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Coca-Cola's Prospects Bubbling

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Coca-Cola Flexes Its Global Muscle

Coca-Cola is still the real thing: The world's largest nonalcoholic beverage company is a global super brand.

Popular products such as Coca-Cola, Coke Zero, Sprite, Dasani, Powerade and Minute Maid are sold just about everywhere, with growth especially strong in India, China and Mexico. Since popularity of carbonated beverages has been declining, it has increased the promotion and sales of its noncarbonated drinks.

Yet the company does face foreign exchange pressure as the U.S. dollar rises and weighs down international sales that are converted back to U.S. dollars. It derives three-fourths of its revenues from outside the U.S. through a distribution network in more than 200 countries.

Coca-Cola (KO) shares are up 9 percent this year following last year's 24 percent decline. First-quarter profits fell 10 percent on one-time costs and the dollar's strength.

Beverages may be more recession-resilient than many sectors, but the question for investors is just how much growth the firm still has ahead of it. A positive sign is that Moody's Investors Service recently raised Coca-Cola's outlook to "stable" from "negative," noting that it is poised to grow once recession ends and in the meantime is conserving cash.

At the firm's annual meeting, CEO Muhtar Kent said Coca-Cola should be able to increase market share despite the global recession by pushing its top brands in emerging markets such as China and in strong markets such as the U.S. and Mexico. Kent was also elected chairman at that meeting, succeeding Neville Isdell, who retired.

The consensus analyst rating of Coca-Cola stock is currently "buy," according to Thomson Reuters, consisting of three "strong buys," eight "buys" and five "holds."

While Coca-Cola plans significant expansion in China, it suffered a setback earlier this year when China rejected its $2.4 billion bid for Huiyuan Juice Group on the premise that the deal could force out smaller competitors.

Earnings are expected to decline 3 percent this year compared to the 0.5 decline projected for the beverage and soft drink industry. Next year's anticipated 9 percent rise and the anticipated five-year annualized gain of 8 percent are both in line with the industrywide forecasts.

In an environmentally conscious move, the company is introducing a new plastic bottle partially made from plants, the "PlantBottle," for Dasani and some sparkling water brands in select North American markets later this year. Up to 30 percent of that fully recyclable bottle is made from plant-based materials.