Cervejarias Kaiser S.A. (Kaiser S.A.). In March
2002, Kaiser S.A. sold its investment in Cervejarias Kaiser Brazil Ltda to
Molson Inc. (Molson) for cash of approximately $485 million and shares of Molson
valued at approximately $150 million. Our Company's pretax share of the gain
related to this sale was approximately $43 million, of which approximately $21
million was recorded in the caption "Equity income (loss) - net" and
approximately $22 million was recorded in the caption "Other income (loss) -
net."
In the first quarter of 2002, our Company recorded a non-cash pretax charge
of approximately $157 million (recorded in the caption "Other income (loss) -
net") primarily related to the write-down of our investments in Latin America.
This write-down reduced the carrying value of the investments in Latin America
to fair value. The charge was primarily the result of the economic developments
in Argentina during the first quarter of 2002, including the devaluation of the
Argentine peso and the severity of the unfavorable economic outlook.
Note I - Restricted Stock, Stock Options and Other Stock Plans
Effective January 1, 2002, our Company adopted the fair value method of
recording stock-based compensation contained in SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation," which is considered the preferable accounting method
for stock-based employee compensation. Historically, our Company had applied the
intrinsic value method permitted under SFAS No. 123, as defined in Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" and
related Interpretations, in accounting for our stock-based compensation plans.
Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for our stock option plans
in the past. All future employee stock option grants and other stock-based
compensation will be expensed to "Selling, administrative and general expenses"
over the vesting period based on the fair value at the date the stock-based
compensation is granted. The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued an
exposure draft which, if finalized as drafted, would allow companies adopting
the fair value method permitted under SFAS No. 123 to choose from three
alternative transition methods. The Company will evaluate these alternatives and
select an appropriate transition method after the issuance of the final
standard, which is expected later this year. The ultimate impact on our
financial statements in 2002 will depend upon the transition method selected.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Note J - Issuances of Stock by Equity Investee
In July 2001, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE) completed its acquisition of
Hondo Incorporated and Herbco Enterprises, Inc., collectively known as Herb
Coca-Cola. The transaction was valued at approximately $1.4 billion, with
approximately 30 percent of the transaction funded with the issuance of
approximately 25 million shares of CCE common stock, and the remaining portion
funded through debt and assumed debt. The issuance of shares resulted in a
one-time non-cash pretax gain for our Company of approximately $91 million
during the third quarter of 2001. We provided deferred taxes of approximately
$36 million on this gain. This transaction reduced our ownership in CCE from
approximately 40 percent to approximately 38 percent.
Note K - Commitments and Contingencies
On September 30, 2002, we were contingently liable for guarantees of
indebtedness owed by third parties in the amount of $470 million, of which $16
million related to the Company's equity investee bottlers. We do not consider it
probable that we will be required to satisfy these guarantees.
We believe our exposure to concentrations of credit risk is limited, due to
the diverse geographic areas covered by our operations.
In June 2002, our Company announced long-term agreements with the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and CBS, and with the Houston Astros
Baseball Club with a combined value of approximately $650 to $800 million. Our
Company, CBS and the NCAA will participate in an integrated marketing and media
program that includes, for our Company, beverage marketing and media rights to
87 NCAA championships in 22 sports. Additionally, The Minute Maid Company, an
operating unit of our Company, and the Houston Astros Baseball Club will
participate in a long-term marketing and community partnership, including naming
rights for Astros Field, which was renamed "Minute Maid Park." The definitive
agreement with the NCAA and CBS is expected to be finalized during 2002. The
definitive agreement with the Houston Astros Baseball club was completed during
the third quarter of 2002.
The Company is involved in various legal proceedings and disputes.
Additionally, the Company provides certain indemnifications in relation to the
disposition of previously consolidated subsidiaries. These indemnifications
generally provide a purchaser with reimbursements for out of pocket costs which
arise from events that occurred within the subsidiary prior to the disposition.
Management believes that any liability of the Company which may arise as a
result of these legal proceedings, disputes or indemnifications, will not have a
material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company taken as a
whole.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Beverage Volume
We measure our sales volume in two ways: (1) gallons and (2) unit cases of
finished products. "Gallons" represent our primary business and measure the
volume of concentrates, syrups and other beverage products (expressed in
equivalent gallons of syrup) included by the Company in unit case volume. Most
of our revenues are based on this measure of wholesale activity, which consists
primarily of our sales to bottlers and customers. Our Company records revenue
when title to our products passes to our bottling partners or our customers.
Unit cases represent activity at the retail level. Most of our Company's
revenues are not based directly on unit case volume. As used in this report,
"unit case" means a unit of measurement equal to 192 U.S. fluid ounces of
finished beverage (24 eight-ounce servings); and "unit case volume" of the
Company means the number of unit cases (or unit case equivalents) of Company
trademark or licensed beverage products directly or indirectly sold by the
Coca-Cola bottling system or by the Company to customers, including beverage
products bearing trademarks licensed to the Company and certain key products
(which are not material) owned by Coca-Cola system bottlers and for which the
Company provides marketing support and derives profit from the sales.
In the third quarter of 2002, our worldwide unit case volume increased 5
percent compared to the third quarter of 2001. The increase in unit case volume
was driven by 4 percent volume growth for international operations and 9 percent
growth for North American operations. This volume growth benefited from several
recent strategic acquisitions and license agreements. The North America volume
growth included a positive impact of 4 percentage points resulting from recent
transactions involving the Danone and Evian water brands and Seagram's mixers.
The introduction of Vanilla Coke and diet Coke with Lemon also helped drive
growth during the third quarter. Third quarter 2002 unit case volume for the
Company's international operating segments included 3 percent growth for Africa;
2 percent growth for Europe, Eurasia and Middle East; 1 percent growth for Latin
America; and 9 percent growth for Asia. In Africa, growth was driven by Southern
Africa, which continued to generate strong growth during the third quarter,
partially offset by the impact of political instability and boycotts against
American brands in Northern Africa. The 2 percent growth in Europe, Eurasia and
Middle East was impacted by the unseasonably cool summer, floods throughout many
parts of Europe and the boycott of American brands in the Middle East. The 1
percent growth in Latin America was due to volume growth in Mexico, partially
offset by continued challenging economic conditions in other Latin American
markets, primarily Argentina, Venezuela and Brazil. The 9 percent growth in Asia
was driven by significant growth in India, China and the Philippines, partially
offset by relatively flat growth in Japan due to extremely poor weather
conditions in the month of July.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Beverage Volume (Continued)
The current unstable economic and political conditions and civil unrest in
the Middle East and Northern Africa, as well as in certain regions of Latin
America, have had an adverse impact on our Company's recent business results,
and we believe that these trends could continue in the fourth quarter.
Furthermore, our Company has not yet seen the improvements in overall
macroeconomic conditions that we anticipated at the beginning of 2002. Our
current expectation is that the macroeconomic environment is likely to remain
difficult throughout the remainder of 2002.
Our unit case volume for the first nine months of 2002 increased 5 percent
compared to the first nine months of 2001. The increase in unit case volume was
driven by 5 percent volume growth for international operations and 6 percent
growth for North American operations. The North America volume growth included a
positive impact of 2 percentage points resulting from recent transactions
involving the Danone and Evian water brands and Seagram's mixers. The
introduction of Vanilla Coke and diet Coke with Lemon also helped drive growth
for the first nine months of 2002. Unit case volume for the first nine months of
2002 for the Company's international operating segments included 7 percent
growth for Africa; 4 percent growth for Europe, Eurasia and Middle East; 1
percent growth for Latin America; and 11 percent growth for Asia.
The Company is focused on continuing to broaden its family of brands. In
particular, we are expanding and growing our non-carbonated offerings to provide
more alternatives to consumers. Carbonated soft drinks and non-carbonated
beverages contributed approximately 2 percent volume growth and approximately 27
percent volume growth, respectively, for the first nine months of 2002. As
mentioned above, our Company recently completed several strategic acquisitions
and license agreements involving non-carbonated brands such as Evian and Danone
waters in North America and Risco, a water brand in Mexico. The Company also
entered into a long-term license agreement involving Seagram's mixers, a
carbonated line of drinks. These brands and other brands acquired during the
past 12 months such as Cosmos in the Philippines and Odwalla in the United
States had annual volume in the year before we acquired them of approximately
500 million unit cases.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net Operating Revenues and Gross Margin
Net operating revenues were $5,322 million in the third quarter of 2002,
compared to $4,695 million in the third quarter of 2001, an increase of $627
million or 13 percent. The increase reflected a 7 percent increase in gallon
shipments, structural changes that added approximately $450 million to net
operating revenues (primarily the consolidation of our German bottler, Coca-Cola
Erfrischungsgetraenke AG (CCEAG), Cosmos Bottling Corporation (CBC), Odwalla,
Inc. (Odwalla) and CCDA Waters, L.L.C. (CCDA), partially offset by the
deconsolidation of our Russian bottling operations), and price increases in
certain regions including North America and Europe. These increases were
partially offset by the shift in the increase in gallon shipments to higher
growth but lower revenue regions such as India and China. For further
information related to the consolidation of CCEAG, CBC and CCDA refer to Note E.
Net operating revenues were $14,769 million in the first nine months of 2002,
compared to $13,307 million in the first nine months of 2001, an increase of
$1,462 million or 11 percent. The increase for the first nine months of 2002
reflected a 5 percent increase in gallon shipments, structural changes that
added approximately $1,050 million to net operating revenues (primarily the
consolidation of CCEAG, CBC, Odwalla and CCDA, partially offset by the
deconsolidation of our Russian bottling operations), and price increases in
selected countries. These positive factors were partially offset by the negative
impact (approximately 2 percentage points) of a stronger U.S. dollar. For
further discussion related to the impact of exchange and expected trends refer
to "Exchange."
Our gross profit margin decreased to 60.9 percent in the third quarter of
2002 from 64.0 percent in the third quarter of 2001. For the first nine months
of 2002, our gross profit margin decreased to 63.4 percent from 65.3 percent for
the first nine months of 2001. The decrease in our gross profit margin for the
third quarter and the first nine months of 2002 was due primarily to the
consolidation of lower margin operations, primarily CCEAG, CBC, Odwalla and
CCDA, partially offset by the deconsolidation of our Russian bottling
operations. Generally, bottling operations produce higher revenues but lower
gross margins compared to concentrate and syrup operations.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
Selling, Administrative and General Expenses
Selling, administrative and general expenses were $1,694 million in the third
quarter of 2002, compared to $1,692 million in the third quarter of 2001, an
increase of $2 million. The increase was due to structural changes (primarily
the consolidation of CCEAG, CBC, Odwalla and CCDA, partially offset by the
deconsolidation of our Russian bottling operations), which increased selling,
administrative and general expenses by approximately $160 million, partially
offset by the 2001 strategic one-time marketing initiatives of $94 million
described in more detail below, and a reduction in amortization expense of
intangible assets of approximately $15 million due to the adoption of Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets."
Selling, administrative and general expenses were $4,915 million for the
first nine months of 2002, compared to $4,587 million for the first nine months
of 2001, an increase of $328 million or 7 percent. The increase was due to
structural changes (primarily the consolidation of CCEAG, CBC, Odwalla and CCDA,
partially offset by the deconsolidation of our Russian bottling operations),
which increased selling, administrative and general expenses by approximately
$370 million. This increase was partially offset by the 2001 strategic one-time
marketing initiatives of $180 million described below, a reduction in
amortization expense of intangible assets of approximately $40 million due to
the adoption of SFAS No. 142, and the favorable impact (approximately 2
percentage points) of a stronger U.S. dollar.
In 2001, the Company implemented significant strategic one-time marketing
initiatives to accelerate the Company's business strategies. During the third
quarter of 2001, approximately $94 million, or $0.03 per share after tax, was
expensed on these incremental one-time marketing activities in selected key
markets, specifically the United States, Japan and Germany. Approximately $180
million, or $0.05 per share after tax, was expensed for these incremental
one-time marketing activites for the first nine months of 2001.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
Operating Income and Operating Margin
Operating income was $1,545 million in the third quarter of 2002, compared to
$1,311 million in the third quarter of 2001, an increase of $234 million or 18
percent. Our consolidated operating margin for the third quarter of 2002 was
29.0 percent, compared to 27.9 percent for the comparable period in 2001. The
increase in operating income for the third quarter of 2002 reflected the
increase in gallon shipments of 7 percent and price increases in selected
countries, the reduction in amortization expense of approximately $15 million
due to the adoption of SFAS No. 142 and the incremental marketing in 2001 of
approximately $94 million. These positive factors were partially offset by the
negative impact from the stronger U.S. dollar, which reduced operating income by
approximately 1 percent during the third quarter of 2002. The stronger U.S.
dollar compared to the Argentine peso, the Mexican peso, the Brazilian real, the
Venezuelan bolivar and the South African rand was partially offset by strength
in the euro. The increase in the Company's operating margin was due primarily to
the negative impact that the incremental marketing had on the 2001 operating
margin, partially offset by structural changes in 2002 (primarily the
consolidation of CCEAG, CBC, Odwalla and CCDA, partially offset by the
deconsolidation of our Russian bottling operations), which reduced the Company's
operating margin during the third quarter of 2002. Generally, bottling
operations produce higher revenues but lower operating margins compared to
concentrate and syrup operations.
Operating income was $4,450 million for the first nine months of 2002,
compared to $4,104 million for the first nine months of 2001, an increase of
$346 million or 8 percent. Our consolidated operating margin for the first nine
months of 2002 was 30.1 percent, compared to 30.8 percent for the comparable
period in 2001. The increase in operating income for the first nine months of
2002 reflected the increase in gallon shipments of 5 percent and price increases
in selected countries, the reduction in amortization expense of approximately
$40 million due to the adoption of SFAS No. 142, and the incremental marketing
in 2001 of approximately $180 million. These positive factors were partially
offset by the negative impact from the stronger U.S. dollar, which reduced
operating income by approximately 3 percent during the first nine months of
2002. The stronger U.S. dollar compared to the Japanese yen, the Argentine peso,
the Mexican peso, the Brazilian real, the Venezuelan bolivar and the South
African rand was partially offset by strength in the euro. Additionally,
structural changes (primarily the consolidation of CCEAG, CBC, Odwalla and CCDA,
partially offset by the deconsolidation of our Russian bottling operations)
contributed to the reduction in operating margin. Generally, bottling operations
produce higher revenues but lower operating margins compared to concentrate and
syrup operations.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
Interest Income and Interest Expense
Interest income decreased to $46 million for the third quarter of 2002 and to
$156 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, from $68 million and
$227 million, respectively, for the comparable periods in 2001. In both cases, a
majority of the decrease was due to lower interest rates earned on short-term
investments during 2002. Nevertheless, the Company continues to benefit from
cash invested in locations outside the United States earning higher interest
rates than could be obtained within the United States. Interest expense
decreased $14 million, or 21 percent, in the third quarter of 2002 relative to
the comparable period in 2001, and by $78 million, or 33 percent, for the nine
months ended September 30, 2002 relative to the comparable period in 2001, due
mainly to both a decrease in average commercial paper debt balances and lower
interest rates for commercial paper debt. The decrease in interest expense for
commercial paper debt was partially offset by increased interest expense on debt
related to the consolidation of CCEAG. Our Company's debt increased
approximately $890 million, of which approximately $810 million is classified as
long-term, as a result of the consolidation of CCEAG. Additionally, long-term
debt increased due to the issuance during 2002 of $750 million of notes due June
1, 2005. The proceeds from this long-term debt issuance were used to reduce
current debt.
Equity Income (Loss) - Net
Our Company's share of income from equity method investments for the third
quarter of 2002 totaled $113 million, compared to $104 million in the third
quarter of 2001, an increase of $9 million or 9 percent. This increase in 2002
was due to the overall improving health of the Coca-Cola bottling system around
the world. However, our equity method investments in Latin America have been
adversely impacted by ongoing economic difficulties. Specific items with a
positive impact to equity income were the increase in equity income for
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE) due to improving trends in operating and
financial performance of approximately $65 million (which included a $22 million
favorable impact resulting from the adoption of SFAS No. 142) and the increase
in equity income due to the reduction in amortization expenses of approximately
$17 million for investments other than CCE resulting from implementation of SFAS
No. 142. These increases were partially offset by the economic difficulties in
Latin America mentioned above as well as our Company's share of impairment and
restructuring charges taken by equity method investees in Latin America during
the third quarter of 2002. The Company's share of these charges was
approximately $33 million.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
Equity Income (Loss) - Net (Continued)
For the first nine months of 2002, our Company's share of income from equity
method investees totaled $350 million, compared to $167 million for the
comparable period in 2001, an increase of $183 million, or 110 percent. This
increase in 2002 was due to the overall improving health of the Coca-Cola
bottling system around the world. However, our equity method investments in
Latin America have been adversely impacted by ongoing economic difficulties.
Specific items with a positive impact to equity income were the increase in
equity income for CCE due to improving trends in operating and financial
performance of approximately $160 million (which included a $67 million
favorable impact resulting from the adoption of SFAS No. 142) and the increase
in equity income due to the reduction in amortization expenses of approximately
$51 million for investments other than CCE resulting from implementation of SFAS
No. 142. These increases were partially offset by the economic difficulties in
Latin America mentioned above as well as our Company's share of impairment and
restructuring charges taken by equity method investees in Latin America during
the third quarter of 2002. The Company's share of these charges was
approximately $33 million.
For the first nine months of 2002, our Company's share of income from equity
method investees was also favorably impacted by a benefit related to our share
of the gain on the sale by Cervejarias Kaiser S.A. (Kaiser S.A.) of its
interests in Brazil to Molson Inc. (refer to Note H). Approximately $21 million
of the pretax gain from the sale by Kaiser S.A. was recorded in equity income
with the remaining portion, $22 million, recorded in "Other income (loss) -
net."
Other Income (Loss) - Net
"Other income (loss) - net" was a net loss of $62 million for the third
quarter of 2002 compared to income of $26 million for the third quarter of 2001,
a difference of $88 million. The 2002 net loss was principally comprised of
foreign currency exchange losses of approximately $24 million, the accretion of
the discounted value of the CCEAG liability of approximately $11 million (refer
to Note E), and minority ownership accruals. The losses on currency exchange
were primarily in Latin America, which was impacted by the significant
devaluation of currencies.
"Other income (loss) - net" was a net loss of $292 million for the first nine
months of 2002 compared to income of $23 million for the comparable period in
2001, a difference of $315 million. The 2002 net loss was principally comprised
of foreign currency exchange losses of approximately $110 million, the accretion
of the discounted value of the CCEAG liability of approximately $27 million
(refer to Note E), the nonrecurring items described below, and minority
ownership accruals. The losses on currency exchange were primarily in Africa and
Latin America, which were impacted by the significant devaluation of currencies.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
Other Income (Loss) - Net (Continued)
Additionally, the first nine months of 2002 were impacted by nonrecurring
items which were recorded during the first quarter of 2002. In the first quarter
of 2002, our Company recorded a non-cash pretax charge of approximately $157
million primarily related to the write-down of our investments in Latin America.
The charge was primarily the result of the economic developments in Argentina
during the first quarter of 2002, including the devaluation of the Argentine
peso and the severity of the unfavorable economic outlook. The Company expects
to realize a minimal tax benefit from this write-down. The final impact on
diluted earnings per share was an after-tax reduction of approximately $0.06 per
share. As previously noted, a $22 million portion of the pretax gain from the
sale by Kaiser S.A. was recorded in "Other income (loss) - net."
Issuances of Stock by Equity Investee
In July 2001, CCE completed its acquisition of Hondo Incorporated and Herbco
Enterprises, Inc., collectively known as Herb Coca-Cola. The transaction was
valued at approximately $1.4 billion, with approximately 30 percent of the
transaction funded with the issuance of approximately 25 million shares of CCE
common stock, and the remaining portion funded through debt and assumed debt.
The issuance of shares resulted in a one-time non-cash pretax gain for our
Company of approximately $91 million during the third quarter of 2001. We
provided deferred taxes of approximately $36 million on this gain. This
transaction reduced our ownership in CCE from approximately 40 percent to
approximately 38 percent.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate was 27 percent for the third quarter of 2002 compared
to 30 percent for the third quarter of 2001. Our effective tax rate for the
first nine months of 2002 was 28 percent compared to 30 percent for the first
nine months of 2001. The effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2002
was impacted by two nonrecurring items: our share of the gain on the sale of
Kaiser S.A. interests and the write-down of our investments primarily in Latin
America. Excluding the impact of these items, our effective tax rate would have
been 27 percent for the first nine months of 2002. For the full year 2002 and in
future years, the Company expects the ongoing effective tax rate to be
approximately 27 percent instead of the 27.5 percent rate previously estimated
by the Company in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2001. This slight reduction in our estimated effective tax rate is due to a
non-cash benefit related to the adoption of SFAS No. 142 and is expected to
benefit the current year by approximately $0.01 per share. Our ongoing effective
tax rate reflects tax benefits derived from significant operations outside the
United States, which are taxed at lower rates than the U.S. statutory rates.
Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change for SFAS No. 142
For information regarding the requirements of SFAS No. 142 and details of the
Company's adoption of SFAS No. 142, refer to Note F. The adoption of SFAS No.
142 is a required change in accounting principle, and the cumulative effect of
adopting this standard as of January 1, 2002 resulted in a non-cash, after-tax
decrease to net income of $367 million for Company operations and $559 million
for the Company's proportionate share of its equity method investees in the
first quarter of 2002. The adoption of this accounting standard is expected to
result in a pretax reduction in annual amortization expense of approximately $60
million, and an increase in annual equity income of approximately $150 million.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
Recent Developments
Effective January 1, 2002, our Company adopted the fair value method of
recording stock-based compensation contained in SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation," which is considered the preferable accounting method
for stock-based employee compensation. Historically, our Company had applied the
intrinsic value method permitted under SFAS No. 123, as defined in Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" and
related Interpretations, in accounting for our stock-based compensation plans.
Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for our stock option plans
in the past. All future employee stock option grants and other stock-based
compensation will be expensed to "Selling, administrative and general expenses"
over the vesting period based on the fair value at the date the stock-based
compensation is granted. The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued an
exposure draft which, if finalized as drafted, would allow companies adopting
the fair value method permitted under SFAS No. 123 to choose from three
alternative transition methods. The Company will evaluate these alternatives and
select an appropriate transition method after the issuance of the final
standard, which is expected later this year. The ultimate impact on our
financial statements in 2002 and in future years will depend upon the transition
method selected.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION
Net Cash Flow Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities in the first nine months of 2002
amounted to $3,405 million versus $3,053 million for the comparable period in
2001, an increase of $352 million. Increased cash flows from operations for the
first nine months of 2002 were a result of improved worldwide business operating
results along with the collection of significant tax receivables of
approximately $280 million in connection with an Advance Pricing Agreement (APA)
reached between the United States and Japan in 2000. The APA established the
level of royalties paid by Coca-Cola (Japan) Company to our Company for the
years 1993 through 2001. These increases were partially offset by pension plan
contributions of approximately $124 million made during the second quarter of
2002.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities totaled $731 million for the first nine
months of 2002, compared to $840 million for the comparable period in 2001, a
decrease of $109 million. During the first nine months of 2002, cash outlays for
investing activities included purchases of property, plant and equipment of $582
million and the acquisitions of CBC and CCDA for total combined consideration of
approximately $328 million (refer to Note E). These items were partially offset
by the receipt of approximately $146 million in 2002 related to the 2001 sale of
our Company's ownership interests in various Russian bottling operations. Our
Company currently estimates that purchases of property, plant and equipment will
total approximately $800 to $900 million for the full year 2002 and
approximately $1 billion for 2003.
Financing Activities
Our financing activities include net borrowings, dividend payments, share
issuances and share repurchases. Net cash used in financing activities totaled
$1,912 million for the first nine months of 2002 compared to $1,526 million for
the first nine months of 2001, an increase of $386 million.
In the first nine months of 2002, the Company had issuances of debt of $1,402
million and payments of debt of $1,939 million. The issuances of debt primarily
included $636 million of issuances of commercial paper with maturities over 90
days and $750 million in issuances of long-term notes due June 1, 2005. The
payments of debt primarily included $616 million related to commercial paper
with maturities over 90 days, and net payments of $1,275 million related to
commercial paper with maturities less than 90 days.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Financing Activities (Continued)
For the comparable first nine months of 2001, the Company had issuances of
debt of $2,660 million and payments of debt of $3,225 million. The issuances of
debt primarily included $2,121 million of issuances of commercial paper with
maturities over 90 days and a $500 million issuance of long-term debt. The
payments of debt primarily included $3,128 million related to commercial paper
with maturities over 90 days, and net payments of $72 million related to
commercial paper with maturities less than 90 days.
During the first nine months of 2002 and 2001, the Company repurchased common
stock under the stock repurchase plan authorized by our Board of Directors in
October 1996. Cash used to purchase common stock for treasury was $478 million
for the first nine months of 2002 compared to $219 million for the first nine
months of 2001. During the first nine months of 2002, the Company repurchased
approximately 9,327,000 shares of common stock at an average cost of $49.79 per
share under the 1996 plan. During the first nine months of 2001, the Company
repurchased approximately 4,050,000 shares of common stock at an average cost of
$48.76 per share under the 1996 plan. The Company currently estimates that its
share repurchases will total approximately $750 million during 2002 and over $1
billion during 2003.
Financial Position
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2002, as
compared to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2001,
was significantly impacted by our Company's consolidation of CCEAG. Prior to
consolidation, our investment in CCEAG was recorded as an equity method
investment. Thus, the $836 million decrease in "Equity method investments -
other, principally bottling companies" was primarily driven by the consolidation
of CCEAG. Upon consolidation of CCEAG, the individual balances were included in
the Company's respective balance sheet line items. The consolidation of CCEAG,
CCDA, CBC and Odwalla was the main reason for the following changes in the
Company's balance sheet from December 31, 2001 to September 30, 2002: (1) $301
million increase in "Trade accounts receivable"; (2) $1,234 million increase in
"Property, Plant and Equipment"; (3) $945 million increase in "Trademarks and
Other Intangible Assets"; and (4) $1,238 million increase in "Other
liabilities."
The increase in "Cash and cash equivalents" was due primarily to the
accumulation of cash for the quarterly dividend payment and the consolidation of
CCEAG. The increase in "Accounts payable and accrued expenses" was primarily due
to dividends payable accrued as of September 30, 2002, which will be paid during
the fourth quarter of 2002 and the consolidation of CCEAG, CCDA and CBC.
Additionally, the asset impairments recorded as a result of the adoption of SFAS
No. 142, which was effective January 1, 2002, also impacted the September 30,
2002 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, by reducing the balances in both
"Investments and Other Assets" and "Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets."
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FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued)
Financial Position (Continued)
The $1,616 million increase in the Company's long-term debt was due to both
the consolidation of CCEAG, which had the effect of increasing debt by
approximately $890 million, of which approximately $810 million is classified as
long-term, and the issuance during 2002 of $750 million of notes due June 1,
2005. The proceeds of this $750 million long-term debt issuance were used to
reduce current debt.
Exchange
Our international operations are subject to certain opportunities and risks,
including currency fluctuations and government actions. We closely monitor our
operations in each country and seek to adopt appropriate strategies that are
responsive to changing economic and political environments and to fluctuations
in foreign currencies.
We use approximately 59 functional currencies. Due to our global operations,
weaknesses in some of these currencies are often offset by strengths in others.
The U.S. dollar was approximately 1 percent weaker in the third quarter of 2002,
compared to the third quarter of 2001, based on comparable weighted averages for
our functional currencies. This does not include the effects of our hedging
activities and, therefore, does not reflect the actual impact of fluctuations in
exchange rates on our operating results. Our foreign currency management program
mitigates over time a portion of the impact of exchange on net income and
earnings per share. The effective impact of exchange to our Company after
considering hedging activities was a reduction to operating income of
approximately 1 percent in the third quarter of 2002, and of approximately 3
percent for the first nine months of 2002, compared to the same periods in 2001.
The effective impact of exchange to our Company after considering hedging
activities was a negative impact of $0.01 on net income per share for the third
quarter of 2002, and a negative impact of $0.06 on net income per share for the
first nine months of 2002, compared to the same periods in 2001. Based on
currently available information, our Company expects this trend to continue, and
probably worsen somewhat, during the fourth quarter of 2002. For 2003, the
Company expects exchange to have a neutral or slightly negative impact on its
operating results.
The Company will continue to manage its foreign currency exposures to
mitigate over time a portion of the impact of exchange on net income and
earnings per share. Our Company conducts business in nearly 200 countries around
the world, and we manage foreign currency exposures through the portfolio effect
of the basket of functional currencies in which we do business.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain written and oral statements made by our Company and subsidiaries or
with the approval of an authorized executive officer of our Company may
constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements made in this report and
other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Generally, the words
"believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "will" and
similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not
historical in nature. All statements which address operating performance, events
or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future --
including statements relating to volume growth, share of sales and earnings per
share growth and statements expressing general optimism about future operating
results -- are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from our Company's historical experience and our present
expectations or projections. As and when made, management believes that these
forward-looking statements are reasonable. However, caution should be taken not
to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements since such
statements speak only as of the date when made. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The following are some of the factors that could cause our Company's actual
results to differ materially from the expected results described in or
underlying our Company's forward-looking statements:
* Foreign currency rate fluctuations, interest rate fluctuations and other
capital market conditions. Most of our exposures to capital markets,
including foreign currency and interest rates, are managed on a consolidated
basis, which allows us to net certain exposures and, thus, take advantage of
any natural offsets. We use derivative financial instruments to reduce our
net exposure to financial risks. There can be no assurance, however, that our
financial risk management program will be successful in reducing capital
market exposures.
* Changes in the nonalcoholic beverages business environment. These include,
without limitation, changes in consumer preferences, competitive product and
pricing pressures and our ability to gain or maintain share of sales in the
global market as a result of actions by competitors. Factors such as these
could impact our earnings, share of sales and volume growth.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS (Continued)
* Adverse weather conditions, which could reduce demand for Company products.
* Economic and political conditions, especially in international markets,
including civil unrest, governmental changes and restrictions on the ability
to transfer capital across borders. Without limiting the preceding sentence,
the current unstable economic and political conditions and civil unrest in
the Middle East, Northern Africa and Brazil could have an adverse impact on
our Company's business results and valuation of assets in those regions.
Moreover, if the conflict between the U.S. and Iraq escalates, our business
results could be negatively impacted.
* Our ability to generate sufficient cash flows to support capital expansion
plans, share repurchase programs and general operating activities.
* Changes in laws and regulations, including changes in accounting standards,
taxation requirements (including tax rate changes, new tax laws and revised
tax law interpretations), competition laws and environmental laws in domestic
or foreign jurisdictions.
* The effectiveness of our advertising, marketing and promotional programs.
* Fluctuations in the cost and availability of raw materials and the ability to
maintain favorable supplier arrangements and relationships.
* Our ability to achieve earnings forecasts, which are generated based on
projected volumes and sales of many product types, some of which are more
profitable than others. There can be no assurance that we will achieve the
projected level or mix of product sales.
* Our ability to penetrate developing and emerging markets, which also depends
on economic and political conditions, and how well we are able to acquire or
form strategic business alliances with local bottlers and make necessary
infrastructure enhancements to production facilities, distribution networks,
sales equipment and technology. Moreover, the supply of products in
developing markets must match the customers' demand for those products, and
due to product price and cultural differences, there can be no assurance of
product acceptance in any particular market.
* The uncertainties of litigation, as well as other risks and uncertainties
detailed from time to time in our Company's Securities and Exchange
Commission filings.
The foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk
We have no material changes to the disclosure on this matter made in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company's Securities
Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the
time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information
is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the
disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and
procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only
reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management
necessarily was required to apply its judgement in evaluating the cost-benefit
relationship of possible controls and procedures. Also, the Company has
investments in certain unconsolidated entities. As the Company does not control
or manage these entities, its disclosure controls and procedures with respect to
such entities are necessarily substantially more limited than those it maintains
with respect to its consolidated subsidiaries.
During the 90-day period prior to the date of this report, an evaluation was
performed under the supervision and with the participation of our Company's
management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief
Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures were effective. Subsequent to the date of
this evaluation, there have been no significant changes in the Company's
internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these
controls, and no corrective actions taken with regard to significant
deficiencies or material weaknesses in such controls.
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Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
As reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001, on October 27, 2000, a class action lawsuit (Carpenter's
Health & Welfare Fund of Philadelphia & Vicinity v. The Coca-Cola Company, et
al.) was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Georgia alleging that the Company, M. Douglas Ivester, Jack L. Stahl and James
E. Chestnut violated antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws by
making misrepresentations or material omissions relating to the Company's
financial condition and prospects in late 1999 and early 2000. A second, largely
identical lawsuit (Gaetan LaValla v. The Coca-Cola Company, et al.) was filed in
the same court on November 9, 2000. The Complaints allege that the Company and
the individual named officers: (1) forced certain Coca-Cola system bottlers to
accept "excessive, unwanted and unneeded" sales of concentrate during the third
and fourth quarters of 1999, thus creating a misleading sense of improvement in
our Company's performance in those quarters; (2) failed to write down the value
of impaired assets in Russia, Japan and elsewhere on a timely basis, again
resulting in the presentation of misleading interim financial results in the
third and fourth quarters of 1999; and (3) misrepresented the reasons for Mr.
Ivester's departure from the Company and then misleadingly reassured the
financial community that there would be no changes in the Company's core
business strategy or financial outlook following that departure. Damages in an
unspecified amount are sought in both Complaints.
On January 8, 2001, an order was entered by the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Georgia consolidating the two cases for all
purposes. The Court also ordered the plaintiffs to file a Consolidated Amended
Complaint. On July 25, 2001, plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Amended Complaint,
which largely repeated the allegations made in the original Complaints and added
Douglas N. Daft as an additional defendant.
On September 25, 2001, the defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss all counts of
the Consolidated Amended Complaint. On August 20, 2002, the Court granted in
part and denied in part the defendants' Motion to Dismiss. The Court also
granted the plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Amend the Complaint. On or about
September 5, 2002, the defendants filed a Motion for Partial Reconsideration of
the Court's August 20, 2002 ruling. This latter Motion is currently under
consideration by the Court.
The Company believes it has meritorious legal and factual defenses and
intends to defend the consolidated action vigorously.
The Company is involved in various other legal proceedings. Management of the
Company believes that any liability to the Company which may arise as a result
of these proceedings, including the proceedings specifically discussed above,
will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits:
3 - By-Laws of the Company, as amended and restated through
October 17, 2002.
10 - 1989 Restricted Stock Award Plan, as amended and
restated through March 1, 2002.
12 - Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
During the third quarter of 2002, the Company filed a report on
Form 8-K dated August 13, 2002.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure:
(1) Statements Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer and
Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances
Relating to Exchange Act Filings.
(2) Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and the
Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
(REGISTRANT)
Date: November 13, 2002 By: /s/ Connie D. McDaniel
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Connie D. McDaniel
Vice President and Controller
(On behalf of the Registrant and
as Chief Accounting Officer)
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CERTIFICATIONS
I, Douglas N. Daft, Chairman, Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer of
The Coca-Cola Company, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Coca-Cola Company;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
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6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: November 12, 2002
/s/ Douglas N. Daft
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Douglas N. Daft
Chairman, Board of Directors, and
Chief Executive Officer
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I, Gary P. Fayard, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
The Coca-Cola Company, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Coca-Cola Company;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
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6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: November 12, 2002
/s/ Gary P. Fayard
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Gary P. Fayard
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number and Description
(a) Exhibits
3 - By-Laws of the Company, as amended and restated through
October 17, 2002.
10 - 1989 Restricted Stock Award Plan, as amended and restated
through March 1, 2002.
12 - Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
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